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Stuart · 04-05-2004, 12:31

ackees, could you explain why you cannot use BT services? Is it actually a case of can not, or will not?

As Pem says, NTL are free to to raise their prices as they see fit (AFAIK so are BT now), but it would be commercial suicide for them to do so. Nearly all (if not all) people that can get NTL can also get BT/Sky (if they want the DTV & Phone). As for saying they are cheaper than BT, they probably are compared to the Standard BT tariff (a trick which nearly all other phone companies pull).

Regarding what you say about offers for new customers, this is also standard practice amongst other companies (especially Mobile phone companies). Also, they are not the only ISP to introduce a free service then suddenly replace it with a paid service. Freeserve, or Wanadoo as they are now have done it (they could hardly call themselves Freeserve if they weren't free).

As for the 4.99 ISPs you have mentioned, I think you'll probably find the price goes up after a couple of months, as these are probably special offers.

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Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: NTL worse than BT ackees, could you explain why you cannot use BT services? Is it actually a case of can not, or will not? As Pem says, NTL are free to to raise their prices as they see fit (AFAIK so are BT now), but it would be commercial suicide for them to do so. Nearly all (if not all) people that can get NTL can also get BT/Sky (if they want the DTV & Phone). As for saying they are cheaper than BT, they probably are compared to the Standard BT tariff (a trick which nearly all other phone companies pull). Regarding what you say about offers for new customers, this is also standard practice amongst other companies (especially Mobile phone companies). Also, they are not the only ISP to introduce a free service then suddenly replace it with a paid service. Freeserve, or Wanadoo as they are now have done it (they could hardly call themselves Freeserve if they weren't free). As for the 4.99 ISPs you have mentioned, I think you'll probably find the price goes up after a couple of months, as these are probably special offers.