Cable Forum - View Single Post - just what sort of speeds could NTL provide

Ignition · 27-07-2004, 09:36

Currently the highest speeds I've seen out of a cable network comparible with ntl's are 10Mbit downstream and 1Mbit upstream from a provider in Canada called Cogeco.

Worth mentioning though that they have soft caps same as ntl and very few people download and upload more than 50 - 60GB/month combined, over 100GB is considered crazy usage there.

Also their subscribers don't moan like crazy when they don't get absolutely maximum speeds all the time. The UK model rather sadly from the point of view of getting higher speeds out there is that everyone can download as much as they want regardless of what they pay, and God help the provider if they actually see some contention while downloading their 200+GB for the month.

27-07-2004, 09:36	#9
Ignition Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South-East London Age: 48 Services: Depends who's being serviced :p Posts: 2,588	Re: just what sort of speeds could NTL provide Currently the highest speeds I've seen out of a cable network comparible with ntl's are 10Mbit downstream and 1Mbit upstream from a provider in Canada called Cogeco. Worth mentioning though that they have soft caps same as ntl and very few people download and upload more than 50 - 60GB/month combined, over 100GB is considered crazy usage there. Also their subscribers don't moan like crazy when they don't get absolutely maximum speeds all the time. The UK model rather sadly from the point of view of getting higher speeds out there is that everyone can download as much as they want regardless of what they pay, and God help the provider if they actually see some contention while downloading their 200+GB for the month.