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# BT Openworld ADSL bandwidth deal
Last night I had a chat with the tech support guys at BT Openworld to get all the details for the free web space that came with my ADSL connection, as part of my rathergood server spreading project. I asked them how much bandwidth I could transfer, and they said it was genuinely unlimited. I said I may be transferring around a hundred gigs a month, and they didn't flinch for a moment. In the tech support guy's words, it may not stay this way for ever, but currently they are not capping data transfer. Does anyone know if this is just plain wrong? Assuming they told me the truth, I suggest you all go out and get BT Openworld ADSL connections, if only for the unlimited bandwidth from the web space you get. Woo!
(I helped save b3ta! crab_bloke), Fri 15 Mar 2002, 5:53, archived)
# Yay!
I've got BT openworld, I share it with my flatmate through proxy server. If you like I could ask him nicely for half of it, I don't know how much space they give tho. crab bloke, if you're interested, send me an email and I could host some stuff for you.
(I helped save b3ta! vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 5:55, archived)
# Cheers Vulga (and everyone else who's offered to help out)
They give you 20megs of disk space- not very much but it's fine for my purposes- I have several flash files which will easily fit into that- the problem is that they each get large umbers of downloads, so it's bandwidth rather than disk space which is the limitation. I'm going to try shifting everything onto it today, and see if it works. Woo!
(I helped save b3ta! crab_bloke), Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:01, archived)
# Hello crabby
that's good then. So you van do whatever you like then?
Saw the giantbee merchandice stuff - it's fab!
(I helped save b3ta! Wifey, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:01, archived)
# Isn't it just!
glad you like it, I got a nice email from a woman in New South Wales about it. The Giant Bee will have to move home too- might want to tell nicey before you guys head off- I'll drop him a quick email now actually.
(I helped save b3ta! crab_bloke), Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:15, archived)
# Yes, bast do it quick
'cause WE'RE GOING ON HOLIDAY TOMOROW!!!

Woo, Yay, and yippidee-do-da!
(I helped save b3ta! Wifey, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:21, archived)
# going any where nice
?
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:23, archived)
# Skiing in France
Kids booked into mountain nursery, mother-in-law to help out too.
Freedom!
(I helped save b3ta! Wifey, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:29, archived)
# cool have fun
I've just been thinking what a stupid question "Are you going anywhere nice on holiday?" is. Like you're going to say "no, we're going camping in Scunthorpe".
(I helped save b3ta! PeterSeychelles, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:39, archived)
# Nothing wrong with
S*cunt*horpe.
get yourself down to Henry Afrika's for a good old fashioned knees up/fist fight. You could always empty the chemical toilet there.
(AndybellGFN, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:49, archived)
# Get it in writing
NOW!

wish I had a BT line now... I could repurpose my old Mac
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:01, archived)
# I assume what the basic score is
is that they have a vast amount of resources set up for the broadband revolution, and take-up hasn't been high enough to cause them any issues yet. That's what it sounds like anyway. I'm assuming that one day they'll collar me, but it sounds like it should work for now. Hey-ho, I'll transfer all my stuff, and keep you posted if I get nasty letters from them.
Woo!
(I helped save b3ta! crab_bloke), Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:14, archived)
# Well
I'm on BT myself and they don't seem to have any bandwidth issues at the moment. I've got a very picture-heavy site going which gets 500+ hits a day, and they've never complained.
They give you 50MB space on anytime, but only 20MB on broadband, which is a small pain. The only other problem is that I've never been able to access their FTP server unless I'm dialled-up to BT. Can't do it remotely. Can't do it via FTP commands in a browser either - and that means difficulty with posting up anything at work.
Of course, if anyone -does- know a way, please let me know what it is!
(I helped save b3ta! KQ, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:05, archived)
# IP spoofing?
not illegal, probably immoral. Naaah, it's never bothered me before, but I'm sure it could be done with the return IP address the FTP server would request
(I helped save b3ta! vulga is a foul mouthed cunt, Fri 15 Mar 2002, 6:17, archived)