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DaggaDagga · 30-01-2006, 18:32

Just a thought - and apologies if it's been discussed previously. One for someone with inside knowledge (and more network know-how than me)...

Are the people on 10Mb somehow given lower priority than 1 and 2Mb subscribers? Just wondering - perhaps NTL are worried that a couple of 10Mb heavy users could crowd out a large number of 1 and 2Mb users. Are the 10Mb people getting bandwidth only when the 1 and 2Mb people aren't downloading?

This would explain why the upgrade is effectively a downgrade for some - they did get 3Mb on equal priority with everyone else. Now they get 10Mb but only if nobody else wants the bandwidth.

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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: I dont think this will get any better Just a thought - and apologies if it's been discussed previously. One for someone with inside knowledge (and more network know-how than me)... Are the people on 10Mb somehow given lower priority than 1 and 2Mb subscribers? Just wondering - perhaps NTL are worried that a couple of 10Mb heavy users could crowd out a large number of 1 and 2Mb users. Are the 10Mb people getting bandwidth only when the 1 and 2Mb people aren't downloading? This would explain why the upgrade is effectively a downgrade for some - they did get 3Mb on equal priority with everyone else. Now they get 10Mb but only if nobody else wants the bandwidth.