Telewest to change tiers, announces 3mbit service, NTL to raise the bar......
 

apologies to the mods if this has been previously posted.

telewest are to increase the speed of its tiers on thier broadband service.

the upgrades are due to happen in may are as follows:

ofcourse a 3mbit service will be priced at £50 on telewest broadband.

NTL is also increasing speeds to counter blueyonder, but the speed increase will not be as big as telewest's

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3646825.stm

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

Interesting article in The Register..

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04...est_broadband/

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Telewest's speed increases now complete - two weeks ahead of schedule...

http://www.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyond...aster_schedule

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

Not available in West Wales, Id be with them like a shot if they were.
They say to try NTL, been there got the tee shirt, doesnt fit, LOL.

John S.

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

What a company. I wish we had service,price & choice like they offer.

Off topic now but I've been winding up a mate who's with Telewest and keep reminding him about the merger. He keeps getting upset by it LOL

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

ntl and telewest are 2 opposite ends of the spectrum

ntl = 1 gig/day telewest = unlimited
ntl = price rise telewest = price held
ntl = no 2mbit telewest = 2mbit
ntl = transperent proxies telewest = direct connection, proxy available for those who want
ntl = forced into upgrading speeds, months waiting time telewest = increased speeds without any real incentive to do so and 2 weeks later its done

no wonder telewest users are worried with merger.

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then lets hope telewest take ntl over ;)

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

I may have missed something, but has anyone actually announced a merger. All I have seen so far is that people have speculated on the possibility of it happening.

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...051958,00.html

Okay it may not be an official annoucement but the cards are on the table for a merger...

Re: [Merged] Telewest Broadband to increase speeds
 

i cant see it not happening , i just hope telewest take over ntl and we get poor ntl customers get the telewest benefits :tu:

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Are TW (blueyonder) caches optional then ?

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Yes Pem Telewest stopped using them ages ago you use them if you want to.

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telewest probably realised bandwidth is so cheap now its cheaper to save on manpower costs constantly fixing proxies then to save on www traffic.

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I wish Blueyonder was available in Northern Ireland :(

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I think alot of people wish Blueyonder was available in their area. :angel: