tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post3298069448055116266..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Don't be a dickRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-19195717677063941172017-09-06T21:59:00.375+01:002017-09-06T21:59:00.375+01:00I used my 4G EE mobile hotspot on the tube (above ...I used my 4G EE mobile hotspot on the tube (above ground section) today. Perfectly usable for low bandwidth purposes and email. Did a TeamViewer remote session too. No latency. No issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-17024991543629790062017-09-06T21:08:35.862+01:002017-09-06T21:08:35.862+01:00In my experience, train companies handle this by m...In my experience, train companies handle this by making on-train Wi-Fi effectively unusable, encouraging customers to tether to their own phones instead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427000118752159232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-45083417990502231832017-09-06T20:18:09.253+01:002017-09-06T20:18:09.253+01:00Thanks for the update; dropping in and out I only ...Thanks for the update; dropping in and out I only read the Water post out of context. Going from BE to AA units to TT TB the idea of downloading GTA V randomly being frowned on (70GB during the day on units!) worried me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766584814972979156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-75905498709632153802017-09-05T19:13:27.545+01:002017-09-05T19:13:27.545+01:00I wondered how the trains did it.I wondered how the trains did it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-87834224649272475992017-09-05T12:48:26.141+01:002017-09-05T12:48:26.141+01:00Thinking about how train and bus operators offer w...Thinking about how train and bus operators offer wifi here.. Quite often it is with a router with multiple 3G/4G/Satellite/Wifi uplinks, and they bond a VPN across them (so the end user doesn't have dropped sessions if going out of coverage of any one network operator). The router may have logic configured in to say 'don't use more than 8GB on any one link in a calendar month'.<br />Let's assume they've got five different SIMs in five different mobile data uplinks, each with an 8GB monthly allowance. You'd expect it to be quite a common occurrence in such a scenario to exactly max out a data allowance on each SIM, especially if their customers do stuff like downloading Windows updates with hundreds of other customers on the train. Fact of the matter that in this railway / mobile data example, 8GB is clearly an insufficient monthly allowance, even if the vehicle has multiple uplinks.<br /><br />The customer who always maxes out their *DSL line may have a similar bonded configuration, preferring A&A as a reliable provider over their fallback ISP, which they will only use when their inclusive allowance with A&A is all used up. The customer may like using the services of A&A, but doesn't like paying for a higher tier of service.<br /><br />The question here is how to convey the concept of inclusive usage (put in place to make bulk buys of bandwidth cheaper for the customer than pay-as-you-use) vs the concept of a usage cap (put in place to prevent a limited resource from being overconsumed).Simon Hewisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322132066588851485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-87884331820176052522017-09-04T15:52:35.579+01:002017-09-04T15:52:35.579+01:00Fact is he’s bought 1TB of usage, what he does wit...Fact is he’s bought 1TB of usage, what he does with it is no ones business as long as it’s within the T&C’s - if an ISP can’t handle people using the allowance they’ve bought then it’s an issue.<br /><br />But Kudos to Adrian for being open and transparent with it all, Q&A like this is where you see other people’s opinions come through. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-6323939943297023742017-09-04T13:24:15.105+01:002017-09-04T13:24:15.105+01:00It would be nice if the quota tariffs had the supe...It would be nice if the quota tariffs had the super off peak rate that the units did (2am til 4am IIRC), that might encourage people with large downloads to do them at anti social times, thus playing nice for peak time traffic.David Abbishawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656602956866538037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-13639591590791980472017-09-04T11:38:34.155+01:002017-09-04T11:38:34.155+01:00The units tariff offers this, and pay-for-what-you...The units tariff offers this, and pay-for-what-you-use, already! I don't know why people find units hard to work with. My only objection to it is that, since I work from home, my work hours are in the expensive period. But it's still cheaper overall than 1T would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-5623681775839842672017-09-04T10:33:14.054+01:002017-09-04T10:33:14.054+01:00I wonder if be maxes out his credit card at the en...I wonder if be maxes out his credit card at the end of every month just to use up all his available credit?jelvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330649794336059930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-69031828104799769762017-09-04T10:29:20.549+01:002017-09-04T10:29:20.549+01:00@Cecil Ward
There are other billing period option...@Cecil Ward<br /><br />There are other billing period options already: https://aa.net.uk/legal-billing.htmljelvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330649794336059930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-42944589747102000692017-09-04T10:26:47.304+01:002017-09-04T10:26:47.304+01:00Is there any noticeable increase in total usage at...Is there any noticeable increase in total usage at the end of the month?jelvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330649794336059930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-19935127483528938972017-09-04T08:12:55.815+01:002017-09-04T08:12:55.815+01:00The issue is not a rush to use quota at the end of...The issue is not a rush to use quota at the end of the month, we are not (yet) seeing that, and will look at changes to avoid that. The issue is simply one of attitude.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-76562088477821610492017-09-04T08:07:03.198+01:002017-09-04T08:07:03.198+01:00I suggested this in one of the other threads.
Bil...I suggested this in one of the other threads.<br /><br />Billing could be set for day 'n' of the month where 1 <= n <= 28 either selected by the customer or based on when the service went active - if that is the 29th-31st then bill on the 28th and adjust the 1st month if necessary (A&A already do this). Commercial customers can stay at month end which I am sure most will want.<br /><br />The fact that billing periods will vary a few days is no different to now when you might get anywhere between 28 and 31 days to use your month's quota.nowtotallyhackedoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687184924812362495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-56499803669760642152017-09-03T21:16:43.527+01:002017-09-03T21:16:43.527+01:00If the wait until the last day thing is a problem,...If the wait until the last day thing is a problem, I wonder how much of a nightmare it would be letting users choose the start/end points of their month-long charging periods. That isn't well-defined mathematically either, a proper definition would need to be straightened out, such as billing every m days perhaps or on day n of calendar month or something. Because it would be a pain for admin and s/w perhaps (perhaps not?) it might inky be worth doing if there actually is some peak to be smoothed out.Cecil Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477035597238561739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-62542246284764825562017-09-03T19:22:24.646+01:002017-09-03T19:22:24.646+01:00This always seemed clear to me from what you have ...This always seemed clear to me from what you have described over the last few days. <br />I have never downloaded things just for the hell of it at the end of the month to use up quota, but I do wait on big downloads where I don't need them urgently until the last few days of the month. I do that to make sure that I won't need quota for something else before the month is out.<br />I bet my account it loaded to the last few days of the month, but only for that reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-29053499546007790492017-09-03T18:34:08.918+01:002017-09-03T18:34:08.918+01:00It made perfect sense to me, FWIW!It made perfect sense to me, FWIW!alexbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561475557571005289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-79839480428027234992017-09-03T18:29:39.570+01:002017-09-03T18:29:39.570+01:00I understood the first time, pity you had to expla...I understood the first time, pity you had to explain againNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516112388975791801noreply@blogger.com