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DaggaDagga · 14-10-2005, 17:52

I don't believe there is a clear distinction between business and residential use any more.

In today's wired world, many people depend on their home broadband to work from home. They are not self-employed, as they are an employee like anyone else. They just happen to work from home. Such people do need a decent upload speed, but could hardly be considered to be a business. Perhaps, using the most pedantic of definitions, they should be paying for a business account. In reality, nobody would expect to do this. I doubt most broadband providers would be bothered about anyone doing this.

Internet use evolves constantly. When the BBC launch their peer-to-peer (legal) file sharing software (and many NTL customers will start using it), will the NTL network collapse in a heap?

I have a VOIP phone, which uses about 90kbits each way. Add on a peer-to-peer app and I won't be able to use the web. If my neighbours start using the BBC software, will I be able to use my phone reliably?

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DaggaDagga Inactive Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hampshire Services: Royal Mail snail mail. No telly. Wind-up gramophone. Posts: 125,837.56 Posts: 385	Re: ntl Confirms 10Mb Broadband Speed Increase I don't believe there is a clear distinction between business and residential use any more. In today's wired world, many people depend on their home broadband to work from home. They are not self-employed, as they are an employee like anyone else. They just happen to work from home. Such people do need a decent upload speed, but could hardly be considered to be a business. Perhaps, using the most pedantic of definitions, they should be paying for a business account. In reality, nobody would expect to do this. I doubt most broadband providers would be bothered about anyone doing this. Internet use evolves constantly. When the BBC launch their peer-to-peer (legal) file sharing software (and many NTL customers will start using it), will the NTL network collapse in a heap? I have a VOIP phone, which uses about 90kbits each way. Add on a peer-to-peer app and I won't be able to use the web. If my neighbours start using the BBC software, will I be able to use my phone reliably?