[danielf]

Originally Posted by Tristan

As possibly the only person on this board who uses both NTL and Telewest services on a regular basis, I'm in a unique position to comment.

And the verdict is... it's a draw. There are some little things I prefer on Telewest, some little things I prefer on NTL, but when it comes down to it, the two services are near enough identical as far as the end user is concerned.

I have to say that I find the constant pointing at Telewest as an example of "how things should be done" rather amusing. Right, Telewest had their speed upgrades completed sooner, but NTL said Q1 2004, and they haven't missed the deadline yet. And that's completely missing the point anyway, which is that for the same cost per month, your broadband will be twice as fast on NTL as it is on Telewest. It's funny how the pro-TW brigade always fail to mention that one.

Re. upload: when I had NTL's 300k service, my upload was twice as fast as the upload I now have on Telewest's 256k service.

Furthermore, my TW internet connection has a "usage guideline" that is actually more stringent that NTL's for the equivalent speed (not that I care about either, frankly).

Please, people, stop thinking Telewest are the best thing ever. They're just the same as NTL when it comes down to it.

Having recently switched from NTL to TW, I would agree with that. The major difference imo is that the email on Telewest works. And the fact that I get one bill for all my services.