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Originally Posted by Hans Gruber
Just some everybody knows, my main problem with the cap is, as things get faster, people find more possibilities of how technology can be used. The next big thing in technology is high definition video, now there is no way using any kind of HD service is going to use small files. The only reason HD is now possible is due to faster internet services, but this will never catch on if we start capping usage.
Of course it is in the ISPs best interests to restrict what people can do, possibly so they can sell further subscription services at a later date. But for the good of the internet it is NOT good to restrict people usage. It seems the suggestion is anyone that uses over 40gb a month is a pirate that is no doubt funding terrorism. Which, currently, for the majority may be the case, but technology moves so fast this will not be true for long, but anyone using one of these new capped ISPs will not be able to experience this technology.
Once NTL realises how much bandwidth people really do need in the near future, what will they do? Remove the cap? Not likely if it's firmly in place. We will end up missing out on a huge part of the internet. Which is BAD.
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There will be many new applications coming in the future which will require much more bandwidth. The broadband speeds that NTL provide are not standing still, they are increasing rapidly. Both speeds and caps will increase over a period of time allowing those future applications to be run when they arrive.
High definition TV streams will eventually be available but money has to be invested in this area whether they are delivered via the internet, cable TV, satellite TV or Terrestrial TV.
Infrastructure and software have to be installed that will allow advancement in speeds and raising of caps and that can be time consuming and expensive. NTL have shown that they are making serious investment towards these ends.