 Upgraded Internet Speed, From 576 Kbps to 2.2 Mbps |
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 Jul 22 2005, 06:59 PM
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Premium Member  Group: Members Posts: 166 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Llanelli, South Wales Member No.: 2,563  |
Well, just now I was disconnected from the internet and I was like what the heck (at this time I was connected at 576 Kbps), then when I connected again I was at 2.2Mbps.
My ISP didn't even tell me I was getting updgraded, I'm so happy now anway  It is actually quite a bit quicker at downloading and loading pages. |
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Jul 22 2005, 07:09 PM
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Ephesians 6:10-17  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 1,918 Joined: 22-June 05 From: The World of Gentoo Member No.: 8,528 |
That doesnt seem like something an isp would do, especially without letting you know first. Hope the bill doesnt increase.
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Jul 22 2005, 08:09 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 166 Joined: 5-December 04 From: Llanelli, South Wales Member No.: 2,563 |
I hope not! I have e-mailed them about it, waiting for a reply...
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Jul 22 2005, 09:24 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 22-July 05 Member No.: 9,735 |
The same thing happened to me, although we just switched to 2.2mb service, its so nice to be able to download 200 mb files in 15 minutes, and moan at everyone else for lagging
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Jul 22 2005, 09:33 PM
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$p4m 0n j00 $h4m3 m3 0nc3 $p4m 0n m3 $h4m3 m3 7\/\/1c3 Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 6,561 Joined: 21-September 04 From: 9r33|\| 399$ 4|\|D 5P4/\/\ Member No.: 1,218  |
i give 5:! odds on a increase to the bill since they are putting more resources in for a faster connnection to the net.
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Jul 22 2005, 09:40 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 22-July 05 Member No.: 9,735 |
You would of thought so, but no, im paying £10 Less now, ahh the internet, gotta love it.
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Jul 22 2005, 10:28 PM
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sirhenry the bland Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 14-December 04 From: A Location Formerly Known as Thingrend Member No.: 2,723 |
They did that with me too, only they alerted me first. I'm up to ~2.2-2.8 mbs now.
(Right now, I have Azureus running with ~30 torrents, so it's feeling very, very sluggish ;) . At one time, when I had 50 torrents running, I clocked my rate at 33kbs!) |
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Jul 23 2005, 12:18 AM
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The Bogey Princess Group: Members Posts: 638 Joined: 25-April 05 Member No.: 6,138 |
LOL. If that happened to me, I'd probably feast.Too bad it'll never happen. I'm using Dial-up. Prepaid dial-up. Plus, our technology here is only from Dial-up, Broadband, Satellite, and DSL. There might be more, but I'm sure we don't have much. Although, I'd like to get those fast ones :drool: I don't have enough money.
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 Jul 23 2005, 12:33 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-June 05 From: London, ON Member No.: 8,295 |
ISPs do that all the time. It's not unusual for an ISP to upgrade their services from time to time. For example, the standard High-Speed here in Canada for Rogers internet, IIRC, was 2Mbits. But then it got upgrade to 3Mbits. Then they released a deal that in short, stated that if one were to buy a modem from them, they'd upgrade you to 6Mbits free of charge. It's all marketing. And since every-now-and-then resources tend to get cheaper-and-cheaper, eventually it's cost efficient and sound for your image as a company to upgrade people's services free of charge.
You probably love that company now. And you'll most likely be sticking with them for a longer time now. Am I right? Ah, gotta love clever marketing schemes. Especially when they work to your benefit. Everyone wins, so that's good. Have fun.  I myself am running on 6Mbits. But I know of some countries (Sweden?) where the standard home-line is 100Mbits for the same price I get my 6Mbits here in Canada. I'd sell my soul for the kind of service. 
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