Is 2GB per month enough?

[wino]

I was thinking of subscribing to sky broadband. The basic package is 2GB per month. We download approx 50 songs per month the rest is browsing and CAG (of course) would this be enough?

[Bookworm]

Yes. A song is usually between 3 and 4 Mb, and 1 GB = 1000 Mb (well, 1024 strictly speaking, before one of the techynerds jumps in, they live for this stuff, you know! ), so no worries there at all, and browsing doesn't count as part of your d/l (unless you d/l stuff whilst browsing, of course! )

[wino]

OK Bookie lets see how clever you are.
Is there anyway of keeping an eye on your usage as you go along?

[Bookworm]

Yes, it's called pen and paper.

[wino]

Thanks Bookie

[dave]

But having to size up the size of the text in an HTML web page and then add that to the size of all the images for each and every web page you visit and then have to write it down could get a little tiresome.

You could get this: DU Meter Home Page instead

[Curlyben]

Originally Posted by Bookworm

browsing doesn't count as part of your d/l

Well actually it does.
Every page has a size associated with it, all dependant on the amount and type of content.
A graphically intensive site will use more of the "limit" due to the amount of pictures, etc.

This page of CAG, for example, is around 200k due to all of the graphics, so your 2 Gb gets eaten up pretty rapidly. Admittedly alot of the graphics are static so the amount of data being moved is relatively small as only the changes are updated.

This size of limit is really for light internet users that do a little e-mail and a few (sub 12) hours a month of surfing, and certainly not for any quantity of downloading on a regular basis.

[Bookworm]

I stand corrected. (Told you they lived for the stuff! ) My understanding of the d/l limits were that they meant "proper" d/l, not surfing, but I have to say I haven't looked at them closely, so will bow to greater knowledge in that field.

[honey5]

there are still "uncapped" ISPs out there
honey x

[dave]

Name one

[Curlyben]

https://www.bethere.co.uk/

Starts at £14 for 8 meg https://www.bethere.co.uk/belitehomebroadband.do;
and £18 for up to 24 meg ADSL2+ https://www.bethere.co.uk/homebroadband.do;

There you go

[dave]

In fact, I saw Bookie's claim in the Torygraph the other day; it claimed that watching videos on the Torygraph website didn't affect download limits.

On the web version, it stated that it did affect limits, but minimally.

BTW, it also claimed a week before that Tim Berners Lee invented the Internet.

...and this from a supposed respectable newspaper.

[dave]

Not keen on this line though:

Originally Posted by Be

If it’s felt that any Be member’s Internet activities are so excessive that other members are detrimentally affected, Be may give the member generating the excessive web traffic a written warning (by email or otherwise). In extreme circumstances, should the levels of activity not immediately decrease after the warning, Be may terminate that member’s services.

[wino]

I am currently on Orange £17.99 per month unlimited usage but I need to cut my out goings down so thought sky would be a good bet. But I don't want a whopping big bill at the end of the month because I've used more than I should

[Curlyben]

Well I've been with them over a year and have been known to download 20-30 Gig over a weekend and no warnings as yet

My Average usage is just short of 100 Gb a month.

(Don't ask 'cos I wont tell you)

Wino, why not go for the MID package as the limit is a more reasonable 40 Gb and, if you already have Sky, it's £5 a month.
Sky Broadband - Broadband Packages For Sky TV Customers

[wino]

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OOhh naughty naughty you up to monkey business CurlyBen?

[dave]

Curly, fair play. I too am