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DaggaDagga · 30-03-2006, 15:24

I don't see the problem myself. The more you use it, the slower it gets. Sounds utterly fair.

Unlimited, uncapped and unshaped would obviously be preferable, but this only works if everyone is reasonable. We already know that not everyone is.

In reality, for everyone except the leechers, your connection will be faster. This is because the DVD downloaders in your neighbourhood will have switched to another ISP within a couple of months. If you download a DVD every now and then it will download at full speed. If you exceed a usage allowance then your speed gets throttled, and you get an email to tell you about this, and why it's happened.

I'd only be happy with this if the throttling is gradual, i.e. 10Mbps > 9 > 8 etc, not 10Mbps > 100Kbps. As long as the lowest throttled speed will still be suitable for browsing, shopping etc then that's fine.

EDIT: broadband TV is still a problem, as grubbymitts says. NTL would need a big infrastructure upgrade within a year or two if they're gonna keep up, either with or without shaping.

30-03-2006, 15:24	#107
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: 10 meg unlimited? I don't see the problem myself. The more you use it, the slower it gets. Sounds utterly fair. Unlimited, uncapped and unshaped would obviously be preferable, but this only works if everyone is reasonable. We already know that not everyone is. In reality, for everyone except the leechers, your connection will be faster. This is because the DVD downloaders in your neighbourhood will have switched to another ISP within a couple of months. If you download a DVD every now and then it will download at full speed. If you exceed a usage allowance then your speed gets throttled, and you get an email to tell you about this, and why it's happened. I'd only be happy with this if the throttling is gradual, i.e. 10Mbps > 9 > 8 etc, not 10Mbps > 100Kbps. As long as the lowest throttled speed will still be suitable for browsing, shopping etc then that's fine. EDIT: broadband TV is still a problem, as grubbymitts says. NTL would need a big infrastructure upgrade within a year or two if they're gonna keep up, either with or without shaping.