[Hell's Child]

Originally Posted by NitroNutter

The 300k increase could be construed as giving nothing but a speed increase as permitted usage has not increased, which was my point. £1.50 imo is way better to pay over NTL's price for the entry band service for no restriction.

Can you realisticly say this will affect the "average" user? The majority of 150k (300k) use it because it is comparable on price with dial up, but they get a faster service that doesn't tie the phone up. The cap is irrelivant as, not only would it be difficlut to hit the 1GB limit, but also very unlikley!
If it's your opinion, i'm not arguing with it, I am not saying you are wrong i'm just pointing out that when you add some figures to the equasion, the number of people it would have a detrimental effect to or make worthwhile to go to adsl is quite small.

the new 750k has yes still the same permitted usage and lesser upstream speed.

Again, this will not affect the avarage user who tend to use the 600k service for DOWNLOADING.

adsl still offer a 1mb service @ considerably reduced cost in comparrison to NTL, with no usage maximum. The adsl 2mb service is considerably lower than NTL's 1.5mb also with no maximum usage.

These are the people it does effect.. i've already admitted that!!!


As ntl have recently started sending usage letters this has and will probably become more of an issue than it has been since the cap was introduced.

There are other adsl providers offering lower prices for restriced services similar to NTL's and/or out of hours service, ie bulldog primetime.

Bulldog....ÂÂƚ£15.99 a month for 150K?? why not pay £2 more and get double the speed??? To me, at least IMO, it doesn't seem logical that somebody would do that.

NTL would have been far better off just doubling all packages and increasing the cap, with maybe a small fee increase of £2-3 on each the higher tiers, which they have done on the 1mb.

When comparing you have to look at all aspects of the service comparrison.

price speed what restrictions/caps

I have already mentioned my marketing dept. has told me the cap will be reviewed in line with the speed upgrades so I have looked a the picture.

We only have 3 teirs... why should they double the 600k for example to 1.2meg and only charge £25-28 when the other cable co's charge £35?
They have doubled the lower end and not increased the price.
You seem happy with what they have done with the 1mb, but are unhappy with the cap. But, with greatest respect, this isn't a discussion about the cap, it's about the increase in the speeds.