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Originally posted by Defiant
Let NTL put their BB price's up oh mouthy one. Lets just see what happens shall we. Their's some excellent deals out their now for BB and some customers just need a little push by NTL like me 
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Errr... and of course, it's
only NTL that will be looking to do this then?? I'm not saying they should put their prices up, just that heavy users should pay for their extensive usage and for the amount of data that they are transferring accross the network.
This could equally equate to low usage users receiving !GOSH! a
discount if they use below a certain amount.
Comparing again to dial-up - you PAY for the amount of time that you are connected via dial-up - essentially therefore paying for <= 56kbs for the duration of your connection. Since broadband is always on, they've never bothered to police the amount it is used... although hopefully they will now, since the bandwidth is becoming saturated by P2P users.
So you think you're getting a bad deal on broadband? £25pm? Okay, compare that again to ye olde days of dial-up - ~£15pm [0] would give you unlimited access via dial-up to an ISP of your choosing... errr... see what I'm getting at? An extra £10pm, your speed is increased ~10 fold and your connection is
always on... go figure...
This isn't an issue that's soley affecting NTL, you'll find the same with all the others. It's kinda like... oh, this is a crap, so all the passengers get off the no. 47 bus and jump directly on the 52... whoopppeeee.... a great amount of difference that is going to make.
<pedant> "Their" means his or hers, "There" refers to at or in... I think you meant there's, as in there is
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[0] Provided of course that you're using a reliable pre-paid dial-up, no disconnect after an hour, no advertising, decent support etc...