[Neil]

Hmmm-could it have been that the ntl box was nowhere near ready or good enough (likely)?

If the ntl box was 'good to go' they would have used it-what does it say that they went with Telewest's box & not ntl's?

Let's face it, ntl have never really led any market they have been in, they follow where others lead.

Telewest have long since been an example of how to run a DTV/BB/Telco.

Their products have always been superior to ntl's-just look at how ntl have now uncapped' the BB to follow Telewest.

Also-let's not forget how ntl were forced to follow Telewest's lead in their BB pricing (when 1 & 2Mb were 1st launched)

And not forgetting ntl upping the speed of their broadband products after Telewest had done it.

Oh, and let's not forget that Telewest have a clear & transparrent roadmap that details their upgrades from analogue to digital-where is ntl's?

ntl's motto should be:

ntl-others lead, we follow.

The only reason that ntl's PVR/HD box was ditched was because it was inferior to TW's.

Not only that, but the TW box was already out & working.

Not a very impressive CV for a company the size of ntl that is supposedly at the forefront of technology is it?