And just to confirm something - I'm on Streamyx Enterprise (3MB downstream) and my BT speeds haven't been affected at all. If I run lots of concurrent downloads, I can get 100+k/sec easy.

Also, my general downloading speed doesn't change throughout the day. I can max out my connection at 320kb/sec at any time and on any day I want when I download from my Usenet service.

So when TMNet say they are running out of bandwidth, what they are really saying is that they are running out of the bandwidth allocated for the users on the home packages. They do not reveal just how much spare capacity there is on the business lines. And based on my consistent performance, zero disconnections and totally reliable throughput, there is A LOT of excess capacity that they are choosing not to release to the home users.

Oit hammerhead, now u also in throttled situation.
before this in your thread, u said that yr line is ok.

Yep, I know what I'm talking about. I can't get 320kb/sec sustained on a 2MB line, can I...

Then maybe it is geographical. In my area, nothing is affected. Especially when I download from this particular server - six concurrent connections, and I max my bandwidth any time 24/7. If I started to see throttling I would cancel my account.