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Originally Posted by eshaq786
well maybe saying BT will be no more is a over statement but BT seriously do need to make major changes if they are to be competitve next year. They are still stuck at 2mb down and 256k up while others such as uk online already have 8mb down 400k up and that may further increase next year in terms of upload. other companies such as bulldog will follow soon so BT should do the same instead of being stubborn.
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There is another way to look at it. The higher speeds (and I count 1 Meg in this) are less profitable for companies, such as BT. Based on things I have read here in the past, the number of 1.5 Meg users on the NTL network is a small fraction of those on 300K. It also carries a large cost in terms of network usage and expansion. For instance, one 1.5 Meg user at £37.99 can use the same bandwidth as 5 300K users @ £17.99 each. Which would you say is more profitable??
If it is proved that people want speeds of 8 Meg or more, I am sure BT will pull their finger out and increase speeds.