On 2009-10-09, Paul Jones <news@news-only.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:01:00 +0100, RevK  wrote:
>
>>Posted at 2009-10-09 09:40 BST by RevK
>>Update #3: 2009-10-09 10:01 BST
>>
>>  We are planning to make a change to the billing for usage based
>>  broadband from 1st Jan 2010.
>>    
>>  Customers on the 1GB basic tariff now will get an extra benefit.
>>  Currently they get 1GB peak and 50GB peak. However the new tariff will
>>  mean they get 2 units at the same price, which gives 1GB peak and 100GB
>>  off-peak (or 2GB peak and none off-peak, or 200GB off-peak and none
>>  peak, etc).
>
> Why would anyone want this?

Why _wouldn't_ anyone want this?

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David Taylor

On 9 Oct 2009 16:41:34 GMT, Bob Eager  wrote:

>On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:21:38 +0100, Paul Jones wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:24:43 +0100, Alfred E Neuman 
>> wrote:
>
>>>Is that foolishly simple enough?
>> 
>> NO. They are still gigabytes that we will be suing. Credits, units all a
>> load of codswallop.
>
>It wasn't foolishly simple enough..

It was. I understand it. Still think it is pointless though.
And I have been with AAISP for nearly 6 years so am well used to their
unusual and ever changing pricing structure.
What prospective new customers, and some existing ones who don't use
this group (or IRC where this was idea was invented) will make of it is
anyone's guess.