By Natasha Lomas
Published: Thursday 05 June 2008
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I'd like to meet the head of OfCom for a drink... and give him a wine-glass full of beer in a pint mug.
When he complains, I'd point out that it "is up to" a pint of beer, so he shouldn't moan....
It is about time broadband was delivered the way gas, electricity and water are - by metering actual usage, not theoretical maximum capacity.
I don't get get charged for 60amps of electricity 24 hours a day when I don't use it, so why do I get charged for 3.6Mbs when they clearly (as shown by their own app) don't allow anything like that throughput?
Of course the providers will be using their own pr...
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I'd like to meet the head of OfCom for a drink... ...
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