BeThere hosted STEAM Content Server

Chronictank · 11 Nov 2010 at 12:18

All credit to Gimpymoo who started the Virgin Media thread:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18206026

I have opened a similar one on the bethere forums if people on be could take a moment to place a vote to show support we could get the ball rolling.

https://avatar.bethere.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36978

iv-tecman · 11 Nov 2010 at 12:37

i'm on BE internet, voted YES to your poll. Not sure if it'll make any difference but why not?

Tripnologist · 11 Nov 2010 at 12:42

I've voted yes as well.

iviv · 11 Nov 2010 at 12:45

Get out! It was suggested to Virgin first, we want it exclusively!

Chronictank · 11 Nov 2010 at 13:09

but i dont like traffic shaping

Windle · 11 Nov 2010 at 13:10

Chronictank said:
but i dont like traffic shaping

Just as well Be don't implement their fair use policy/traffic shaping then.

Amnesia · 11 Nov 2010 at 13:41

Chronictank said:
but i dont like traffic shaping

virgin media thread is that way >>>>>>http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18206026

shine · 11 Nov 2010 at 13:46

I've voted for it, sounds like a good idea.

FrenchTart · 11 Nov 2010 at 15:25

Windle said:
Just as well Be don't implement their fair use policy/traffic shaping then.

I assume he was talking about VM there.

Frapple · 11 Nov 2010 at 16:18

I can see a use on throttling ISPs (BT, Virgin, etc) but on BeThere it seems kind of redundant.

When I first signed up the FUP on BeThere was 3.6TB over a period of two months but still judged on a case by case basis.

I'm a seriously heavy user decided 3.6TB sounded like a challenge, managed to get just over 1.5tb before running out of interesting things to download.

V_R · 11 Nov 2010 at 16:53

Voted yes.

Love my Be Connection.

JonRushton · 16 Nov 2010 at 15:46

Voted Yes, but i do agree, i dont really think there is need.

My Steam download speed is always at my max.

opethdisciple · 16 Nov 2010 at 16:32

Frapple said:
I can see a use on throttling ISPs (BT, Virgin, etc) but on BeThere it seems kind of redundant.

When I first signed up the FUP on BeThere was 3.6TB over a period of two months but still judged on a case by case basis.

I'm a seriously heavy user decided 3.6TB sounded like a challenge, managed to get just over 1.5tb before running out of interesting things to download.

It makes you think. If Bethere can afford for the FUP to be as high as 3.6TB (which does sound a little bit too much) then why the hell do other ISP's have to be so uptight about download usage?

FrenchTart · 16 Nov 2010 at 16:50

opethdisciple said:
It makes you think. If Bethere can afford for the FUP to be as high as 3.6TB (which does sound a little bit too much) then why the hell do other ISP's have to be so uptight about download usage?

Most ISPs that offer LLU products don't have strict usage caps due to how much cheaper their backhaul is compared to BT Centrals. IPStream ISPs simply have much higher running costs (in terms of bandwidth).