BIS download cap question.

[marco]

At, R59.00 pm, I think when I last read the promo. How many MB's can you download per day?

 

[oronte]

Please read the Is it free thread.

 

[NeonNinja]

Unlimited (I think). With a file size limit of around 4mb apparently.

 

[RichardG]

I think we do have a cap restriction of 5gig per month - I could be mistaken but if anyone actually does achieve to download 5 gig tell me please

 

[oronte]

I might have done that once or twice, I have never been capped. Nor have I ever heard of anyone being capped on Blackberry before.

 

[bex.cpt]

BIS is REAL uncapped no throttling & no there is no 4mb file limit.

 

[oronte]

There is a 5mb limit on most files. The limits are lower on certain files (like mp3).

 

[RichardG]

I did hear on other forums - they do check your usage monitor and possibly flag your account but that was by using tether - there is a 4meg limit or less on download file I had like R30 airtime the first day I used BIS now I have nothing and guess what I can download files of 60 meg with an application.

 

[oronte]

Downloads are only free via the Blackberry browser and the limit is 5mb not 4.

 

[Sensorei]

Yes, its 5mb. It used to be much higher, but they reduced the file size limit. A year ago I was downloading 30mb mp3s and up to 50mb exe files but all that came to an end. The only files one can download now that are over 5mb as far as I know are 3gp files. I downloaded a 15MB 3gp the other day. There is NO WAY to use BIS when tethering your blackberry. You will always be charged.

 

[CAPS LOCK]

The most usage I've seen is 7gigs in a month on BIS, without any problems.. It is, after all, unlimited..

 

[Dolby]

Who sets these limits? BB OS or mobile networks?

In other words, some people predict oodles of bandwidth after the World Cup - is it possible that mobile operators could up the limits?

 

[Lord Anubis]

Vuclip download clip files in exess of 12mb no problem

 

[Dolby]

So it's a software thing and not the mobile operators/BIS server at all?

 

[CAPS LOCK]

RIM sets the download limits per file, in our case around 5mb's, software developers like vuclip and podtrapper bypass this by "cutting" the data into smaller chunks and splicing again on your device, in order to bypass BIS-B limitations!! Make sense??

 

[oronte]

Yes it's RIM, you will have the same limits in the US and Australia, etc.

 

[Malasius]

The most usage I've seen is 7gigs in a month on BIS, without any problems.. It is, after all, unlimited..

what do you download to use 7gb's per month???