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Originally Posted by Hugh
Cheap, fast, unlimited - pick any two out of three.....
Otherwise, expect to pay more.
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True, but what constitutes reasonable use will have to change as average usage levels change. If most people are getting STMed then VM will have to change the speeds they claim to sell. VM cannot allow this situation whilst BT are upping the bandwidth on their products.
This is an opportunity for VM because I suspect that many ISPs will not be ready in time to offer high speed broadband which many families will want when Youview arrives. BT will be VM's only real competitor until the other ISPs can sell on BT's fiber system.
There will be STM, as I can't see hard capping working, but the levels of what is acceptable use will be rising very sharply over the next two years as Youview beds in. A real spike in bandwidth usage growth patterns as opposed to the smoother pace of change the market here has been used to. VM will certainly be aware of this and will be getting changes in place. Either that or someone important at VM will be laid off quite soon now.
As soon as someone works out that all a Youview box needs is a couple of USB ports on the front for some game controllers and it can function as a channel for the new streamed online gaming services being launched now, there will be a second big boost to this rise in normal bandwidth use. Interesting times ahead.
This is why I've upgraded to the 50meg product when I could probably stick with 30meg if I wanted. I shall be needing the lack of downstream STM for the Youview release. Shame it was delayed a bit, but at least I'm ready.