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Originally posted by scastle
Depends how much work the network needs, and how much it would cost to fix it.
Videotron did use cheap cable and cheap installers (see posts by BBKing and Escapee on .com for that info), and the quality of the network has degraded by all accounts. In some areas, it is not capable of carrying broadband data because the return path is not strong enough.
Anyway, aren't NTL currently upgrading the old Videotron areas? That is a rumour, but in the absence of any official comment, it is all we have.
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According to Chris Collinson they have done tests in Harrow and will not be upgrading for the foreseeable future.
This is rather odd because most STB's I have seen in Harrow have a return path and obtain an IP from the UBR's in Acton. My STB is currently sitting here with a return path, an IP address and a status of no-bia.cm.
Personally if I had a potential customer base of 1 million households I would be making the upgrades of those areas top priority.