Boycott MWEB. Because they don't care if you leave...

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Nduimiso said:
WTF? Youtube in 720p is abusive then......best stick to 240p.
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They haven't clarified what resolution is okay on their network. I imagine 240p could get 1Mb and 2 Mb users in trouble as well...
 
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DJ... said:
They haven't clarified what resolution is okay on their network. I imagine 240p could get 1Mb and 2 Mb users in trouble as well...
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It sounds like they would just love to block all video websites but had to settle with vague policies instead.
 
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Necuno said:
Better switch ISPs if you want to see stuff like this:
http://vimeo.com/categories/hd/videos
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Nah I'm with Afrihost so no problem but I used to be with MWEB. I got an abuse email last year for downloading a large torrent at full line speed when they always claimed that torrenting was fine because they'd manage it (shape) on their network. Guess that was a sign of things to come but I left a few months after that.
 
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Good evening Gentlemen

I was kicked off the MWEB network this evening for downloading a torrent, which was a large one. I stopped the torrent, waited a while and now the line connects again. (cut off as in denied authentication).

I am willing to bet R100 the letter will be in my Inbox, latest Monday afternoon.

I have read the posts in the past few days it appears to me they are becoming a bunch of *******s now.
This time though, they have gone too far. Time to change.

Which is the best? Openweb, Afrihost or Axxess?
I pay for the bandwidth and its my right to download stuff, within reason. My computer is off when I am not home (for other reasons such as lightning being a problem) so I only download when I am home, and awake, which is maybe 3 hours each weekday and on weekends maybe 8 hours total (as I spend my weekends doing family time and on the XBOX). I only use torrents infrequently since the real quality stuff I get via normal HTTP download.
 
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I might not be a network 'abuser' but I'm simply not going to wait around to find my service throttled one day, afrihost and IS tried that one day and I promptly left the same day.
Imagine your 4mbps account is throttled to 2mbps for a whole 30 days, yet you pay for a 4mbps service, that's day light robbery in my books.
 
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Koosi said:
Good evening Gentlemen

I was kicked off the MWEB network this evening for downloading a torrent, which was a large one. I stopped the torrent, waited a while and now the line connects again. (cut off as in denied authentication).

I am willing to bet R100 the letter will be in my Inbox, latest Monday afternoon.

I have read the posts in the past few days it appears to me they are becoming a bunch of *******s now.
This time though, they have gone too far. Time to change.

Which is the best? Openweb, Afrihost or Axxess?
I pay for the bandwidth and its my right to download stuff, within reason. My computer is off when I am not home (for other reasons such as lightning being a problem) so I only download when I am home, and awake, which is maybe 3 hours each weekday and on weekends maybe 8 hours total (as I spend my weekends doing family time and on the XBOX). I only use torrents infrequently since the real quality stuff I get via normal HTTP download.
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I'd either pick Plugg, Openweb or Afrihost. Quite sure all three provide trial accounts.
 
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Koosi said:
Good evening Gentlemen

I was kicked off the MWEB network this evening for downloading a torrent, which was a large one. I stopped the torrent, waited a while and now the line connects again. (cut off as in denied authentication).

I am willing to bet R100 the letter will be in my Inbox, latest Monday afternoon.

I have read the posts in the past few days it appears to me they are becoming a bunch of *******s now.
This time though, they have gone too far. Time to change.

Which is the best? Openweb, Afrihost or Axxess?
I pay for the bandwidth and its my right to download stuff, within reason. My computer is off when I am not home (for other reasons such as lightning being a problem) so I only download when I am home, and awake, which is maybe 3 hours each weekday and on weekends maybe 8 hours total (as I spend my weekends doing family time and on the XBOX). I only use torrents infrequently since the real quality stuff I get via normal HTTP download.
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http://openweb.co.za/gold_uncapped_special.html
 
DJ...

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Necuno said:
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We need a meme. Fast.
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The Limbo. Now proudly sponsored by MWEB. How low can you go?
 
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