Times of India on Fair Usage Policy
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So that thread which was active yesterday a lot, is based on this article! Congrats Sushubh. Atleast see the positives that ur opinions get printed in Newspapers! So it does matter - be it just a representation of the Voice of Forum, or be it ur personal opinion.
well i saw this article in Times of India Crest Edition 
its working for me bro! :]
Heres that relevant part of the article for u cyberwiz.....
However, most ISPs argue that FUP limits are generous and don’t affect most users. But most member of www.broadbandforum.co – a community where internet users discuss connectivity options – disagree
Sushubh Mittal, who runs the forum said: “Nowadays everything is going digital. The web is no longer used only to read the news or write mails. People are buying games and movies on it. For example, consider Steam. Almost all PC gamers use it to buy games online. Now if somebody wants to buy a new game, he will have to download nearly 22GB data. And it is just one game.”
“A few YouTube videos, a couple of downloads here and there, and an hour or two of internet gaming every day is enough to exhaust the 5GB limit in less than 15 days,” said Manish Chowdhary, a sales executive and a member of the forum.
Chowdhary spends Rs 999 every month for a 1Mbps unlimited internet connection from MTNL.
“This is one of the few internet connections that remain FUP-free,” he says. “The speed is not great and MTNL’s customer service is horrible, but I don’t think I have any other option.”
Mittal, however, concedes that given the availability of bandwidth in India, it may be difficult for ISPs to offer truly unlimited connections at a high speed.
“But even then, the prices of bandwidth need to come down. Operators can’t charge Re 1 for each MB after the data limit is reached when they are buying 1GB bandwidth from international players at Rs 5,” he said.
Courtesy - Saurav's post on 1st page of the thread!
However, most ISPs argue that FUP limits are generous and don’t affect most users. But most member of www.broadbandforum.co – a community where internet users discuss connectivity options – disagree
Sushubh Mittal, who runs the forum said: “Nowadays everything is going digital. The web is no longer used only to read the news or write mails. People are buying games and movies on it. For example, consider Steam. Almost all PC gamers use it to buy games online. Now if somebody wants to buy a new game, he will have to download nearly 22GB data. And it is just one game.”
“A few YouTube videos, a couple of downloads here and there, and an hour or two of internet gaming every day is enough to exhaust the 5GB limit in less than 15 days,” said Manish Chowdhary, a sales executive and a member of the forum.
Chowdhary spends Rs 999 every month for a 1Mbps unlimited internet connection from MTNL.
“This is one of the few internet connections that remain FUP-free,” he says. “The speed is not great and MTNL’s customer service is horrible, but I don’t think I have any other option.”
Mittal, however, concedes that given the availability of bandwidth in India, it may be difficult for ISPs to offer truly unlimited connections at a high speed.
“But even then, the prices of bandwidth need to come down. Operators can’t charge Re 1 for each MB after the data limit is reached when they are buying 1GB bandwidth from international players at Rs 5,” he said.
Courtesy - Saurav's post on 1st page of the thread!