[DieDieMyDarling]

I think this all comes down to something that's been wrong with ntl (and a lot of other companies in the uk) for a long time. The so called 'tech support' is usually made up of people who don't have a clue, sat in front of a computer screen with a list of Q&A type help sheets, and a list of phone numbers if they get stuck, that they can 'transfer' you to.

I've phoned tech support a few times, with various problems, and each time the person i get through to has gone through a list of simple questions, and if my problem doesn't fit into those problems i get 'transferred' - then the next person does the same thing, with a set of more complicated questions, and finally if all else fails, they put you through to tech support in Swansea (well, they're welsh, i think it's swansea), who really know their stuff, and have always had the answer for me.

The people in india probably know just as much, if not more, than the every day tech support for ntl in the UK, and are no doubt following the same Q&A help sheets, and have the same list of phone numbers to transfer you to, if they can't help, just takes a little longer now, if they don't understand your accent, or vice versa.

As long as ntl don't get rid of the guys in Swansea i don't really care, as they are the people i rely on when something goes wrong, the everyday phone monkey's can be from where they like, they're never any help anyway.