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astra_lestat · 27-02-2005, 15:20

The problem is that BT and NTL are not the only ISPs in the UK.

But when you leave BT for another ADSL, you only hurt them internet payment wise, when you leave NTL for another ADSL you also hurt NTL phone bills by turning to BT.

Then arises the question, why to stay with NTL?

Just a small example. TalkTalk ISP - 20 pounds - 256/512, 25 pounds 256/1024, both unlimited.

I pay 25 pounds to NTL for 128/750 with a soft cap of 1G per day.

Please give me one good reason why to stay with NTL?

It is just one example, there are more adsl companies that advertise more attractive packages for the same price or lower without ANY caps.

I have decided to stay with NTL anyway, for some reasons I cannot explain even to myself, I prefer to pay my phone bills and support NTL, not BT. But as I said a couple of pages before, the moment NTL enforces soft or hard caps, it is going to be the last nail in the coffin. I like to use the Internet without thinking about traffic. It doesn't really matter whether I go over 1g per day or not. Sometimes I have 3g, sometimes 0.5. Why should I bother about it when there are offers out there that could relieve me from this kind of problems for the same amount of money?

P.S. So far, NTL was very fair to me and never enforced 1g per day cap on me despite that there were times when I just subscribed to NTL and got access to the fast Internet and my traffic was something like 3-5G per day for months.

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astra_lestat Inactive Join Date: Feb 2005 Services: 20M, TV Large Posts: 108	*Re: ALL* Speed Upgrade Discussion In Here Please (Part 2)** The problem is that BT and NTL are not the only ISPs in the UK. But when you leave BT for another ADSL, you only hurt them internet payment wise, when you leave NTL for another ADSL you also hurt NTL phone bills by turning to BT. Then arises the question, why to stay with NTL? Just a small example. TalkTalk ISP - 20 pounds - 256/512, 25 pounds 256/1024, both unlimited. I pay 25 pounds to NTL for 128/750 with a soft cap of 1G per day. Please give me one good reason why to stay with NTL? It is just one example, there are more adsl companies that advertise more attractive packages for the same price or lower without ANY caps. I have decided to stay with NTL anyway, for some reasons I cannot explain even to myself, I prefer to pay my phone bills and support NTL, not BT. But as I said a couple of pages before, the moment NTL enforces soft or hard caps, it is going to be the last nail in the coffin. I like to use the Internet without thinking about traffic. It doesn't really matter whether I go over 1g per day or not. Sometimes I have 3g, sometimes 0.5. Why should I bother about it when there are offers out there that could relieve me from this kind of problems for the same amount of money? P.S. So far, NTL was very fair to me and never enforced 1g per day cap on me despite that there were times when I just subscribed to NTL and got access to the fast Internet and my traffic was something like 3-5G per day for months.