Thread: NTL 120 Modems DO NOT support 10Mbps
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Old 17-05-2006, 18:11   #13
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Re: NTL 120 Modems DO NOT support 10Mbps
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Originally Posted by Dave2150
Hope you realise that with MAXDSL he could have a 288kbit connection (0.2mbit) - ADSL is heavily distance limited, and with BT's metallic network falling apart, full of aluminium and copper (aluminium kills the adsl signal) there is a good chance the service will be worse than his NTL service now.

Of course if it is close to his exchange AND has good routing then he could get 8mbit.

Stay on 10mbit IMHO mate.
Actually no, aluminium in itself doesn't kill the signal at all, so long as it's thick enough which all of the early aluminium build is. A certain period of network build where BT used a thinner guage of aluminium is the one that's caused a lot of the issues. The only thing that causes issues where the guage of the cable is high enough is any joins there might be between aluminium and copper.

You don't have to be that close to get 8Mbit, I have a full 8 as do people 2km and more away, and have worked on ADSL technology so have a bit of experience with it.

Think I've seen people with lines of around 3.5km who are able to get a full 8Mbps and a stable 8Mbps at that on ADSL. Introduce ADSL2+ into the mix and for those who have lines good enough to achieve 8Mbps it can make a substantial difference.

Still let's deal with worst case scenarios to make the cable look better I guess. At least with ADSL he'd be in with a fair shout of having a more reliable service that doesn't drop out, and he might even have decent support, my own provider's support is really pretty good. For instance they don't ignore me and will at very least check things out while ntl by the looks have totally ignored this guy to the point where they refuse to supply him a new modem at a cost of a few quid, which if nothing else can be proven wrong should be a standard part of trouble shooting and is the least they can do if they're charging him £50 for a service call. Way to get customer satisfaction.

Perhaps if they spent money on improving service rather than giving out discounts and reducing their own income while cutting back on service this chap wouldn't be encountering these issues.
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