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Originally Posted by dev
to me, 10mb on 20mb wouldnt mean oversubscription, it would be if they sold it with a contention ratio of anything better than 2:1
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They avoid mentioning any contention ratios.
Back when I first got cable in 1998, Cable London promised a contention ratio of 20:1 in their terms and conditions. It was used as a selling point because BT ADSL (the only type available then - pre LLU) was a choice between 25:1 (premuim cost) or 50:1.
However, mentioning contention ratios is deliberately avoided now - shame, because it would be an easy way of nailing ISP's to the wall for failing to keep to their side of the contract. They just simply keep piling more and more subscribers onto the UBR & POP's. I am currently getting slower speeds on 20mbit cable than I used to get on ISDN!