Tag Archive: fair use

Jul
22
2011

Orange removes broadband Fair Use Policy

Long time readers of GEEK! may know the Orange complaint I made in late 2009. In the past, I’ve also written to Ofcom and complained about the vague FUP that gave no details as to what they defined as “unlimited”. Well, finally, Orange have removed their FUP and now supposedly no longer limits the amount …

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Sep
19
2009

ISPs should just tell us the bandwidth limit, and not claim “unlimited”

Following up from my investigation into which ISPs actually provide unlimited broadband, I am beginning to wonder why some ISPs advertise “unlimited” broadband when it clearly isn’t. It confuses me – why can’t ISPs just advertise the amount of bandwidth that you are actually allowed to use rather than advertising a service that isn’t correct? …

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Sep
17
2009

[GEEK! Exclusive] UK Investigation: Unlimited broadband, true or false? ISPs put to the test!

The word ‘unlimited’ is an evil and unwanted word in the world of technology. And when I say the world of technology, I more specifically mean the world of broadband. When looking for broadband the word ‘unlimited’ means nothing – you can never be sure. There’s usually a fair usage policy that caps you if …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.geekonthepc.com/2009/09/17/geek-exclusive-uk-investigation-unlimited-broadband-true-or-false-isps-put-to-the-test/