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3 broadband allowance going down very fast

  • 01-08-2009 3:43am
    #1
    Podman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭


    A few days ago my 3network mobile broadband balance was 7 gigs+

    I downloaded roughly 1 gig of media and did some normal email checking, and my balance has gone down to 1.3 gigs. :eek: I would have expected it to be around 5 gigs.

    Apart from my girlfriend browsing ebay for a few hours today, is there anything that could have used up my broadband allowance?


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  • #2
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Best suited to Midband.

    dudara


  • #3
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    How did you download the 1GB of media?
    bittorrent?


  • #4
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    If you download vast amounts of data, then they'll reduce your limit to something reasonibly expected.

    Mobile broadband service isn't exactly designed for large amounts of data download, which is why they are cutting back on your limit.

    Sounds like you're downloading music, movies, TV, etc. If it's copyright material, they may even terminate your service.


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Upload is included in your traffic.


  • #6
    Podman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭Podman


    watty wrote: »
    Upload is included in your traffic.

    well you'd think they might tell you that, possibly under "download limit"... ffs.

    I'm thinking of switching over to O2 broadband, the same phone network gave me no trouble for years now.

    I use utorrent occasionally, I just wondered if I was being ripped off? Has it happened to anyone else?
    Paulw wrote: »
    If you download vast amounts of data, then they'll reduce your limit to something reasonibly expected.

    Mobile broadband service isn't exactly designed for large amounts of data download, which is why they are cutting back on your limit...

    1 gig is hardly "vast".
    Are you saying that they cut my credit? that's theft.

    If you pay for 10 gigs per month, It's reasonable to expect that you get 10 gigs per month.


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  • #7
    Walkman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭Walkman


    If you pay for 10gb of data you get 10gb of data. They do not reduce your allowance if you are downloading a lot.


  • #8
    CutzEr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 837 ✭✭✭CutzEr


    But 3 give 15GB of allowance.. wuuut


  • #9
    Podman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭Podman


    CutzEr wrote: »
    But 3 give 15GB of allowance.. wuuut

    They have only had that deal in the last few months, before that it was 10 gigs for €25.


  • #10
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    chompy wrote: »
    well you'd think they might tell you that, possibly under "download limit"... ffs.

    They've never called it a download limit, they call it Data Allowance. People incorrectly assume it's always the download amount that's counted, and they never think of upload.
    chompy wrote: »
    I'm thinking of switching over to O2 broadband, the same phone network gave me no trouble for years now.

    That will be no guarantee of better Internet speeds.


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