Hi Lifehacker, I’m on an ‘unlimited’ cap, which offers a set amount of download data before it slows down to unbearable speeds. But do they cap my uploads? It’s never mentioned at all. Thanks, Out Of Shape More »
We told you back in September that the ACCC was taking Optus to court over whether its shaping policies for broadband plans were adequately disclosed in advertising. Yesterday, the Federal Court found against Optus, and the ACCC says it will continue to pursue companies that don’t make their broadband policies transparent. More »
A quick update on our story from yesterday about Telstra increasing its shaping speeds: the BigPond Twitter feed says that the upgrade will happen in late September and will apply to Elite and Ultimate plans with a monthly quota of 100GB or more. [BigPondTeam]
Back in June, the ACCC took Optus to court over advertisements for “unlimited” plans that were not in practice unlimited. Now the telco is facing another courtroom stoush over broadband plans where the shaping conditions are said to have not been fully disclosed. More »
Shaping an Internet connection to lower the speed is a common tactic by ISPs to control pricing, and the shaped speed is almost invariably 64Kbps. Internode has upped the ante on its ADSL2+ Extreme offerings by shifting its shaping rate to 128Kbps on home plans and 512Kbps on business plans. More »
Shaping — lowering the speed of your Internet connection once you’ve exceeded your monthly download limits — is an annoying but seemingly permanent feature of the Australian communications landscape. Lifehacker 101 explains the issues surrounding shaping you need to consider before choosing your Internet service provider (ISP). More »
f you regularly find yourself getting “shaped” at the end of each month as you use up your monthly download limit, there are options out there that are faster than 64Kbps — but it pays to read the fine print. More »
