In new zealand it is "technically" impossible as telecom control the rate
limits and they refuse to allow anything other than full rate (they collect
the $$ so the isp has no control) and 128k (they control the rate limit so
the isp has no control)

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Steve.
At 17:08 2/12/2002, Peter Gutmann wrote:
>A while back I suggested ADSL plans with soft caps, falling to rate-limited
>plans once you exceed a given limit, and someone said this was impossible to
>do for technical reasons.  This is recently been discussed on the vuln-dev
>list, where someone said:
>
>-- Snip --
>
>Telcos in .au are starting to introduce plans (optus@home cable, iinet
>adsl etc) whereby you get a monthly cap that's soft; at the time the cap
>is reached, the rate is limited (either severely or lightly, depending
>on the quality of the plan) and no excess data charges are inflicted
>upon the user.
>
>This technology is definately possible, and the plans look extremely
>inviting because of this. Especially since a growing number of them are
>also allowing the running of services (previously almost unheard of on
>flat rate plans.).
>
>-- Snip --
>
>There were followups saying it was being done in the US as well.  Are they
>using different technology than here, or was the "technical reasons" thing
>just a convenient excuse?
>
>Peter.
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