Even if they did that, I would still call it an irrelevant comparison.

Can you take usage data of 56k users to extrapolate the needs when you go on to ADSL? HELL NO

Sure, MOST people would not use up to 60GB a month, but MOST people also won't be needed the speeds provided by HSBB, their needs are more than catered to using 512kbps streamyx or even if they need to, 1mbps package. Even the 1mbps package is overkill for some.

The whole point of getting 5mbps is so you can really enjoy the stuff that requires higher bandwidth. Its like giving you a ferrari, with a speed limiter of 60kph. Defeats the whole bloody purpose.

Most of us here are fine with caps, and I would actually advocate caps because it keeps the whole system under control and a better experience for everyone. However the caps should be justified, a 60GB cap on a 5mbps line doesn't make any sense.

I calculated in the other thread, that if you average out the usage of HSBB to 8 hours a day with a 60GB/month (2GB/day) cap. To use up your cap, you would need to average your usage to about 900kbps for that 8 hours. So what's the point of getting HSBB? With that kind of usage rates, you might as well stick with streamyx.

It was mentioned in the site before this that the 60GB is pro-rated throughout the month. There was also a scanned image of the announcement as well with the point highlighted. Its in one of the HSBB topics, but not sure which. You can look for it if you want, we wouldn't be making so much noise about it if that wasn't the case.

They might have changed the policy for now, but they have not made such a change clear to us. Seems like tmnet has lousy PR

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Added on March 26, 2010, 9:57 pm
Streamyx was never "capped". It was charged per hour at first, only later did the unlimitted plan come out.