Has your Internet "Service" Provider (ISP) ever told you to lessen your internet activity?

Question

I'm trying to establish a blog site (to make a little $ from advertizing and thus am doing research on pay sites, historical and genealogical), find a better job, and mess around with Yahoo! Answers from time to time. I couldn't log into my ISP, and when I called them they asked "Are you leaving the connection on when you're not around?" "We're showing a larger amount of use than in the past." (Hey, ain't leisure one of the kicks in the head of UNEMPLOYMENT! Duh!!!!) So, what they were saying was basically pay for something, but don't use it! So to get me to call, they monkeyed with my password so I couldn't connect! Sounds illegal as heck, and just bad business practice.

Answer 1

Can't say that I've seen what you described but my ISP has been known to "trottle" high use accounts in order to make contact with the customer for an increased package. For example, you pay $40/mo. for a T-1 line but all of a sudden you're working at like 56k speed. When you call to complain they explain that they were forced to throttle your account because your bandwidth was taking speed from other customers and now you have to pay $50/mo. to get your bandwidth back. Common "upsale".

Answer 2

hi, somewhat relies upon on what you advise by way of "stable" and the place you're in the international! The quickest provision will oftentimes be by way of a Fibre Optic Cable, the two directly to you domicile / artwork, accompanied by way of Fibre to the 'cupboard' (container on the top of each and every few streets), Coax cable, then twisted copper pairs. Failing all that - there is the somewhat costly "cellular Broadband" Dongle. in the united kingdom many 'carriers' use the BT community meaning they have the same optimal velocity (comparable wires!) - despite in the event that they're up-grading their community with Fibre to the customer by way of 2010. the only different selection is to apply a cable television corporation - provided they have community on your section. "stable" provider, for my section is fairly significant - so evaluate if there have "Toll unfastened" help strains; certain minimum velocity; Is it a shared course (i.e. does your velocity variety if extra human beings in you section are on line); Do you get a on the spot modem / router or unfastened anti-virus; Are you tied to an prolonged, long settlement (expenditures are falling); repayment for loss of provider and finally - are you able to talk to a individual if the billing or provider is going incorrect! no longer an answer i understand - it somewhat is using the fact all of us I talk to has diverse desires and which may be your case. only ask the service lot's and lot's of questions! stable luck.

Answer 3

Yeah, that sucks! And it has happened to me before. My previous ISP didn't let me surf the net unlimited..but they also failed to state that when I was signing up. So..I switched. I am not with Bell South..and they are the best! I don't know where you live or if Bell South is available to you...but they offer unlimited surfing!