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Originally Posted by patchwork
Then that would be the wrong choice.
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No, it would be the right choice.
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Originally Posted by patchwork
As I've pointed out a few times now people are only going to use more and more bandwidth, if they are seeing problems now, then that shows they have a weakness in the network that needs addressing and fixing now.
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People are not necessarily going to use more & more. Having a faster connection does not mean people automatically download more - they download the same as before, only faster.
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Originally Posted by patchwork
Getting rid of 5% of the userbase now will only decrease their profits
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Erm, do you want to run that one by me again - how exactly does getting rid of customers that are costing you money, decrease your profits ?
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Originally Posted by patchwork
They need to spend money on the network and if your connection is slowing down then its not the fault of the 5% club, it NTL's fault, they should be working flat out and upgrading the network now so it can handle 4/8/16/32mb connections tomorrow, blaming the users is just a really lame excuse.
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No, it's not ntl's fault at all - it's the fault of bandwidth hoggers. That's a bit like blaming the car for having a poor mpg rate when you run out of petrol - when it's really the drivers fault for not filling up, and using it excessivly.
I'm sure if we all lived in that nice fluffy fantasy land where network equipment is free then ntl would jump at the chance to upgrade all their network for the speeds you mention. Sadly, here in the real world, equipment costs money (lots of it), and ntl are not going to spend huge amounts on their network to cater for a few heavy users who are never going to make them any profit.