Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

ADSLGuide used to publish details of all speedtests run over the month and the fastest ADSL provider never got much more than 440Kbps on a 512k connection.

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:15:40 GMT
1st 128K took 359 ms = 365103 Bytes/sec = approx 3038 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 360 ms = 364089 Bytes/sec = approx 3029 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 375 ms = 349525 Bytes/sec = approx 2908 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 359 ms = 365103 Bytes/sec = approx 3038 kbits/sec

These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.

Had to include that comment at the end, yes, ntl are really ripping us all off, I mean come on, I pay for 3meg, and it get... 3meg, its rip off Britain I tell you :/

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

Maybe the guy didn't explain himself correctly. He could be referring to upload speed.


I like to give people the benefit of doubt before bitching :)

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

I got the impression he was talking about upload, although he didn't make it clear.

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True, It would make sense then, but then ADSL is as bad, if not worse at uploading, A friend on mine on 512/256 Pipex ADSL is lucky to get 18/20k upload off peak, oh, and ADSL guide says my upload is a cool 35.5kB/s average.

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The only thing that annoys me is i pay for 3mb but am limited on how much i can download. If i pay for it i should get it. The 1gb a day limit can be reached in under an hour. I know they havn't really enforced the cap yet but i personally think its crazy, what can you do though, everyone is doing it! :mad:

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Doing what????

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Capping broadband services. The only ones that arn't seem to be overpriced and still slow speeds.

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

No, I was asking what on earth your downloading that takes a gig in an hour?

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

Er downloading something? :dozey:

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

You can reach one gig a day by capping broadband services?

BTW, we do already have a capping thread at http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=25635

Re: NTL Ripping us all off
 

Duh.. Such as?? :dunce:

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Does it matter? He said you can exceed the cap in 50 mins and you can :dozey: :p:

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What you pay for is a connection that allows you to download at up to 3Mbps and which has a usage restriction. :)

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Ahem, we already have a thread for discussing the caps.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=25635