rumour of upload speed increase for 1Mb service - 256k to 400k

[kronas]

Originally Posted by dremmel

aren't some area's on eurodocsis ?

ex C&W are........

Originally Posted by dremmel

aren't some area's on eurodocsis ?

Yes they are. All ex cwc broadband enabled areas.



Kronas Beat me to it

[dremmel]

that's me sorted then (if it happens . . . )

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by kronas

why would NTL do an uprgarde on upload ? uploading is a commodity, UBR's are already stretched on capacity...... i dont see it happening until they switch docsis to give more bandwidth.......and they dont have the money to do that.

Exactly. I don't see how the UBRs could cope with an increased upload. And, as you say, they wouldn't be able to afford to upgrade.


I think the following probably kill-off this rumour....

Originally Posted by icanadvise

There is an article on the company intranet that catagorically states there is no increase in upload, its from the Director of Technology in internet. Its also in the briefings - sounds like the peeps on the phone didnt read em

Originally Posted by Bill C

Well here you go. I have not heard anything about the upload being increased. The download yes but not the upload. I would have been told by now, But there again i have been out of the loop on things before .

Originally Posted by dremmel

that's me sorted then (if it happens . . . )

As i stated i have heard nothing. I did talk to 1 of the managers involved yesterday about the upgrades in speed and he did not say anything about the upload going up. Now as we had a good chat about how we were going to handle this in my area you would think he would have told me if it was. I could be wrong you never know.

[Defiant]

Originally Posted by kronas

ex C&W are........

Was that something good old c&w left us

Originally Posted by Defiant

Was that something good old c&w left us

Indeed

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Defiant

Was that something good old c&w left us

yep, your less likely to suffer problems because of bandwidth congestion compaired to the other NTL areas.

but i still dont see it happening, as much as it would be a positive step and welcomed by many.....

[th'engineer]

it would make sense 256 upload

[Neil]

Originally Posted by th'engineer

it would make sense 256 upload

I've already got 256k up thanks!

Originally Posted by Neil

I've already got 256k up thanks!

So have i

[th'engineer]

I have not could use it

I did hear this rumour a week or two ago and hinted about it in another thread - but I got shot down so I gave up.

BTW - what makes you think NTL have no money to spend on upgrades Kronas - did it occur to you that this might be why they are waiting before rolling out the speed changes - because they are upgrading stuff to cope better ?

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Pem

BTW - what makes you think NTL have no money to spend on upgrades Kronas - did it occur to you that this might be why they are waiting before rolling out the speed changes - because they are upgrading stuff to cope better ?

ask bbking, i remember him talking about how its not as simple as rolling it out when 1meg was going to be launched, it takes alot more then 'upping' the speeds.......

i just cant see it happening, unless they did change docsis, and if NTL did not upgrade docsis then made the stupid move of upping it to 400k expect a mass influx of new complaints about degraded service....

remember each upload channel is small 2-4mbit i cant remember the exact figure but it is between those two, have about 300-400 users (busy channel)

now you have 6-8 customers on 1meg and on 600k taking in to account constant uploaders and peak time usage its chaos if it was 400k.

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by kronas

remember each upload channel is small 2-4mbit i cant remember the exact figure but it is between those two, have about 300-400 users (busy channel)

extremely busy channel! I can honestly say i have never seen a channel with more than about 250 users on!!