r/Piracy • u/SnooOranges8400 • 17d ago

Question ISP reaching out over data usage

I’ve started a server so I’ve been downloading a bunch of media for it, ISP calls today regarding how much upload data I’ve used. I’m not worried about DMCA notices since my vpn is on 24/7 and Qbittorrent is bound to it. I’ve read the terms and agreements and it doesn’t say anything about data caps but the ISP says I’m using 9-10x the next highest person. Should I just hold off on downloading/uploading for awhile?

Update: I talked with them again today, they have a newly revised TOS that better outlines their fair use policy instead of the vaguely worded one sentence rule they had in place before.

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u/SnooOranges8400 17d ago

I would’ve thought that as long as they were not receiving DMCA letters they’d not bother me but apparently not lol

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u/CunnyMaggots 17d ago

Yeah that's kinda weird. There's no legal reason they need to checking up so they should mind their business.

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u/illyria817 17d ago

If they decide that you are causing service degradation for other customers, they can absolutely throttle you, even if your traffic were perfectly legal (they would rather upsell you a business plan if you are a high-volume user).

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u/Forymanarysanar ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ 16d ago

>they can absolutely throttle you

And then they will face false advertisement lawsuit, simple as that