[SWLUG] Introduction

[Huw Lynes]

On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 11:37 +0000, Steve Hill wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, Huw Lynes wrote:
> > can anyone recommend a good ISP with generous (or none-existent)
> > download limits?
> 
> Depends what you mean by "generous".  You'll struggle to find one with 
> non-existent limits.  Generous or non-existent limits basically means 
> you'll be paying a high price for the connection _or_ the connection will 
> be absolute crap.  Bandwidth isn't free and if the ISPs don't restrict 
> people from running bittorrent 24/7 they either have to buy more upstream 
> bandwidth (a cost they will have to pass on to the customers) or the 
> network will be pants.

Sorry I should have been more specific. Accounts in the 25-30GB/month
range seem to be reasonable in terms of price/performance. I don't mind
paying for bandwidth I'm using. Decent service levels are more important
to me than cost.

> I use PlusNet, who have provided me with a pretty good service at a 
> reasonable price, but I don't use vast amounts of downstream bandwidth (I 
> bittorrent down a gig or so a month) and they _do_ have bandwidth limits 

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll add them to the list. 

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Huw Lynes               |
Welsh E-Science Centre  | Grid Technology Specialist
Cardiff University      |
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