[ian@huth]

Let's get a few things clear:

We live in the UK not Sweden or Japan.

Nobody is forcing anyone to remain a NTL customer.

The majority of members on here think that the new deal from NTL is a fantastic deal.

Anyone with an ounce of common sense can see the way that broadband charging is moving in the UK and it isn't to an unlimited "all you can eat" system.

Yes, there are companies fighting for market share that are offering unlimited use at the moment, but how long will this last? If all the bandwidth hoggers move to these then it won't be long before they are forced to take action and enforce restrictions. The only alternative for them is to let unlimited downloads slow their network to a crawl.

Technology will advance and customers will require more bandwidth in the future but the same technological advances will allow ISPs to provide this extra bandwidth.

All the moaning and complaining in the world will not alter the arithmetic which dictates how much ISPs have to charge to make a profit and what speed and bandwidth allowance they can provide for that charge.

If you think that some ADSL ISPs offer a faster service and / or unlimited bandwidth allowance and will continue to do so in the future then back up your convictions, give them your custom and buy as many shares in the company as you can. You must be on a winner according to your logic.