BLU
Active topics
  1. Originally posted by Ali709Hey everyone! IF there is anyone!

    And BTW >
    By Drew in Jay's welcome topic >>
    [..]

    (didn't want to comment over there)...just wanted to tell you guys about another cool thing that our <sarcasm>DEAR</sarcasm> government has done in the recent years ... they have restricted home connections to 128kbps. That is, you can not get more than 128 DSL for your home...you can get more for offices but not for homes


    The "Restricting Government", eh? 128 DSL for homes only is a bit of a turn off.

    I thought Telstra were bad here limiting the line to what they wanted to (theoretically 30Mbps and that costs you upwards of $200 per month) - but the Government? Are they looking after the connections better than the ISPs?

    I just said what the low-end is in the US and if he was only occasionally downloading bootlegs. RapidShare still open for you there?
  2. Rapidshare's still open. The government issued an order to all ISPs that they are not allowed to give more speed to home users...I suppose the rationale has been "stopping the young getting pornographic movies, so that the society is protected" or something like that
    They still get the movies if they want...it just takes some more time
  3. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]
    That sucks too. How about if you 'work from home'?


    ...something like that...I know people who have registered a company in their name (You need 3 people and a 100 USD to start a company, so the guy and his parents make 3 people, and they have a 100 dollars!) so that they can get faster connections!
  4. Originally posted by Ali709Rapidshare's still open. The government issued an order to all ISPs that they are not allowed to give more speed to home users...I suppose the rationale has been "stopping the young getting pornographic movies, so that the society is protected" or something like that
    They still get the movies if they want...it just takes some more time


    either that or they've got something against U2........
  5. Originally posted by djrlewis[..]

    either that or they've got something against U2........


    Nope...I'm starting to think it's just against me
  6. I am now officially THE Sweetest Thing!

    Thank you, ladies and gentlemen...I'd like to thank the academy, em...no wait, I'd like to thank Remy for this great honor! Also I'd like to thank Dan, Gerard, Drew, Nate, Sergio, Johnny, Aidan and everyone else who's supported me in this...thank you!! [*now you should listen to some U2 song as I get off the stage! *]
  7. If they want the videos then they'll get them from elsewhere. But at least they did come to their senses with RapidShare (hoping).

    And good job on being The Sweetest Thing.
  8. Originally posted by drewhigginsIf they want the videos then they'll get them from elsewhere. But at least they did come to their senses with RapidShare (hoping).


    Yea...I LIKE to think that me mailing them had some effect...but don't think so!
  9. You never know if it did have an effect. You also had the same trouble with Google a while back and emailed them didn't you? Then it was unblocked?
  10. Originally posted by drewhigginsYou never know if it did have an effect. You also had the same trouble with Google a while back and emailed them didn't you? Then it was unblocked?


    Yep I did...the google thing became a national issue, all newspapers wrote about it and criticized. I think it was just a mistake (it got blocked at 1am and was unblocked around 7-8 am).
  11. Well it's the same sort of thing here and even in America. Some ISPs have been suspected of limiting torrent and download rates. And then funnily enough, the speed limits are gone and everyone's back to normal. Or Google now says that some sites are blocked even here.
  12. Originally posted by Ali709I am now officially THE Sweetest Thing!

    Thank you, ladies and gentlemen...I'd like to thank the academy, em...no wait, I'd like to thank Remy for this great honor! Also I'd like to thank Dan, Gerard, Drew, Nate, Sergio, Johnny, Aidan and everyone else who's supported me in this...thank you!! [*now you should listen to some U2 song as I get off the stage! *]


    Aww, I'm blushing To be mentioned at such a prestigious event.... oh, no sorry, you've got me off track there too!!

    Cheers mate and nice one, well deserved. I'm pushing for The Black Cat at the moment, shouldn't be too long. I think gerard's going to push over 6000 pretty soon too
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.
Contribute to the U2 community with uploading photos or by telling us which shows you have visited.