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Mauldor · 15-12-2004, 19:41

Before the thread gets closed once again, I wish for somebody technical to explain this for me if they can:

ADSL - 90%+ of the providors I have checked offer Lite and PowerUser packages, Only the Lite packages come with a CAP. Now understanding the reason for a CAP is that heavy users ofd the line will take most of the Bandwidth away and leave little if any for the other users. Now how for example does ADSL Providors manage that??

Using NTL as a comparrison if I may - they chuck users on UBRS - grouping XXX together in the same area, this having so much bandwidth. The theory of all of this is that if everybody was on at a different time, then there is more than enough bandwidth to go around in a quiet area.

To me it seems very simple - ADSL can cope with "Heavy" users no problems and it seems Telewest also can cope yet NTL cannot. Would someone who is Inside NTL and technical explain why we need a CAP on all the services and how does a Business Line differ apart from the price to how it is wired up? Do they get there own UBR?

15-12-2004, 19:41	#66
Mauldor Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scunthorpe Age: 59 Services: 50mbit, Base TV, Base Phone Posts: 437	Re: NTL - New 1MB / 5GB Cap - should I subscribe @ 300k with NO CAP ? Before the thread gets closed once again, I wish for somebody technical to explain this for me if they can: ADSL - 90%+ of the providors I have checked offer Lite and PowerUser packages, Only the Lite packages come with a CAP. Now understanding the reason for a CAP is that heavy users ofd the line will take most of the Bandwidth away and leave little if any for the other users. Now how for example does ADSL Providors manage that?? Using NTL as a comparrison if I may - they chuck users on UBRS - grouping XXX together in the same area, this having so much bandwidth. The theory of all of this is that if everybody was on at a different time, then there is more than enough bandwidth to go around in a quiet area. To me it seems very simple - ADSL can cope with "Heavy" users no problems and it seems Telewest also can cope yet NTL cannot. Would someone who is Inside NTL and technical explain why we need a CAP on all the services and how does a Business Line differ apart from the price to how it is wired up? Do they get there own UBR?