I just read the first 5 and then skipped to the last 5 pages of this thread, so forgive me if I'm going over old ground here.
A few posts caught my eye so I'll comment, and add a few (possibly rhetorical) questions (as it still seems like there's no firm news on this).
Matth said:
"What was the "lite" tier at 300k, moves to 1Mbit, and since that is a throughput that cost £34.99 not so long ago, at £17.99 it gets a 5Gb cap to make it a "lite" service."
So, if people on 300k get bumped up to 1Mbit they'll get a 5gb a month cap forced on them? Surely that means they're not getting the service they first subscribed to? Won't the people getting the speed increases be required to sign a new contract? What if they refuse to sign the new contract. Would they stay with what they have or be thrown off?
Ignition
"Just a reminded though it's been done to death, when you order the upgrade you are agreeing to a transfer limit of 40GB a month. This isn't a guideline it's a fixed transfer allowance."
So when you order an upgrade you are agreeing to the new limit. That makes sense. The people who are being bumped up from 300k to 1Mbit aren't agreeing to it though, so back to my previous point.
dellwear mentioned
https://secure.ntlfreedom.com/htmlfiles/5gb.htm
5gb a month doesn't look good, but there's also this -
https://secure.ntlfreedom.com/bundle...ndClassic.aspx
"Unlimited service - with no download limits on your Broadband usage"
"Unlimited anytime high-speed 512K Broadband"
That's faster than the 300k service I have now!