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Originally Posted by PC_Arcade
That's a ridiculous statement, if that's what YOU want to use the net for fine (although I think you'd be better off on the lower tariff), I'd like to use it a little more extensively.
I don't have a 3mb connection, I'm on the fastest speed that NTL provide which currently is 1.5mb (the lowest (with the exeption of BT), Fastest speed available in my area BTW)
The question is "Given that NTL own their network are they unable to compete with ADSL providers on price and data volume (speed is largely irrelevant if it can only be used in moderation anyway) despite the fact that the ADSL providers, in the main also have to pay BT a share?"
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You're trying to compare apples and oranges. ADSL and cable or different technolgies, and require different development and maintenance. It's like complaining that Aston Martin are more expensive then Ford, when they both provide the same end user product...
At the end of the day, ntl serves the masses very well. And that's what they need to do. They're too big and too cash strapped to concentrate on a very tiny percentage of bandwith hogging customers who have nothing better to do than download linux and movies all day, and who's arms are too short for the very deep pockets they appear to have.
