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Originally Posted by Chris T
Very true, ADSL 2+ only delivers that sort of speed if you live practically on top of the exchange.
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Thing is though, this can be a bonus for NTL who can also offer ADSL2+ over their own copper phone wire with a short distance to the equipment (possibly in the street cabinets). Ultra short distance = max speed = max reliability (hopefully). Not to mention each line is dedicated.
So basically, ADSL isn't necessarily a competitor for NTL, it's another option.
I personally believe that some kind of DSL technology is where NTL should be going (and NTL know this otherwise they wouldn't have mentioned ADSL2+ or be trialling it at the moment). I've always felt cable is flawed for broadband. It's like the old thick Ethernet cable which had numerous problems.
I'd be interested in a decent DSL connection from NTL as I'm convinced it wouldn't be subject to the problematic signal issues that I had with cable. If they could deliver 24Mbps ADSL2+ with a rock solid connection for £39 a month, and at the same time produce a miracle in their CS department to pull it from being the worst in the world
, then I'd be really interested.
Though if they stick expensive equipment in street cabinets they need to resolve the issue of Chavs kicking them in every few weeks