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Originally Posted by ianathuth
Let's get a few things clear:
We live in the UK not Sweden or Japan.
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Don't use the old selective reading trick, it was quite clear I was making the point we don't live in Australia, by saying look at the other end of the spectrum. I know we live in UK and I know we work by a different model.
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Nobody is forcing anyone to remain a NTL customer.
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Nobody is saying they are.
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The majority of members on here think that the new deal from NTL is a fantastic deal.
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People realise this, just because not everyone is the 'majority' doesn't mean our opinions become void. We live in a democracy you know.
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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.
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It is a complete myth that heavy users slow down everyone else on the network. In the 3 years I have had broadband from NTL I have not once not been able to download at full speed. Maybe some areas are overloaded, but that is NTL's problem, not the customers in the areas with plenty of bandwidth to spare.