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Chrysalis · 09-02-2005, 12:16

I think everywhere is an exaggeration, but it will be available in whats known as the internet hotspots (major cities), so if I am right most of the cherry picked areas that ntl and telewest have will have 8mbit adsl available by the end of the year. The problem here is it is quite obvious NTL wont even be able to compete, due to the shareholders holding them back. They have had to introduce the 40gig cap(not discussed here) and keep the proxies just to make the 3mbit feasible, result of cutting the engineers and upgrade work. So instead NTL are trying to compete in the only area they can and that is in the budget internet market, the bottom package is very competitive.

09-02-2005, 12:16	#371
Chrysalis cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,050	*Re: [Merged] ALL* Speed Upgrade Discussion In Here Please** I think everywhere is an exaggeration, but it will be available in whats known as the internet hotspots (major cities), so if I am right most of the cherry picked areas that ntl and telewest have will have 8mbit adsl available by the end of the year. The problem here is it is quite obvious NTL wont even be able to compete, due to the shareholders holding them back. They have had to introduce the 40gig cap(not discussed here) and keep the proxies just to make the 3mbit feasible, result of cutting the engineers and upgrade work. So instead NTL are trying to compete in the only area they can and that is in the budget internet market, the bottom package is very competitive.