Because the rate limiting is done by your ISP not by Telecom. Someone said earlier that Telecom only throttle your connection via the port until your number is successfully added to the Jetstart database.

Cheers
Rich

>
> From: Craig Box <crb@ihug.co.nz>
> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 16:26:42 +1300
> To: adsl@unixathome.org
> Subject: Rate limiting [was: Re: HUGE WARNING ON JETSTREAM BILLING!]
>
> OK - someone explain this to me in a cute, easy manner.
>
> I am being told that my port to Jetstart is rate limited at Telecom to 128kbit.
> Explain then, in simple terms, why I can log into the Jetstream Games
> context at 3.3Mbit, if _logins have nothing to do with it_! (I'm not close
> enough for 8mbit.)
>
> I've read all the messages and still don't make much sense of it. Maybe I
> need to read them again.
>
> BTW, on the topic, does this make it possible to order Jetstart at
> $30/month and not put any ISP on top of it at all, and just get Jetstream
> Games!
>
> (Oh, and when quoting, please be relevant.. I am sick of digests that are 4
> times larger than they need be, even if my traffic _is_ flatrate ;)
>
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