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Originally Posted by brundles
A while back now, back in the days of NTL wasn't there some master plan to put everyone on 10meg (as was the top speed back then) and then charge people for usage - similar to the price plans from ADSL providers like BT?
The more we move towards 24/7 STM and this application throttling (OK, they denied throttling applications but that leaves plenty of scope for destinations, ports, etc) the more the drive is for a higher package to get higher bandwidth rather than the speed.
I've said it before, and I still think this is the case, but I believe the end goal here is to "encourage" people like me on 4meg to upgrade to a higher packager just to be able to use my connection now as I was a year ago. They're banking on the fact that just because you give someone faster speeds doesn't mean their usage changes. The more people on the higher packages, the more revenue for the same cost (in theory anyway).
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I totally agree with what you're saying, but when you're paying £38 for it the fun soon wears off when you can't use what you're paying out for. There are cheaper alternatives out there.
I understand what you're saying, if the 10mb was stm free then I'll gladly down grade. As it stands I do feel like I don't have a choice in the matter as that tier to me is totally pointless as it is now, my only alternative is to look elsewhere and in time all those upgrading will probably feel the same too.