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Originally Posted by Rone
I dont know how long they will last in the market [i hope they do] but theres also Nildram 2mbit at £44 , no cap at all.
And they will be bound to move forward with speed and pricing as times change.  |
Or would be if they weren't relying on BT for wholesale connectivity (in the case of Nildram) or restricted to 8Mbit by the ANFP (Access Network Frequency Plan) in the UK in the case of UKOnline.
Neither can move in speed, or price as they both depend on BT's pricing which is in turn in the case of the IPStream product Nildram use actively regulated
upwards by OfCom to avoid competition issues with bitstream wholesale services. UKOnline have already factored into their pricing OfCom enforced price cuts, they also require customers to buy a £70 wireless router and require a 12 month contract, offer no static IPs or any of the other 'value add' services that people complain about ntl not offering.
BT at present have no plans that are either public knowledge or known to their R+D department to upgrade their speeds. They are doing a network upgrade however their main project at the moment is boostable and QoS regulated services... with a maximum speed of 2Mbit downstream and 256k upstream.
Just pointing out various comparisons and refuting statements
