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VIRTUALISATION Unmetered TiVo downloads extend to iPrimus
VIRTUALISATION Unmetered TiVo downloads extend to iPrimus | Unmetered TiVo downloads extend to iPrimus |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | |
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At the time, it seemed likely that other ISPs would follow suit, and it didn't take long before we saw the next cab off the rank. iPrimus has reached a similar arrangement, so their TiVo-using customers will get the EPG, software updates, video content (eg, movies) and so on without eating into their monthly data allowance. Since iPrimus's entry-level plan provides just 1.5G of data during peak hours (noon to midnight), that will no doubt be very welcome. At least iPrimus caps download speeds instead of charging for excess data. "Our customers do not need to pay twice for a movie experience on a TiVo - now they can purchase a movie download on a TiVo media device confident that the movie size will not impact their monthly data allowance," said iPrimus general manager, marketing and products, Andrew Sims. "This means our customers can use their broadband data allowance for other internet activities without their TiVo usage counting towards their plan's allowance," he added. And iPrimus CEO Ravi Bhatia claimed "Our high speed broadband network is ideally suited for fast delivery of content like popular movies on TiVo - at arguably the best prices in Australia today. What a tangled web they weave... Please read on. |
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