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The_Librarian said:
Protocol analyzer will tell them.

Also, most VPN traffic is encrypted.
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There is nothing wrong with using a VPN though... Thats standard usage for work purposes or just accessing remote locations that belong to you.
 
MrG said:
There is nothing wrong with using a VPN though... Thats standard usage for work purposes or just accessing remote locations that belong to you.
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That's what a VPN is used for, originally. I agree.

However, most downloaders tend to use VPN as most ISP's doesn't throttle VPN traffic.
 
port and usage pattern, no one is going just going to vpn for 300 gig a month unless of course you are doing some work related things on remote servers that requires a good a mount of data.

NeoProg said:
If someone is using a VPN service to bypass the shaping policies of the various South African ISP’s, how are these ISP’s able to detect that you are using VPN to bypass their shaping? Do they look at your monthly usage and if it’s extraordinarily high (eg. 800GB), do they investigate further? Do they just have to prove that you downloaded an extremely large amount of data, and from that, infer that is would not have been possible unless you bypassed their shaping policy?
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I work on some overseas servers which I HAVE to connect to via VPN to protect privacy, data transfer amounts from these servers to my IP is also substantial (DB backups etc)

If they tell me I am misusing the service I will give them the finger, as i cannot use another protocol without losing my job.
Security is #1 priority when dealing with confidential data, and script kiddies do try. Point in fact: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/371664-Ever-cracked-WPA?goto=newpost
 
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Anthro said:
I work on some overseas servers which I HAVE to connect to via VPN to protect privacy, data transfer amounts from these servers to my IP is also substantial (DB backups etc)

If they tell me I am misusing the service I will give them the finger, as i cannot use another protocol without losing my job.
Security is #1 priority when dealing with confidential data, and script kiddies do try. Point in fact: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/371664-Ever-cracked-WPA?goto=newpost
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You ARE using a business uncapped account then, aren't you?
 
unskinnybob said:
You ARE using a business uncapped account then, aren't you?
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I am a home user as well as a home business owner - I do not see the necessity to get a business line to fulfill my needs.
As it stands, the home product is working sufficiently so I have no complaints - just saying if they decide to 'flag' my usage - I will leave them in a heartbeat - with no cancellation period, as their own advertising states *Ideal for video calling, downloads and running a small office*

If they decide to argue the matter, I will take them to the ASA, with (I think) some good results.
 
Its not about using a VPN, that is fine by any ISP. It is when you do 500-800Gbyte a month that they will start to investigate your traffic, and if they then see it is ONLY VPN encrypted traffic, that is when they will flag the account as been used abusively and use a AUP against you to cancel your account.

If you do only about 200-300Gbyte per month on only a VPN then the chances are much less that you will have a problem with your ISP.
 
Anthro said:
I am a home user as well as a home business owner - I do not see the necessity to get a business line to fulfill my needs.
As it stands, the home product is working sufficiently so I have no complaints - just saying if they decide to 'flag' my usage - I will leave them in a heartbeat - with no cancellation period, as their own advertising states *Ideal for video calling, downloads and running a small office*
If they decide to argue the matter, I will take them to the ASA, with (I think) some good results.
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You're using your line for business purposes. It's not about your needs, it's about a service geared for the home user. But please, by all means, move LOTS of data around via your VPN connection. I look forward to reading your rant about cancelling/having your account cancelled for breaching the FUP.
 
unskinnybob said:
You're using your line for business purposes. It's not about your needs, it's about a service geared for the home user. But please, by all means, move LOTS of data around via your VPN connection. I look forward to reading your rant about cancelling/having your account cancelled for breaching the FUP.
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Read the bold, or for that matter - go to their site.
At most I do 150Gb a month, averaging 80+
 
Wow, that's quite a lot of data. What line of work are you in? Torrent transmissions? :D
 
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