ISP Bandwidth and Speeds

Planned,

Basically in a rough sense there not.

With fibre optic connections, that are the best type of internet connection you can get.
The Isp provides in most cases a set Tier rating from Gold, Silver, or bronze.

Three speed packages often.
Where the more you pay the faster your connection is and with a higher Mbps download, and upload speed.

Some Isp`s though when it comes to what we call the ratios, or the speed you get from download to up load can greatly vary.

For example one Isp can offer a 50/50 ratio where the upload speed is roughly the same speed you get for downloading.

Where others can offer a different ratio of 80/20.

Over here in the UK with Virgin media you get roughly 150Mbps downstream, downloading and 30Mbps upstream or uploading.

You can have data capping also, where for example you get a quoted allowance, and once you go over the total amount of Gb in downloading of data, all existing data is charged as extra to you as a subscriber of the service.

It really comes down to you if your looking for a good fast Internet service provider to take note of any allowance limitations and extra charges you may be subjected to by reading very carefully the contract to do with the service plan the ISP intends to supply you with.

And for you to workout in your head how much you will use the connection, and what for, and for doing what.

If your planning to download a lot, then try to avoid a service that has a Gb download capping limit.
What you want is a set speed, without Gb downloading limits or capping.
For a set fixed price per month.

You should also take a look at what penalties a ISP may incur on you for sustained heavy downloading and large data downloads, what there fair usage agreement is, or if they have traffic management, or traffic shaping that may.

Or will come into effect at peak times of the day that you might incur if you are doing heavy downloading at these peak times.

It can often mean that they can cut the actual speed of your connection down to a really slow speed if you repeatedly offend or ignore the rules laid down in the contract between you and the Isp you sign up with.

So always read all of the contract before signing and taking the service on, before you sign bearing in mind what you intend to use the connection for if fibre optic based.

The same apply`s to any ADSL type connection, where data capping, or a data quota, allowance per month is stated in the contract.

Get it wrong especially if your going to be downloading a lot and you will end up paying a fortune to the ISP.

Rather than Plans, there the key things you need to look at when signing up and paying for a service provided by a ISP.