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Originally Posted by MysticKiller
How's this possible plz? I wont mind abit of hassle for 100mb and for such a cheap price
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Well, Tokyo is quite densely populated, so in some areas the telcos have laid in fibre optic cable to each block. Of course, you will probably never download at 100Mbit, that's just the theoretical maximum of the line.
If you live close to an exchange, you can get 50Mbit ADSL. More common is 12Mbit. This was in April though, when I was over there. Just about every street in Akihabara had a stall selling fast broadband. Loads of competition and low prices.
My suggestion to NTL would be this. Offer unlimited bandwidth overnight, when most people are in bed. That way, people won't have problems surfing during the day and at night people can download freely. Or, do like Bulldog do and have 1MBit during the day and 3MBit off-peak.
In the end, I don't think capping will help NTL out that much. Unlike an ADSL ISP, when someone leaves NTL they don't just loose £25/month, they loose out on TV and phone subscriptions as well. Sky has better but slightly more expensive TV, BT is about the same for phone lines and so really the only advantage NTL has is bandwidth.