Broadband Packages

The advantage of having a broadband connection is that we can remain on line 24 hours a day and the provider does not charge  for the time  that you were  online. But they define the usage limits. By usage we mean the amount of data transfer that takes place when you were on line. Most ISPs charge you a fixed monthly fee and let you download a certain amount of data. You have to pay additional charges if you exceed the  defined limit. There are also some tariffs that allows you unlimited data transfer. Now let us become familiar with this usage limits or data transfer limits.

Download limit: The download/upload  is measured in gigabytes (GB). The download or upload is the amount of data transfer from or to the Internet. Normally the broadband service provider monitors this data transfer an set limits ranging  from 1GB to about 40GB.There are some packages where  the unlimited data transfer is offered.

How to decide on the usage limit?
This  has to be  decided based on the information you download. Video is one of the main item that involves  a lot of downloads  on the Internet. Watching  movie trailers or entire movies, home movies, viewing TV over the Internet are responsible for high data transfer. Some ISPs offer unlimited off peak transfers (evenings and weekends) By resorting to this time period you can control the chargeable usage. Also there are plans  allowing unlimited downloads  by paying higher monthly charges. In such cases you have the freedom of using Internet at any time.

The following are some of the down load offers provided by the broadband service operators:

 Offer 1- The cheapest offer is 1GB or less. This is suitable for those who do not use Internet regularly. With the 1 GB limit one can visit about 10500 web pages or download about  20music files.

Offer 2-  This offer provides a 2GB limit. For a normal user  with out opting to view  videos or music, this limit would be comfortable. This limit is equivalent to visiting of about 21000 web sites or downloading about 40 music files.

Offer 3-  This offer is allowing 6 GB limit. This is a plan where the user has to visit a lot of web sites and view or download  limited music and videos.  For a normal user this is most suitable plan with the flexibility of viewing videos and listening to music at times.

Offer 4-  A  download limit of 15GB is available in this plan. This plan is suitable for  those users who are required to download a lot of audio and video  files. This download limit is equivalent viewing of about 157,000 web pages or downloading about 300 music files.

Offer 5-  A  download limit  of 30GBis provided in this plan. With this plan the user can download almost 1 GB per day. This will allow people who play  online games frequently. They also can download a lot of music and video files.

Offer 6-  Unlimited plan is offered to such people who need to work on Internet regularly. This plan is almost equal to a 30 GB or 15Gb plan. The only advantage is that the user need not monitor the usage.