05-02-2005, 12:11
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broadband for ntl lines
does anybody know of any other company, other than ntl, that can supply a non bt line with broadband? I'm being tight, i don't want to pay 74.99 to be connected to bt!
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05-02-2005, 12:22
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
No, ADSL is a BT Only technology that only works on BT Lines as NTL's cabling and technology is completely different.
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05-02-2005, 12:43
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
I thought BT did free reconnection unless you have been disconencted for non payment of a bill etc?
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05-02-2005, 12:55
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
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Originally Posted by pudsli
does anybody know of any other company, other than ntl, that can supply a non bt line with broadband? I'm being tight, i don't want to pay 74.99 to be connected to bt!
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aol offer broadband using ntl's network
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05-02-2005, 16:04
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
hi and  to the site pudsli  , as i see it , the only option is the one from etccarmageddon  , have you rung bt and asked them what the score is with regards connection payments
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05-02-2005, 19:02
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
yeh, spoke to bt, unfortunately the line used at this address before me was a business line so i would need to pay connection fee! 
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05-02-2005, 20:17
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
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Originally Posted by Zeph
No, ADSL is a BT Only technology that only works on BT Lines as NTL's cabling and technology is completely different.
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Not strictly true, Ntl are considering ADSL on their own lines to seperate the broadband from the HFC network. 
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05-02-2005, 22:17
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
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Originally Posted by injuneer
Not strictly true, Ntl are considering ADSL on their own lines to seperate the broadband from the HFC network. |
Don't think so.....
BT all the way for ntl: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...14m-households
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05-02-2005, 22:22
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
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Originally Posted by injuneer
Not strictly true, Ntl are considering ADSL on their own lines to seperate the broadband from the HFC network. |
So, they are going to through the millions they have (& are) spending to upgrade the cable network away, only to spend millions more upgrading their phone system so it can carry ADSL?
Any proof?
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05-02-2005, 22:59
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
Could VDSL be an option for NTL?
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06-02-2005, 12:58
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
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Originally Posted by scastle
So, they are going to through the millions they have (& are) spending to upgrade the cable network away, only to spend millions more upgrading their phone system so it can carry ADSL?
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It wouldn't take too much to convert it, you already have fibre to the cabinet and a short hop of copper to your house so speeds would be better than a BT line. You just need an ADSL interface in the cabinet. The ADSL technology isn't really part of the phone system anyway it just uses the copper line as a physical transport. The exchange/switch is not part of the equation.
Problem is the HFC network is being over worked hence the poor quality DTV pictures. It was only mentioned as a possibility but as most of Ntl's plans amount to nowt it probably won't happen. 
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07-02-2005, 11:34
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
It's even worse, you pay a similar figure to have ADSL setup in the first place.
If there is a line into the house, be it buisness or domestic, I don't understand why they would say that you could not use it?
fair do they may want an engineer to check it but a line is a line isnt it?
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01-04-2005, 20:39
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Re: broadband for ntl lines
You could try the expanding 4MB Bulldog Broadband service from Cable and Wireless (uses their own line).
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