[ajtaylor]

That's certainly how it works for most Australian ISPs. And the off-peak times only run from about 02:00 to 07:00. I'm lucky enough to have an unlimited ADSL account with TPG, or my quotes would be a couple hundred GBs for the same cost.

Luckily, I think competition is going to be making things better for the Australian ISP consumer. That, and recent improvements/additions in undersea cables.

[nopassrecover]

I can't speak for your experience with TPG, but a lot of users I know on TPG hate the fact that they have "unlimited downloads" but in reality get limited bandwidth due to an oversold service.

I decided I prefer a limited plan where I know what service level (particularly latency and throughput) I can expect. For instance, plans with Adam and Internode are not that much more than a TPG plan for more usage than I'll forseeably use (I get 500gb a month or so at 20mbps + VOIP for $100), but the difference in gaming latency and actual speeds are both considerably more stable and faster than friends on TPG.

[ajtaylor]

My experience with TPG has generally been very good. I connect at 17-18Mb/1Mb and consistently download at 1.0+ MB/sec. Usually 1.4MB/sec, though I've seen it drop to ~800KB/sec.

Given that your plan is 60% more than mine, I'll gladly pocket the difference and live with the minor problems I've had. As another poster mentioned, I chose to vote with my wallet. Generally small quotas + absurd off-peak times (where the majority of the quota is allocated) make my blood boil and I'll support anyone who helps break up the status quo.

[vacri]

Off-peak times vary betweem ISPs. But you can also vote with your wallet. I'm with Internode, which is a little more expensive, but they don't have peak/off-peak (among other advantages, for me at least)