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Originally Posted by AbyssUnderground
But whats the point in 10Mbps if you have a crap limit of say 30gb/month? There are ISP's in sweden that offer 24Mbps unlimited, so whats stopping NTL doing this except for congestion? If its congestion then why dont they get their act together and do something about it? If other countries can do it, whats to say we can't!?!?!
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You may want/need the higher upload speed that 10Mbps gives but don't need much total traffic per month.
In other countries it all depends on how the higher speeds are delivered and the topography of the country. If you have large cities consisting of high rise apartments it can be fairly easy to cheaply cable them up using either DSL or cable technology. Far cheaper and easier than digging up hundreds of miles of roads in the UK. Cable in the UK is limited by its current infrastructure. It could be upgraded significantly but who is prepared to pay the costs of such upgrades? Many people already complain that the prices are too high in the UK and would be unwilling to pay more but someone has to pay the cost of massive upgrades if they want substantially faster services.
The other point about services in other countries is that comparing prices between them and the UK isn't just a matter of using exchange rate conversions. Someone overseas may only pay the equivalent of £10 per month for their service but that is a lot if you only earn £50 per month.