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Originally Posted by markknell
IF NTL did not perform upgrades I would of gone elsewhere ages ago. I would of gone to an ISP that offers higher speed for the same cost or less. It doesn't matter to me what speed other ISP's were offering a year ago, it's what they offer now and thatâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s the same for NTL. It's irrelevant that NTL upgrade for free because if they didn't everyone would go elsewhere.
Itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s just competition. In less than a year no doubt most exchanges will offer 8mbit as a standard product. Some offering up to 22/24mbit - I just think people are making a big deal out of the 'free upgrades' and saying that we should be grateful.
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I think that the point being missed by a lot of people is that most ISP's are selling broadband packages at below cost or with a very small profit margin in order to build up market share. At the moment speeds are increasing rapidly and subscription charges are lowering. You have to question whether these are sustainable services at the prices being offered today, especially if they are offering unlimited traffic. The faster that speeds increase the more chance there is of contention being an issue. Just think about the size of pipes that some ISP's use and how quickly they will become saturated if customers try to max out their connections. There is a vast difference between the 512k that most ADSL customers had a year or so ago and the up to 24 Mb connection that some can get today. My guess is that you will find that you will have to pay higher prices if you want to use more bandwidth, no matter which ISP you choose.