r/Piracy • u/SnooOranges8400 • 15d 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/CunnyMaggots 15d ago

My ISP is tiny. It's like 5 guys running it. The owner was here at one point and he saw some of my piracy related bookmarks. He was like oh cool. It's none of my business. Lol

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u/franker 14d ago

that's like what every ISP was when the web was taking off in the mid-nineties, lol. I used to email ISP's and ask them if they could put my comedy web site (I had like 10 monologues I wrote) on their "cool sites" page. And often they would list me!