What is your Fair Use Policy?
This states the
total amount of data that you can transfer with each Internet access code
during the time it's valid. 1GB is equal to 1024MB which is in turn equal
to 1024KB. As a rough guide an average MP3 track is approximately 4MB, web
page 100KB and email 10KB. Streaming video can use around 600MB per hour.
How much data can I transfer
with my code?
All 1stHotspot
codes include a maximum data transfer allowance. For example the 1 day code
includes 512MB, 3 day code 1GB, 1 week code 2GB and 30 day code 8GB.
How will this allowance
affect me?
If you are a
normal Internet user enjoying a mixture of email, Internet browsing and Skype
you will not need to be concerned. However if you spend long periods P2P file
sharing or watching BBC iPlayer then there is a good chance you will be affected.
The data consumed for each program is usually shown in the iPlayer Download options.
What will happen if I
exceed my allowance?
Your code will
expire early. For example if you have a 30 Day Code and you transfer 8GB of
data in the first 10 days your code will cut off after 10 days. This example
would however represent a very high level of data transfer which would be
unlikely to be reached by the average Internet user.
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