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Comment Re:Datacaps? (Score 1) 132

Yeah, but this is how it was with ADSL too.

Back when ADSL rolled out, and people only got 512kbps, there were no limits. You could literally download constantly at maximum speed for the entire month.

Then along came ADSL Max and people got bumped to 1 - 2mbps. Suddenly caps started getting introduced, so low that your speed had gone up but the amount you could download had literally declined by several orders of magnitude.

So whilst with the advent of basic FTTC unlimited has once again become the norm, don't count on currently unlimited bandwidth meaning perpetually unlimited bandwidth. It wouldn't be the first time in the UK that increases in speed have seemingly paradoxically meant decreases in the amount of data you're actually allowed to download. That's exactly what happened last time.

ummmmmm... nah , speeds went up to 1024 down ... ADSL MAX went up to 8mb down .
I have NEVER had anything other than unlimited with DSL.. EVER.. there have always been options for unmetered bandwidth.
so it's not what happened "last time" at all

Comment Erm.. If Telefonica is selling.... (Score 1) 32

It's O2 business and network to Hutchinson whampoa(Three mobile) then how the fook are they gonna do this deal with Sky?

Three owner agrees to buy O2 for £10.25 billion

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/th...
I am aware that the competition commission bods will want assurances as they did when Three bought out O2's Irish business however........ it seems to me that perhaps Sky is betting on Three ... as when three and O2 merge it'll be the biggest cell phone service provider here.. as i doubt the sky deal will do anything with the 50 billion hole Telefonica finds itself with O2

Comment Re:And? (Score 2) 448

$400 ticket +$25 for luggage +$25 for 2nd piece of luggage +$50 for a seat that isn't between two 300 pound men who haven't showered yet this year. +$75 for to not have your legs knees shoved in your face when the person in front of you reclines +$15 for internet, 2G speeds only +$5-15 to use the entertainment console at your seat +$10 for a light snack +$25 to sit near the front of the plane so you don't have to spend 30 minutes in your seat both before and after the plane lands

wtf are you on about..... every year i fly to Denver from Edinburgh Scotland.
I fly from Edinburgh to Amsterdam then onwards to Minneapolis then to Denver.
my baggage allowance without purchasing extras gets me 1 x 25 kilo suitcase, 1 x 12 kilo hand luggage plus one "accessory" which is my asus transformer tablet in it's own wee case. the meal and the snacks are included, the movies and TV are FREE and i get to chose my seat too from within the standard class seating. KLM to Amsterdam then Delta the rest of the way.
dunno who you are flying with but they are sticking it right up your anus pal and you are taking it.
When in America i fly with spirit... some Americans may laugh at that as they are considered to be a crappy low cost airlines with little legroom.. to those people i say "have you ever flown with BMI,Easyjet or ryanair??" because then you'll KNOW what no fucking legroom is actually like..lol mind you last three times i flew with spirit i got upgraded seats for free so had plenty legroom. Spirit while being a basic flight isn't bad at all.

Comment Re:Not enough (Score 3, Informative) 250

free CHILD CARE? does ANYWHERE have that?

Yes, it's quite common in Europe.. for example here in Scotland we have free childcare, free healthcare, free education, free prescription medicine.
But we also have private childcare,private healthcare, private education.. we have choice.

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