Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Is there anywhere to get a spec of what connections this box has, eg. audio, SCART etc. , so I can compare what it's capable of to the one I currently use?

Cheers

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Well then I refer you to my post 567 then. :p:

Incog.

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Yup. On my desk. At work. At ntl. In the lab :)

Not on the live platform, I hasten to reaffirm :)

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

There's some info in post #32 and through the rest of the thread.

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

:) Anyone got a date for this monumetous upgrade then?

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Thanks .. the thread's somewhat long to read without a pointer to where. :tu:

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

:welcome:

Late summer... as it says in the thread title... that is as accurate as anyone can be at the moment.

MB

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:) Thanks MB!

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Current information that I can tell you :)

Upgrades to the infrastructure are continuing for the increases - a lot of money is being spent.

Large resegmentations are being carried out to increase available bandwidth - this includes new cards that give 2 downstream & 8 upstream channels per card instead of the current 1d to 6u. (but any talk of higher upstream speeds is still just rumour ;)). These measures should help areas where there is currently congestion.

A lot of new fibre is having to be installed as well for these upgrades, which takes time.

Also, a load of new proxy (netapp caches) are going to be installed in all areas.

There is a lot more I would love to tell you, but it's still hush hush atm, so I can't reveal it.

Oh, and there is still no final date other than the current end of summer (or before if it's ready).

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

try this thread here http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...68&postcount=1

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

I just want to define the end of summer if it hasnt already been defined:

"The official end of summer is the autumnal equinox. The autumnal equinox happens on September 22 and it marks the end of summer and start of autumn."

A cool fact (but unrelated):
"On that day of the autumnal equinox the day and night are exactly the same length."

I will stick with NTL till then to see how they get on with their 'upgrades'.
plus.net unlimited 2meg service for £39-99 is tempting though :)

[I wanted a pray hands smilie but couldnt find one - makes me sad]

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Same here with the news today that BT is to cut the monthly charge on its high-speed broadband internet service, by up to 25%, and having both BT and NTL in the house Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢ll have to take a look again at the BT service and price.



In all honesty £12 I think is about right for the lower BB service, during the summer I was actually thinking of dropping the service as with everything the cost of the phone,TV and BB all adds up to over £30 a month and its simply not worth that, Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢d rather pay more for a new house or car than a Utility

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Yeah. Well enjoy your monthly gigabyte.

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

BT Broadband Basic - £19.99 a month, with 1 GB download capacity

BT Broadband - £24.99, 15GB

BT Yahoo! Broadband - £26.99, 15GB

BT Broadband 1Mb - £28.99, 30GB

BT Yahoo! Broadband 1Mb - £29.99, 30GB

or

Wanadoo 512K - £17.99 a month, with 2 GB download capacity

Tiscali Broadband X3 - £15.99





I donââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t download a lot so yeah it could do me a treat, I do play the odd game and email and browse the net and thatââ‚ ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s about it, sorry I donââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t live on the thing!!!:Yikes:




Enjoy your downloads!!!!!:p:

Re: [Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004
 

Sadly I will have to stick to NTL as my BT phoneline can only accomodate a 512kb/s service.



No good to me!!!



I have never had any problems with NTL but am just itching for faster speeds.



Although I have to say that I think most people would prefer a higher upload than download??