Warning to Giffgaff users *** FYI ***

[Mobileman]

FYI for those that are hammering giffgaff for downloading


MVNO giffgaff has said customers who continue to download more than 1GB of 'illegitimate' data per hour under its unlimited data plan will be suspended.
The company moved to clarify its data policy after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) last week ruled in its favour against claims it misled consumers over its unlimited data packages.
It made a blog posting last night to clarify its stance. Giffgaff claims that any data usage of 1GB per hour is indicative of illegitimate usage, such as tethering. It said: 'This level of usage isn’t always illegitimate, but it’s definitely indicative of it.'
It said when these levels have been detected, it will launch an investigation and email the customer warning them that it suspects illegitimate usage. If the user continues consuming the same levels of data, their data access will be suspended. Consumers can appeal if they feel their data consumption was legitimate.
The MVNO also told customers it was reviewing the internal training and external communications surrounding its data terms and conditions, which should be in place by the end of this week.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/22..._data_use.aspx

[burner1]

Last time I looked, I thought tethering was against their T&C's anyway? General phone browsing etc. isn't something that I would personally exceed 1 gig an hour on.

[Zippeyrude]

if youre pulling over a gig an hour on a mobile youre taking the mick anyways imo

[Clubber Lang]

Would Sky Go use 1gb per hour?

[evilsatan]

I doubt it but depends on the resolution they broadcast on. Sky estimate 5MB/minute on Android devices.

Hi pnedingo, are you using Android?
If so we estimate around 15MB for every 3 minutes of streaming so for a 90 minute match you are probably looking at about 450MB.

However iOS:

Hi Stan, it varies on iOS but over 3G we suggest 180-1400Kbps depending on content/device. 1400Kbps is somthing like 31MB for 3 minutes or 930MB for 90 minutes. I'm not sure if the 1400Kbps bitrate is available on iPhone and iPad or only on iPad given that it has a larger screen size. On Wi-Fi we recommend a minimum 2Mbps for iOS.
I'll ask if we have maximum bitrate figures for iPhone and iPad.

Hi Stan, apparently both iPhone and iPad can require the higher bit rates. It's well worth keeping a close eye on data useage if streaming anything over 3G.

[rookie]

i use 3 network and abuse it so much, shame my girlfriend was gonna get a giffgaff sim she wont bother now as we wood onky use it for tethering, i even cancelled the internet at home cos we couldnt afford it, i wood advise anyone getting a contract out to go with 3 mobile