In reply to "|--Spike=-" who wrote the following:
> On Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:37:27 GMT, RIB <rib@rack.com> wrote:
>
> > In reply to "Buff" who wrote the following:
> >
> > > In reply to "RIB" who wrote the following:
> > >
> > > > In reply to "Buff" who wrote the following:
> > > >
> > > > > In reply to "|--Spike=-" who wrote the following:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your uploads. They are much appreciated.
> > > > > > It's great to see New stuff :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
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> > > > >
> > > > > You are welcome mate...I am with VM on their 200 Meg Broadband
> > > > > service.
> > > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------------
> > > > I always try to post as much as I can between 10pm and 10am. No traffic
> > > > shaping
> > > > between those hours unless they've changed the rules recently.
> > > >
> > > > RIB.
> > >
> > > Havent been traffic managed so far by VM, although i have been in the
> > > past...I
> > > always do the same, usually post after midnight I don't know what package
> > > you
> > > are on with VM... but i haven't been traffic managed for quite a while
> > > now.
> > > Speed dropped a bit with Usenetnow in the last couple of hours as their
> > > European
> > > server seems to have gone to sleep, so posting now through their USA
> > > server.
> > > But
> > > download speed is still good...
> > >
> > >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > I'm on the 100Mbps soon to be 150Mbps. Now I think of it, I don't remember
> > being
> > managed whilst uploading on their top package either.
> >
> > RIB.
> >
> >
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> It might be a grey area with VM or maybe they are just moving goal
> posts, but as far as I have read from their TM plan...
> Downloads are no longer monitored (at any time of day)... just uploads
> are monitored.
> Uploads to Torrent AND Newsgroups Are counted against you regardless
> of the time of day (ie...24-7).
>
> This doesn't seem to fit with 'Buff' or he would have hit the limits
> easily... a few times.
> I'm guessing that Top Tier don't actually have ANY limits.
>
> Another grey area... I joined on the lowest speed nearly 3 years ago,
> I think it was 20MB !? This then got upgraded for free to 30MB, which
> then got upgraded free to 50MB. (afaik)
> 50MB and above is supposed to be the Top Tier usage... so as my
> upgrades were free... maybe I still only get the lower tier limits !?
>
> Thats the only thing that could explain that I can easily hit the
> limits posting with the 50MB option.
>
> Anyways... we all know that you get what you pay for :)
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I think you are right Spike. What really Pi**es me off is they hide this sh** so
deep you nead a " bathyscope" to find it before you sign up.
Take care buddy,
RIB.
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