You know how I have told you about my internet connection. I have mobile internet, unlimited, but with fair use policy up to 10 G. This month, as I do not have school and don't have to worry about the connection lasting that well I decided to go over the 10 G. Tomorrow I will start again with faster internet (hopefully).
So basically watching youtube videos alone once in a while will not take you over the 10 G in one month. However some of the you tube videos are of higher quality and watching them every day will. Also it is clear that the longer the video is, the more it will take to watch it. Also I have uploaded videos that I have taken and pictures. Oh, yeah the 10 G is total of upload and download. So for the work I have to upload Handbook and download pictures and software. Add the pictures and video uploads and youtube downloads. I don't download anything to my computer per se, but when you watch something the information will need to be sent to your computer i.e. downloaded. So you download the information to your browser and not to your computer. I'm sure you all knew that already...
This means that I easily can use the 10 G in one month, so I have to regulate what I do with my free time or use my phone (with 5 G for month) to watch the youtube videos. This month I haven't used my phone that much (just little over 1 G) and have used my computer instead. I was happy to notice that yesterday they informed me that I have gone over and they will slow me down because of it. The cut point is around 11 G so not right after you go over the 10. Also this is where the unlimited thing kicks in, they do not cut the connection but slows it down. The slower connection has no affect on my work. I prefer not to watch youtube on my laptop at the moment, because it is so slow.
I know that there is another cut point, where they slow the connection even more, but I don't think I will be able to get there this time. I probably won't even try it, as the school will start in the end of next month. That means, that I really want to be able to upload and download stuff fast. Also on another note, the emails that inform me that I have gone over, are very judgmental. Don't really understand why. The connection is advertised as unlimited, so no need to judge if someone goes over. I would prefer that they would just inform that okey, we have now slowed you down a bit so others can enjoy the internet as well.
As this is a mobile internet, I do not get it that they have not already set some limits to it. I mean that usually the speed is as high as it can be. I think they could set it a bit lower, just because it is a mobile internet. I don't think anyone thinks that it should be as fast as a land line anyway. Or then they should rise the 10 G limit to 20 G at least.
Overall, it is not a bad system. Just a bit different compared to what I am used to.
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