Since P1 introduced its Fair Usage Policy to all the WiMAX subscribers, many people has raised numerous questions on it. Recently P1 has came up with their Fair Usage Policy FAQ. Here are some of the important FAQ’s:-

1.38 DOES P1 BLOCK P2P APPLICATIONS OR TRAFFIC?

• P1 does not block any peer to peer (P2P) or file sharing applications.

1.39 DOES P1 IMPLEMENT A FAIR USAGE POLICY?

• In order to ensure the broadband experience for the majority of P1’s customers is fast, reliable and of high quality, P1 implements a Fair Usage Policy to manage users who use the service excessively. However, P1 will not block or restrict the service completely for the users who user the service excessively, unless it is necessary.

1.41 HOW DOES P1′S FAIR USAGE POLICY AFFECT ME?

• P1’s Fair Usage Policy applies to all our customers but it will only affect you if you are one of the very few users who make inappropriate or excessive use of P1’s service. Majority of users who do not frequently upload or download very large number of videos, very large files and use peer to peer (P2P) and file sharing software will not be affected.

1.42 DOES P1 THROTTLE P2P OR BIT TORRENT TRAFFIC?

• P1 manages peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic from applications like Bit Torrent and other file sharing software when service congestion occurs, in order to maintain a fair, high quality and reliable level of service for all users.

1.44 WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY USAGE EXCEEDS 20GB THAT MONTH?

• If your data usage per month exceeds 20 Gigabytes, your broadband connection speed will be given lower priority during periods of high traffic usage and network congestion, and you may experience lower than average speed.

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