ISPreview ask the question, does unmetered actually exist?

This is because our readership does tend to consist of the more eager net users who are clever enough to shop around, meaning they are aware of the problems and want the best deal for quality and flexibility. So in short, ISPs are appealing to a group of people who now no longer exists thanks in part to the innovation of unmetered itself.

In the new world of e-commerce, broadband and cheaper net access; Telco's are finally finding that people use the Internet more and more each day. Once you have the feeling there are no limits then there's the incentive to use that and suddenly BT and Oftel's whole freecall system is thrown into disarray. All the while ISPs are successfully advertising and growing, blissfully unaware of their impending doom (Freeserve).

The Final Insult

Back to square one again and you should now understand the seriousness of the situation and why even after FRIACO is finally live, Telco's and ISPs remain unhappy. Ironically it's their own fault, they set out as a business and advertise to consumers, yet in the competitive market they try to compete on the sale of two or three global standards.

Such a market is unsustainable, with price being the key barrier and consumers unpredictability being the second. However this can be used to your advantage and there are ways to cheat the cheater. So here are a few very special suggestions, some may seem strange but believe us, they work! (we know, we tried):

1. Don't blow £30 or £40 per month on one ISP, split the cash between several smaller ones, this will help spread your usage and give you some ISP stability.
2. If you can't afford such amounts and just want one ISP yet don't wish to compromise usage, the chances are you'll be kicked. Alternatively just save download(s) until the weekend when ISPs positively expect high usage and yours will be lost in the crown, so to speak.
3. The terms we often use of, 'pay more-get more', is quite correct and you can see this in our whole article. However bare in mind that for heavy usage, £20 per month is no longer enough with many ISPs (BTSurftime especially). If possible choose a business package because they expect you to use those more than residential ones.
4. ISPs who make a point of advertising services for those with particular usage habits are often the best because they understand who will be using their services - sadly very few exist.

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