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Fair Usage Limits

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  • 16-12-2020 8:08pm
    #1
    schmoo2k
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭


    I just checked my usage stats for the last couple of months and its clocking in at 3.5TB (Up + Down combined).

    To be fair I have 3 college students (heavy gamers and streamers) and lots of 4K video streaming + Tidel going on.

    I am currently with Virgin 1GB (rock solid once I put the router into modem mode and hooked it up to a OpenWRT box). But will have the option of Siro shortly (and the 100Mb upload speeds are attractive from a work point of view).

    Do I need to worry about fair usage limits when I start shopping around or are they even a thing?


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    #2
    schmoo2k
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭schmoo2k


    Wow Eir could be charging me an additional 100 Euros a month for going above 1TB a month: https://www.moneyguideireland.com/limits-unlimited-broadband-data.html

    Mind you that seems low as you could hit that limit in less than two and a half hours?


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,402 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    SIRO has totally unlimited with no mention of a FUP with PURE but check just to be sure.


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    schmoo2k
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭schmoo2k


    TheDriver wrote: »
    SIRO has totally unlimited with no mention of a FUP with PURE but check just to be sure.

    From the link above:
    Pure Telecom used to have a fair usage policy stating that customers could not go over 1000Gb (1Tb) per month. But now ,in Nov 2020 , they say they: – “may rely on the Fair Use Policy where: (a) your usage of Pure Telecom Services is unreasonable; or (b) your participation in a Fair Use Promotion is unreasonable.”
    No figures on limits are given.


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    #5
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,408 ✭✭✭Nollog


    I'm with pure about a week, I've used 141.778 gigabytes so far according to the fritzbox I didn't use until Tuesday or Wednesday.


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    jos22
    Registered Users Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭jos22


    schmoo2k wrote: »
    Wow Eir could be charging me an additional 100 Euros a month for going above 1TB a month: https://www.moneyguideireland.com/limits-unlimited-broadband-data.html

    Mind you that seems low as you could hit that limit in less than two and a half hours?

    Eir removed the caps, if you being with them a few years you need to request they remove it.
    have eir used 6Tb last month


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    Pkiernan
    Registered Users Posts: 4,315 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    Theres an interesting article on the BBC showing that 4k video generates twice the CO2 emissions of normal HD, and on phones and tablets is of little difference visually.


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,402 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    /\/ollog wrote: »
    I'm with pure about a week, I've used 141.778 gigabytes so far according to the fritzbox I didn't use until Tuesday or Wednesday.

    I burnt through 1.5Tb in a month with pure and nothing was said or throttled. Guy selling it time said there are no limits unless it was very obvious eg apartment block on one connection.


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