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grubbymitts · 30-03-2006, 15:22

with ADSL suppliers they have to buy bandwidth from BT as the main carrier and then charge their customers to cover that as well as make a profit. So something like Plusnet's usage allowance is going to pop up alot on what tend to be the smaller ADSL suppliers. NTL have their own network so are not under the same constraints. I hope that traffic shaping will be done, if it is done, sensibly. If my download drops to 1mb or 1.5mb between 6 and 12 then fine (well, not really) but any lower and that's just taking the mickey. I am not a 24/7 max bandwidth downloader.

Also, what happens when people start wanting to watch programs, legally, via the net? Most people work 9-5 and will settle in front of the PC between 6 and 10 (this is how it would work in my house) - traffic shaping these connections would result in choppy video. People who don't understand what is going on will not realise that it is traffic shaping and think that their NTL connection is crud. They may leave in their droves to other providers whilst the heavy downloaders on the network just leave their PCs on 24/7 and suffer all of 42hrs out of 168 where their connection drops speed. Not much of a business plan, that.

30-03-2006, 15:22	#106
grubbymitts Inactive Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 544	Re: 10 meg unlimited? with ADSL suppliers they have to buy bandwidth from BT as the main carrier and then charge their customers to cover that as well as make a profit. So something like Plusnet's usage allowance is going to pop up alot on what tend to be the smaller ADSL suppliers. NTL have their own network so are not under the same constraints. I hope that traffic shaping will be done, if it is done, sensibly. If my download drops to 1mb or 1.5mb between 6 and 12 then fine (well, not really) but any lower and that's just taking the mickey. I am not a 24/7 max bandwidth downloader. Also, what happens when people start wanting to watch programs, legally, via the net? Most people work 9-5 and will settle in front of the PC between 6 and 10 (this is how it would work in my house) - traffic shaping these connections would result in choppy video. People who don't understand what is going on will not realise that it is traffic shaping and think that their NTL connection is crud. They may leave in their droves to other providers whilst the heavy downloaders on the network just leave their PCs on 24/7 and suffer all of 42hrs out of 168 where their connection drops speed. Not much of a business plan, that.