Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

That just wouldn't be workable....

Imagine you want to download the latest Linux distro and you want it quick "hello customer services I'd like to go onto the 10Mb service please" download the files and "hello customer services I'd like to go onto the 1Mb service please" Kids on school holidays "hello I'd like to go onto the 4Mb service please" and so on.

Unworkable in my opinion.

Be gentle with me this is my first post.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

:welcome: dsemuk and to be honest the monthly limit on speed changes apart from everyone phoning CS to download the latest movie for an hour and then going back down to 2/4MBit it's probably to do with the billing systems as well.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Hello!! and yes I see what you mean. I was thinking more along the lines of switching tiers online though. Maybe not once a day, but say, a while ago I switched down speeds and regretted it so wanted to switch back straightaway.

Incidentally, why can you switch up on the site but not down?

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

But im guessing they will be done by the end of June cause if they dont they've broken their end of June promise.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

that would be NTL and their 'odd ways', probably because someone high up the chain thought that might encurage people to to easly downgrade and cost them money.

if anyones interested
'BBC to air World Cup, Wimbledon live online'
http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?...ss=193&id=1710

probably not mpeg2 HD or AVC HD streaming, but i wonder if they might do SD mpeg2 or SD AVC rather than some sub-standard 640x480 or less, we might need some more bandwidth if they did become really inovative and try streaming HD AVC to your high spec PC.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Are swansea and the other 2 areas better networks then other areas? if yes, would they roll it out there and if no problems assume other areas will be fine and then do a rollout on faster scale, since I cant imagine ntl doing only 3 areas a week.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

I come from Belfast and am excited to hear about the 2mb to 4mb happening here first, but what time during the day would these updates normally be expected? the stroke of midnight, before breakfast, midday?

I wouldn't want to be foolishly reseting my modem just for an update that may not have been sent.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Where'd you hear that?

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Was it from here?

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Yeah it was.

Sounds like those three places including Belfast would be first unless we are getting screwed and they are leaving us last.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Ah didnt see that :)

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

I believe NTL will reset your modem when the new config file is available so you don't have to do it yourself. When the modem reboots it will pickup the new config file and give you 4mb.

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

Yay! https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2006/06/8.gif



EDIT: Oh crap. I just saw the bit about the 120 modems that will be updated in the "near future". :(

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

My upgrade was done this morning. Newport South Wales

Re: New Speeds - June 1st
 

LOL!!!Sorry fella, but that's poetic justice for rubbing our noses in it! ;)