So I am seeding like a mad man and according to my boradband provider I have unlimited usage and data…

But I have heard that others when seeding and they were told they have “unlimited” the broadband provider cut them off after X amount… What can I do to ensure this doesn’t happen?

  • ser@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Most providers/teocos have a Fair Usage Policy in their Terms and Conditions. It will spell out the max amount you can use under their “unlimited” plan.

    If you exceed that amount, usually they will throttle your speed to a crawl which is also stated in the T&C.

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      10 months ago

      Yea, had my cell card account closed because I was torrenting with an “unlimited” plan that wasn’t so unlimited.

      Argued with the management about what the word unlimited meant. This was years ago before they put that little asterisk on there.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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        10 months ago

        This type of shit drives me up the wall. I recall that Verizon has 3 different tiers of “unlimited data” which is all horseshit because “unlimited” means unlimited. I wish the FTC would grow some balls and go after companies falsely advertising like this.