[Hell's Child]

Originally Posted by DeadKenny

I don't like being told I'm getting extra for free when I'm not and being told I should be happy to pay that bit more for the extra 500kbps, which although that's all very nice, does not represent a huge difference on a 1Mbps connection given typical use and limits of the Internet (i.e. for downloads, you may get that big download half an hour earlier if you're lucky, but I'm not really that bothered about it

So in your case, upload is you big requirement.
However im most cases people have 1mb for downloading, and that half hour quicker will make a big difference.

I don't understand how you can say that a 50% increase in speed

does not represent a huge difference on a 1Mbps connection

I don't like being told I'm getting extra for free when I'm not

The price increase was applied before the increase of speed was, so you had a price increase on your 1mb, now they are offering 500k extra at no extra cost on top of the 1mb connection (which is now 37.99), suppose it's to do with the way you look at it but, if you believe some people who believe ntl followed telewest, then your perception get's blown out of the water as the price increase had been on the cards since Jan, where as the speed increase has been on the cards since early march (so I am led to believe).

Telewest charge £37.99 if you only take broadband off them, so potentially ntl should look at giving a £2 discount to those who take telco off us as well.