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Originally Posted by Hell's Child
To add some facts and figures to this one, the following is ntls approx % for each speed.
150k - 66%
600k - 29%
1MB - 5%
5%, it's a very small %. And, tends to be gamers, people who download for profit (i.e download games/dvd's and sell them!!) and small buisnesses. I am not saying ALL 1mb users are the above but the majority are.
Most of ntl's broadband customers are people who are fed up of slow dial up, which ties the phone line up. Especially when you can get broadband for 17.99 with ntl (or 15.99 with pipex/bulldog etc) when on average dial up is around £15-£16 (bt 16.99, aol 15.99, freeserve 14.99).
Also, why should ntl be worried about telewest having a 2mb line? They are not competition. They do not operate in the same areas and so in theory, do not need to compete. Takeup of a 2mb line would be fairly small, as the UK does lag behind europe/usa with regards internet takeup.
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I would guess that over 90% of customers will continue to do the same after their speeds have been increased as they do now so they will not put any extra strain on the system. There may be quite a number who reduce their speeds in order to save a bit of cash.
I wonder what will happen with the AOL customers who use NTL broadband? At the moment they charge customers £27.99 for 512k supplied either via ADSL or NTL broadband. I can see the ones that have their supply via NTL broadband moving direct to NTL for an extra 238k download and £3 per month cheaper.
This may reduce the chance of customers leaving NTL to go the ADSL route and may even tempt some ADSL users to move to NTL. Time will tell.