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Originally Posted by Earwig
If you take into account the 1GB cap layed down by NTL then you need to make the same comparison with PLUSNET. Unfortunately their lowest cap is 2GB (DOUBLE NTL'S!!!!) This makes the direct comparison between NTL and PLUSNET (Both on their 1MB line) A little closer as the price for plusnet per month is just £23.99. Seem a little better??
If you decided on their 2MB line the LOWEST cap here is 4GB which is 4 times that of NTL and 500K quicker than the proposed 1.5MB of NTL.
The price for this is only £31.99 which kinda balances out the cost of modem/activation. Oh and you can buy your own modem anyway and save even more!!
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Sorry, but you are wrong regarding the bandwidth limit. [EDIT: Ah, I've just noticed that you realised this with your next post in the thread]
NTL's bandwidth limit is 1 GB per
day, which is roughly equal to 30GB per
month.
PlusNet's bandwidth limits are
monthly
http://www.plus.net/products/broadband_home.html
The £23.99 1Mb package comes with only 2 GB of bandwidth per
month
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2GB Bandwidth
You get 2GB included bandwidth each month, with extra bandwidth available if you need it
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The £31.99 2Mb package comes with only 4 GB of bandwidth per
month
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4GB Bandwidth
You get 4GB included bandwidth each month, with extra bandwidth available if you need it.
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Makes NTL's "cap" look quite generous now, doesn't it?
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Originally Posted by Teccie
What ?
NTL 12 months contract - oh and capped to sommat silly.. 1gb
37.99 per month for 1MB (not 1.5 atm and not for the forseeable future)
free connection/modem
= 455.88
Plus net 12 months contract - 4gb limit
31.99 per month for 2MB (real 2MB, not soon to be 2MB)
connection - £58.75
modem - 44.99
= 497.62
30 quid per yr for double the service... oh okay if u insist 30 quid per yr for double the service until ntl pull their fingers out, then its still 500k faster. So 30 quid per yr for an extra 500k connection - bargain. Oh and u can get an adsl internal modem for £20...
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NTL limit: 1 GB per day
PlusNet limit: e.g. 2GB per MONTH on the 1Mb service, or 4GB per MONTH on the 2Mb service
(see above part of my post)
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Originally Posted by Earwig
Just looked again and plusnets bandwidth restrictions are per month I think. (they do not make this to clear). So you would have to go for the PREMIERE pack to get unlimited bandwidth which makes it a little more expensive but still better in the long run me thinks.
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The package selector is very clear that the bandwidth limit is monthly.
e.g. pick the 1Mb service, & select the basic bandwidth - it will tell you:
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2GB Bandwidth
You get 2GB included bandwidth each month, with extra bandwidth available if you need it
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But, yes, the "Premiere" option, although 6-8 quid extra, does make it quite good value.