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Offline Clive

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BT accused of iPlayer throttling
« on: June 02, 2009, 18:21 »
Britain's biggest broadband supplier has been accused of limiting download speeds on its cheapest package without giving users a clear warning.

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Re: BT accused of iPlayer throttling
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2009, 18:34 »
This would be a matter for Trading Standards if anyone other than a major player like BT got caught.  Ofcom looks like a paper tiger.
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Re: BT accused of iPlayer throttling
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2009, 21:35 »
I always thought Ofcom worked for BT.  ::)
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Re: BT accused of iPlayer throttling
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2009, 22:32 »
Owned by it most likely Simon.   :devil:


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