[plug] honeymoon is over - Telstra introduces traffic cap on freedom

[Kim Covil]

> How about suggesting to Telstra that they offer a "rollover" type download limit
> so that if you don't use your 3 GB limit during the first month, any unused
> quota can be added to the second months quota...just like some of the mobile
> plans.  As long as you don't download more than 3 GB per month then eventually
> you will be able to download that 10 GB's of data (dvd's?).  They would still
> probably cap the amount you can have stored but I'm sure they could handle you
> to have a 10-15 GB grab session over a month...just not every month.  This way
> you have still payed for the data you have downloaded - the only drawback I can
> see from their end is increased amount of admin...

I think the main issue here is suggesting something to Telstra... from
what I have read about previous experiences with Telstra they aren't
particularly open to advice... This is the real shame in the whole
situation...

*sigh*

Kim

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