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DVS · 07-11-2004, 04:37

Speed of service is not going to benefit that many people. The problem with more speed at the client end of the equation is that content providers cannot and do not have the capacity to send the content that fast. For the general Joe Bloggs the difference between 1Mbit and 3Mbit will be unseen.

As to more users watching streaming video etc. That's not going to be viable and/or sustainable without said users incurring overage charges. User certainly won't be better off! NTL will.

Whilst I agree NTL is a company not a charity I see the entire Internet provisioning in this country returning to a late 90's PAYG system now that critical mass has been reached and users sucked on board by the promise of all you can eat solutions.

07-11-2004, 04:37	#409
DVS Inactive Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancs Services: 3Mbit STB broadband TV Base Pack 321 Phone Posts: 108	Re: [Now Official] More ntl speed changes Speed of service is not going to benefit that many people. The problem with more speed at the client end of the equation is that content providers cannot and do not have the capacity to send the content that fast. For the general Joe Bloggs the difference between 1Mbit and 3Mbit will be unseen. As to more users watching streaming video etc. That's not going to be viable and/or sustainable without said users incurring overage charges. User certainly won't be better off! NTL will. Whilst I agree NTL is a company not a charity I see the entire Internet provisioning in this country returning to a late 90's PAYG system now that critical mass has been reached and users sucked on board by the promise of all you can eat solutions.