[merged] Price increase

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Kedoo

Im just curious, not trying to argue, but would like to know your sources for my own interests

www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3100282.stm

[br3ach]

Originally Posted by dellwear

www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3100282.stm

Thanks, but its a bad link (bad gateway)

I just checked my exchange

Sheesh, I didnt realise they had enabled my exchange

That must have been recently (for me) or (for my job) lol

Well, looks like they dropped their amount of people required to enable the exchange.

[DrAwesome]

Originally Posted by Kedoo

Thanks, but its a bad link (bad gateway)

I just checked my exchange

Sheesh, I didnt realise they had enabled my exchange

That must have been recently (for me) or (for my job) lol

Well, looks like they dropped their amount of people required to enable the exchange.

The ADSL Guide site is a good website to keep ontop of most info with regards to adsl.. its worth a visit

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Tricky

From someone considering the 1mb service, I'll be running to the hills for ADSL 2mb

ive been looking at ADSL recently its getting very attractive to move providers........

im on the 1mbit service if the price was to increase, then i would have no hesitation to leave for 2mbit ADSL

but for now, its just speculation, so we just have to wait and see.........

Originally Posted by Kedoo

Thanks, but its a bad link (bad gateway)

corrected link.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3100282.stm

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Kedoo

Thanks, but its a bad link (bad gateway)

I just checked my exchange

Sheesh, I didnt realise they had enabled my exchange

That must have been recently (for me) or (for my job) lol

Well, looks like they dropped their amount of people required to enable the exchange.

No I cant get there now either but here's the google search of it, the comments about 80% coverage are repeated in several sites listed there

edit "UK - BT's ADSL coverage reaches 80 percent of UK households "

link

[br3ach]

I just looked into my exchange info again

It says its enabled, but I may live to far away and not be able to have it, so even tho my exchange is enabled (BT as included it in their figures) it doesnt mean I can use their service :/

I wonder how much of this 80% is bloated with the people who cant actually use their 'enabled' exchange?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Kedoo

I just looked into my exchange info again

It says its enabled, but I may live to far away and not be able to have it, so even tho my exchange is enabled (BT as included it in their figures) it doesnt mean I can use their service :/

I wonder how much of this 80% is bloated with the people who cant actually use their 'enabled' exchange?

BT also extends, following successful trials, the reach of broadband in enabled exchange areas to homes within approximately 6 km line length of the exchange, subject to line test. This move, extending the previous limit of approximately 5.5 km line length, increases the proportion of people who can receive broadband in enabled areas from approximately 94 percent to 97 percent.

link

[themelon]

Originally Posted by DrAwesome

Sky increase their subscriptions every year, i can not remember a year when there has been no price increase since they launched their digital channels.

I think they would have to be an aweful lot of dissatisfied customers to bring sky to their knees.

Its bollox too.........

With most things the more customers the lower the price.........with fecking Sky the price goes up.......god I hate those *******s.

Crazy thing is they can get away with it, because their monopoly has killed any hope of competition in this joke of a country! There is Cable or Sky 70% of the population cant get cable, so if they want DTV they have to get Sky......with no-one to compete whos gonna stop the putting up prices?? poor old joe public will keep on forking out subscriptions from hard earned wages, along with taxes, taxes, fines and taxes from our mavelous government!!

[DrAwesome]

The rest of Europe have a nick name for England they call it treasure island because we will pay without kicking up a fuss... we pay more than the rest of europe for the majority of things.

[peachey]

I have heard whispers that gold cable modem is going up £2
rest is staying the same

playstation/xbox packages dropping down £2

[Fawkes]

Originally Posted by themelon

Its bollox too.........

With most things the more customers the lower the price.........with fecking Sky the price goes up.......god I hate those *******s.

Crazy thing is they can get away with it, because their monopoly has killed any hope of competition in this joke of a country! There is Cable or Sky 70% of the population cant get cable, so if they want DTV they have to get Sky......with no-one to compete whos gonna stop the putting up prices?? poor old joe public will keep on forking out subscriptions from hard earned wages, along with taxes, taxes, fines and taxes from our mavelous government!!

Don't forget Freeview and whats this about fines? Did you forget to return your library books again melon?

[th'engineer]

Originally Posted by Dr. Plummer

Can you justify the pay bonuses the ntl executives got and then NTL decide to increase their charges Orangebird? Because I am finding hard to.

Must admit you have a point there think the BB prices are on the edge of being inelastic. Can not stretch them anymore, the TV SKY are out there with cheap deals. Not forgetting BT,cheaper calls

[paulyoung666]

just checked and i am only 50% towards getting adsl

I dont have an issue with price increases at the level of cost of living (although this going on and on makes the UK uncompetitive due to staffing costs and work gets outsourced to India, where will it end) However i do disagree with companies that put the price up but dont increase the value of the service. GET IT WORKING NTL THEN SET THE PRICE!!

[themelon]

Originally Posted by Fawkes

Did you forget to return your library books again melon?

No I didnt see the Speed Camera, so now im paying £5 extra on my fine to pay criminals who get bitten by someones dog while trying to burgle their house compensation!! Any Chance I can claim compensation?? I didnt give them permission to take my photo!!!

Also I parked 31cms from the curb and got fined £60!! As well as paying my car tax a day late and being fined £80!!

Originally Posted by th'engineer

the TV SKY are out there with cheap deals. Not forgetting BT,cheaper calls

Sky only really have cheap deals on installation, taking these is generally a mistake anyway in my experience pay for a decent installation is my word of advice!! Other than that is damn well expensive and keeps on going up. When I left Sky the World Package was £34 I think thats less than 2 years ago, and now its £40.... ..........price rises well beyond inflation, what exactly is Skys reason??!!

BT its self isnt necessarily cheaper for calls, depending on you calling patterns it can be very pricey......not forgetting the Standard Plan (£9.50) which calls cost 7.9p a minute for day time national calls!! And Talk Unlimited 24 is also cheaper than the equivilent BT package. It is true their are good deals on a BT line, through different providers.......providing you can get an acceptible line quality in the first place!!