8MB ADSL.
UK Online is offering 8MB ADSL next year according to the BBC.
I was right in there looking how to sign up, yay, I'm in a supported area. This should be good? Ah, but apon further investigation it isn't all good.
8MB is all well and good, but with that you also get:
- Maximum session time of 2 hours
- Disconnected after 15 minutes idle time
- Maximum 16 hours use per day
- Maximum of 4GB/Day (theoritical maximum 84GB/Day (or 56GB/Day with the above limit))
Plus they add in the fear that if you go over these limits, or if you persistantly reconnect after being disconnected automatically your account will be disabled.
Which is nice considering most ADSL modems/routers people have will automaticlaly reconnect if the line is disconnected. This is of course because that is how ADSL technology works. It is 'always on'. It cannot be disconnected easily, although your session can be lost if your ISP cocks up, or in this case, forces you off.
You will still be connected, just unable to transfer data.
I was right in there looking how to sign up, yay, I'm in a supported area. This should be good? Ah, but apon further investigation it isn't all good.
8MB is all well and good, but with that you also get:
- Maximum session time of 2 hours
- Disconnected after 15 minutes idle time
- Maximum 16 hours use per day
- Maximum of 4GB/Day (theoritical maximum 84GB/Day (or 56GB/Day with the above limit))
Plus they add in the fear that if you go over these limits, or if you persistantly reconnect after being disconnected automatically your account will be disabled.
Which is nice considering most ADSL modems/routers people have will automaticlaly reconnect if the line is disconnected. This is of course because that is how ADSL technology works. It is 'always on'. It cannot be disconnected easily, although your session can be lost if your ISP cocks up, or in this case, forces you off.
You will still be connected, just unable to transfer data.