[ILUG] No Limits ? - No Service !

[Paul Scollon]

I know for a fact (m8s in Esat) that the reason they are dumping this
service is nothing to do with yours "excessive" use. Esat are now owned by
BT, and BT are in serious financial trouble (apparently) - hence a very
small (or no) profit making thing like No Limits has to go. All the other
ISPs in UK are also dropping similar services.
Oh, and I'm pretty sure they've covered their asses legally on this. Forget
about any kind of lawsuit. You'd lose. Badly :(

----- Original Message -----
From: Niall O Broin <niall at linux.ie>
To: <ilug at linux.ie>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: [ILUG] No Limits ? - No Service !


> Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I've just checked my
email
> and I've seen no mention of this so perhaps I'm the first one to have seen
> it. Esat are discontinuing my NoLimits service from May 31 because I am
> "using this service excessively".
>
> I don't actually use NoLimits as much as I know some of you do - for
> instance, I haven't had a second line installed specially - so I'm sure I
> won't be the only ILUG person receiving this letter. Let's not all scream
> and yell at once - ladies and gentlepersons. The only hope of doing
anything
> about this is if we act together - class action suit or whatever the
> equivalent legal term in Iirsh law is springs to mind.
>
> I'm not really hopeful - I think if push came to shove, ESAT would simply
> cease to provide the service to anyone - but I think it can't hurt to
speak
> to a lawyer. Publicity would help too - Esat will surely look rather
stupid
> for deciding that some people are using too much of an unlimited service -
> sounds like a job for Joe Duffy to me :-) or even placard waving at eXpo.
>
> Actually, it's like an all you can eat buffet saying that hungry people
> can't come in.
>
> I've a feeling that this is going to run and run . . .
>
>
> Niall
>