[aranj]

Okay, I've had both good and bad experiences with ntl:
Unfortunately, mostly bad, but I'm not going to gripe about it.

I was lured by their offer of free unmetred dial-up, but was a customer for absolutely ages before I was able to have this service, which they stopped about three months later(!)

But then they offered cheap unmetred dial-up, which was fairly reliable, along with fairly cheap (if not exactly reliable) tv and telephone.

I kept thinking, "it will get better, it will get better" whilst consoling myself with the thought that at least I was saving a few quid.

Then, cheap broadband. Again, fairly reliable.

Now, several years down the line, things don't seem to have improved all that much. Every time it seems to be okay for a while, something else happens, this time on a Sunday when customer services no longer operates.

And I can't even console myself with saving a few bob.

NTL
Phone and TV Family Pack £29.00
Broadband 300k £17.99
TOTAL £46.99

BT et al
Phone (BT Together) £10.50
Sky Family Pack £19.50
Bb 256k Tiscali or similar £17.99
TOTAL £47.99

And that's without shopping around for a good broadband deal.

It's not the money - like I say, I think "okay, ntl isn't great, but it'll get there and meantime I'm saving £ÃÆ ’‚£Ãà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£". But it seems that isn't so.

Ho-hum.