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Originally Posted by patchwork
Get real, LOL, the people with faster upgraded packages upgraded to bigger and faster packages because they "needed" the speed and they "wanted" the extra bandwidth. How many customers do you think have upgraded to a really fast internet connection and only use it for light surfing and reading email. (next to none) And how many of the people with 3mb packages do think are going to be happy using their connection for just 64 minutes per day LOL especially when the TV is covered with adverts for unmetered/unlimited connections.
Anyone that actually uses their internet connection for anything other than light surfing / email is going to break the barriers on a regular basis.
Anyone with a home network (parents + kids) is going to break the barriers on a very regular basis
Any normal teenager is going to break the barriers on a very regular basis.
So who is left? A dozen old age pensioners (no offence to the old intended) who would be better off with 56kb modems and I guess you.
I'm sure all 13 of you will be enough to keep NTL from going bankrupt.
Pete
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You have got the surfing habits of everyone all worked out then? Tell me, how is it that the average bandwidth usage on broadband in the UK is around 7Gb per month? Remove the top couple of percent of heavy users and that average is nearer to 4Gb per month.
Most users don't try to max out their connections at all. Your usage is not the norm.
Some people have the fastest connections for similar reasons that they have the fastest cars. Some have the fastest connection because they can afford it and prefer the odd 20 minute download they rarely do to take only 5 minutes if they can get the sppeed to do it. Which normal user maxes out their 3Mb connection anyway.