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Originally Posted by Keytops
Has anyone touched on the subject of when people use their connection most?
If NTL decide to introduce hard caps, wouldn't people be using their connections most in the evening when they can be infront of the PC and carefully watching the amount they download?
Wouldn't that have a noticeable impact on other users?
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Yes, there will be more users online during the peak evening and weekend times but a lot depends on how they are using their connection. Just because a user has the 3Mb service doesn't mean that he HAS to max that out all the time he is sat at his computer and continue doing this for the rest of the day when he is nowhere near it. Most users will not be maxing out at all. "What's the point in having 3Mb if you're not going to use it" some will answer. There can be many reasons for having 3Mb other than having to max it out all the time but the blinkers some high users have on prevent them from seeing this. It could be that some deterioration in speed is seen, but that is contention coming into force and it is contention that keeps prices so low. If you have a 3Mb connection you will get the full 3Mb if the sites you are visiting can give you it that fast and the route between you can do the same. You will not be able to get the full 3Mb if there are many users on your UBR at the same time as you and they are mostly trying to get the full speed of their connection. It is the same with ADSL where BT state that with 8Mb you may only get 2Mb at peak times.
There is an assumption from some users that if they have a 3Mb connection or whatever speed they are on, that they should get this speed all the time. This is not guaranteed by any ISP and the likelihood is that the faster speeds become, the less they are able to get the full speed of the connection.