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ian@huth · 12-12-2005, 18:58

Unless you are a heavy telephone user it doesn't make much difference who you use for the telephone. Who you use for broadband and TV largely determines which telephone provider you use. If you go with NTL for TV it makes sense to use the NTL telephone service as you will have to pay for it in order to get TV. If you prefer ADSL then it rules out the NTL telephone service and therefore TV.

NTL would be (and is) my choice for broadband. Unless you want to download far more than NTL's cap I don't think you need anything faster than NTL provide. If you do want to download huge volumes be prepared for the present uncapped ISP's to introduce usage restrictions in the not too distant future. I don't think that the time is right for deciding on changing your ISP for broadband at the moment unless you are forced to. I would wait and see how NTL's service pans out when the lower tiers are moved onto 10Mb and how ADSL providers manage higher speeds on their networks.

As for TV, as Chris T says a lot of channels are appalling cr@p but which ones are such varies with the individual. Some people hate shopping channels, others love them. You have to consider which channels you want and make a decision based on which supplier carries those channels. As things stand at the moment I don't believe that you can beat Sky if you want to subscribe to the premium movie and sports channels. A new Sky customer can get an installation for £49 with a Sky+ digibox which really does change the way you watch TV. Taken over the first year the subscription costs are roughly the same for both Sky and NTL with no worries about repair costs if anything goes wrong. After the first year you can review the situation to see what both Sky and NTL are currently offering then.

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ian@huth Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire Services: VM 10Mb, TU, 1xSky HD, 2xSky+ (HD,all packs, sports & movies) 2xDVD PVR's, Freesat Freeview & other Posts: 4,536	Re: Should I stay or should I go?? Unless you are a heavy telephone user it doesn't make much difference who you use for the telephone. Who you use for broadband and TV largely determines which telephone provider you use. If you go with NTL for TV it makes sense to use the NTL telephone service as you will have to pay for it in order to get TV. If you prefer ADSL then it rules out the NTL telephone service and therefore TV. NTL would be (and is) my choice for broadband. Unless you want to download far more than NTL's cap I don't think you need anything faster than NTL provide. If you do want to download huge volumes be prepared for the present uncapped ISP's to introduce usage restrictions in the not too distant future. I don't think that the time is right for deciding on changing your ISP for broadband at the moment unless you are forced to. I would wait and see how NTL's service pans out when the lower tiers are moved onto 10Mb and how ADSL providers manage higher speeds on their networks. As for TV, as Chris T says a lot of channels are appalling cr@p but which ones are such varies with the individual. Some people hate shopping channels, others love them. You have to consider which channels you want and make a decision based on which supplier carries those channels. As things stand at the moment I don't believe that you can beat Sky if you want to subscribe to the premium movie and sports channels. A new Sky customer can get an installation for £49 with a Sky+ digibox which really does change the way you watch TV. Taken over the first year the subscription costs are roughly the same for both Sky and NTL with no worries about repair costs if anything goes wrong. After the first year you can review the situation to see what both Sky and NTL are currently offering then.