[mrm1]

All broadband connections share bandwidth. Their will always be more users than the network can handle if everyone using this particular connection were to log on at the same time. All network providers, including NTL rely on the fact that not all user will be connected at the same time. This means at peak times your share of the bandwidth is smaller than at less busy times, regardless of what speed you subscribe to. This is a theretical maximum connection speed, which will always be lower depending on NTLs contension Ration.

Any one know what value this is ? I think I read somewhere this can be 5:1. but another place as high as 20:1