Virgin Media Restricting Newsgroups

[happy_highlander]

Is there anyway to get around vm restricting d/l speed on newsgroups. Thanks in advance

[smirnoff_rules]

u mean after u get capped ,, if yes no , l download big stuff at night now like games

[happy_highlander]

Didn't think there would be but it seems that there is no specific time for them lifting cap. Maybe I should just lay of big files for a few days but seeing as they only have 7 day retention it's not that easy. I'm having the same sort of problem with megaupload saying I have exceeded d/l limit after 4/5 hundred megs though. Is now scratching head and considering changing wifi password.

[smokin]

try a vpn account, one that uses different IP. I use one that has 4 servers, so 4 IP. I can move around when I dl, but never tried on newsgroups, but should work.
Mine is a paid account, but pretty cheap tho.

[lewshanks]

u mean after u get capped ,, if yes no , l download big stuff at night now like games

same here smirnoff 20gig overnight no problems.......

[happy_highlander]

It seems as though overnight is the logical answer but can I queue jobs in grabit so they will all d/l before auto shutdown

[smirnoff_rules]

not sure about that but newsleecher does

[happy_highlander]

thanks smirnoff have just opened a load of nzb at the same time and it does just keep downoading then seperate the files into respective folders so happy days or nights as the case may be

[cgscott]

Virgin cap between 3 and 9pm. You get maximum download for 1 hour then capped for 4 hrs if you use it in these hours.

After 9pm there is no time limit on usage.

[Timmaa]

The throttle is only supposed to take effect at peak times after you've downloaded a certain number of GB depending on the time-window. I make it my policy to only download at off-peak times.

See here and here

However, over the past 3/4 weeks my d/l speeds even at off-peak times have gone from being a solid max of 10Mb to an inconsistent yo-yo'ing of between 3-8Mb. When this is happening, I've checked my connection at Broadband Speed Checker - THE UK's No.1 Broadband Speed Test and it reckons I'm getting a full 10Mb.

I'm in the West Yorkshire area.

[happy_highlander]

Virgin cap between 3 and 9pm. You get maximum download for 1 hour then capped for 4 hrs if you use it in these hours.

After 9pm there is no time limit on usage.

If that's the official statement from virgin they tell lies. If I hit download cap they don't give me back full speed till 1 minute past midnight and I usually hit cap after about 1.5gb, and that also applies if I don't start d/l till after 9pm. Just wish they would stop moving the goalposts. I've been with them for years but as they have increased the speed of connection the restrictions have got tighter. Why can't they just leave us alone after all we only want to try before we buy. Apparently.

[johnboy1974]

i find my vm newsservers work fastest between 12-3 pm and 12-5am hope this helps you.

[mit2007]

i hate virgin capped policy. i can download from 9pm to 9am without being capped otherwise. they cripple my download speed if i do it any other time. it capped for four hours.