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grubbymitts2 · 14-12-2005, 10:59

I think they are thinking along the lines of those that have 10mb will be able to stream the HD content that NTL and a few others are probably thinking of broadcasting.
At this kind of quality content would be unwatchable at the lower ends of the broadband model, but fine at 10mb+. But you have the 75gb cap - so, NTL nicely charge you on top for these services (pay per view sort of thing) and this doesn't affect your 75gb usage.

The lower tier/unlimited model is in line with other companies offering similar packages - simple competition economics. Fair Usage still applies, so if you are constantly strangling your upload (those that don't use Bit Torrent properly) and affecting people nearby, or downloading 24/7 at full speed then I think they will crack down - even Bulldog and AOL do this.

14-12-2005, 10:59	#76
grubbymitts2 Inactive Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 12	*Re: all* ntl Cap Discussion (part 4)** I think they are thinking along the lines of those that have 10mb will be able to stream the HD content that NTL and a few others are probably thinking of broadcasting. At this kind of quality content would be unwatchable at the lower ends of the broadband model, but fine at 10mb+. But you have the 75gb cap - so, NTL nicely charge you on top for these services (pay per view sort of thing) and this doesn't affect your 75gb usage. The lower tier/unlimited model is in line with other companies offering similar packages - simple competition economics. Fair Usage still applies, so if you are constantly strangling your upload (those that don't use Bit Torrent properly) and affecting people nearby, or downloading 24/7 at full speed then I think they will crack down - even Bulldog and AOL do this.