February 25, 2009
BT to Charge More for Excess Broadband Usage
BT has announced some changes in its Total Broadband Fair Usage Policy, which will be effective from April this year. While there are no changes in Total Broadband Option 1 and Option 3, customers of Option 2 can look forward to their monthly download limit being increased from 15GB to 20GB.
However, not all that glitters is gold. Along with these benefits comes the shock of a rise in over-usage charges. The charge has been increased from 58p to £1 per GB of excess usage, and will be applicable even to the packages not seeing an increase in their download quota.
To ensure customers are aware of the excess usage, BT also promises to send precaution emails to the users when they have exceeded 80 percent of their quota. This will help the user in making an informed decision about his or her usage. In cases where the customers are regularly using more than their limit, BT advises the most obvious step - upgrade the package to increase the quota.
A free Internet Usage Meter by the name of BitMeter2 is available on the internet, which helps you keep track of the quantity of data that is being downloaded or uploaded by you. The tool may come in handy if you are unsure about your broadband usage. Otherwise, you can check out Broadband Genie for the recent unlimited broadband deals in the market and get rid of the problem once and for all.
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