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IanUK · 19-02-2004, 16:02

I think (at least for me) it just comes down to the fact that the tiers are unbalanced and out of date, 5 gig as I suggested would only be a limit set (same as the 1 gig now) of course most users wouldn't use this (I rarely hit 1 gig now) but the 'fear' of hitting it would be removed and allow everyone to enjoy the broadband they are paying for - perhaps fear is too strong a word but you know what I mean

Heavy users are always going to be around, no matter what the limits set, thats just a way of life, but the current limits are out of date compared to the content available today.

I am a gamer, I belong to Gamespot - just 3 demos or movies a day downloaded from there would take me to nearly 1 gig, and they have thousands of them - with new ones each day, over the last year the games and movies have increased in size and quality, as broadband has gained in popularity throughout the world - I don't think its too much to ask for NTL to keep pace with the current sizes of downloads.

MSN now provides for FREE hundreds of high quality broadband streamed videos, they are very good but use a lot of bandwidth, again with new movies daily.

I like movies and TV so I often download the latest trailers and whole movies from sites such as Heavy & Atom to name just two, it would be extremely easy to fill several gig a day legitimately. (mostly I don't get the time, but I would love to !)

I would be a prime candidate for NTL's Plus offering, but I would not be able to use it enough given the cap to get my moneys worth, so I will leave it.

A 1 gig cap for a 1mb product that is also advertised available with a 'PLUS' offering (but with no extra bandwidth allocation) is just not fair.

They need to update it.

19-02-2004, 16:02	#283
IanUK Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 693	Re: 1GB Cap Letter!!!! I think (at least for me) it just comes down to the fact that the tiers are unbalanced and out of date, 5 gig as I suggested would only be a limit set (same as the 1 gig now) of course most users wouldn't use this (I rarely hit 1 gig now) but the 'fear' of hitting it would be removed and allow everyone to enjoy the broadband they are paying for - perhaps fear is too strong a word but you know what I mean Heavy users are always going to be around, no matter what the limits set, thats just a way of life, but the current limits are out of date compared to the content available today. I am a gamer, I belong to Gamespot - just 3 demos or movies a day downloaded from there would take me to nearly 1 gig, and they have thousands of them - with new ones each day, over the last year the games and movies have increased in size and quality, as broadband has gained in popularity throughout the world - I don't think its too much to ask for NTL to keep pace with the current sizes of downloads. MSN now provides for FREE hundreds of high quality broadband streamed videos, they are very good but use a lot of bandwidth, again with new movies daily. I like movies and TV so I often download the latest trailers and whole movies from sites such as Heavy & Atom to name just two, it would be extremely easy to fill several gig a day legitimately. (mostly I don't get the time, but I would love to !) I would be a prime candidate for NTL's Plus offering, but I would not be able to use it enough given the cap to get my moneys worth, so I will leave it. A 1 gig cap for a 1mb product that is also advertised available with a 'PLUS' offering (but with no extra bandwidth allocation) is just not fair. They need to update it.