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kronas · 15-07-2003, 02:38

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Originally posted by Undisputedtruth
I really don't know whether to get NTL bb. I virtually made up my mind 6 weeks ago to get ADSL.

Reasons against NTL are:

1) Email not working properly.
2) Their service is capped.
3) I can't trust the company
4) I'm sure Bluetack will agree - below par customer services.

I'm quite happy to listen to words of wisdom.

lmao after all this time banging on about not being able to get BB fom NTL on the .com and .co.uk you have now said the above wtf was the point of all that then ?

BubbleGum · 15-07-2003, 03:16

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Originally posted by Undisputedtruth
I really don't know whether to get NTL bb. I virtually made up my mind 6 weeks ago to get ADSL.

Reasons against NTL are:

1) Email not working properly.
2) Their service is capped.
3) I can't trust the company
4) I'm sure Bluetack will agree - below par customer services.

I'm quite happy to listen to words of wisdom.

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Cheese_Wizz · 15-07-2003, 10:10

I phoned up sales last night after reading the news that some parts of SE5 are now able to get broadband.

I just received the same old reply that my area is not cabled yet and that they have no idea when I will be able to get it.

Can anyone confirm what parts of SE5 should be able to get BB??

bigitup_j · 15-07-2003, 17:44

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Originally posted by Cheese_Wizz
I phoned up sales last night after reading the news that some parts of SE5 are now able to get broadband.

I just received the same old reply that my area is not cabled yet and that they have no idea when I will be able to get it.

Can anyone confirm what parts of SE5 should be able to get BB??

broadband is in se5. but ntl sales have not been told yet. ntl are making sure it is all working good before hundreds of people start to connect to the service.
wait a few days before calling them again.

Undisputedtruth · 15-07-2003, 21:45

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Originally posted by Bluetack

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Without sounding rude, I think you should read my post and try and understand what I'm saying. There is no need to repeat myself; is there? Unless, of course, you're reading skills is not up to scratch, then I'm more than willing to elaborate.

Undisputedtruth · 15-07-2003, 21:47

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Originally posted by bigitup_j
broadband is in se5. but ntl sales have not been told yet. ntl are making sure it is all working good before hundreds of people start to connect to the service.
wait a few days before calling them again.

I had the same problem last week, when I rang them this week bb was available.

Undisputedtruth · 15-07-2003, 21:53

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Originally posted by grum1978
Ok..now reasons for

if you can't think of any don't bother with it

Well, the only reason for going for NTL is SACM. Cost of networking equipment is slightly cheaper on CM.

If I could get CNBC on streaming video and the quality of streaming video transmission is good then I'm quite willing to abandon NTL and move over to ADSL.

I don't think it is unreasonable to have an uncap service and emails that is secure and reliable. In fact this is my minimum standard of service. Can I honestly trust NTL to provide these services?

dingosar · 15-07-2003, 21:54

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Originally posted by Undisputedtruth
I had the same problem last week, when I rang them this week bb was available.

It's been a long wait UDT

sign up and enjoy what videotron never gave you

Undisputedtruth · 15-07-2003, 22:56

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Originally posted by dingosar
It's been a long wait UDT

sign up and enjoy what videotron never gave you

It gets even worst, those incompetant fools have ordered family pack digital TV. I never agreed to it. Ahhhhhh!

Btw, Videotron never had the chance to offer CM.

binary · 16-07-2003, 11:27

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Originally posted by bigitup_j (post #186)
well just to tell you postcodes SE22(main target), SE15 and SE5 now have broadband!!!

that is excellent new for people in those areas, so the ntl upgrade team move on to another area.
ntl broadband upgrade team, coming to a place near YOU!

the source is ntl.

This is indeed good news. Thank you for (what I very much hope is) this 'insider' information Bigitup_j, that's really what this thread is all about.

I am in one of the mentioned areas, and I await it being offered officially. As yet, it is not shown as available via the ntlhome "what's available in my area?" online lookup facility. It is of course sensible behaviour from NTL's standpoint to ensure that everything is working correctly before offering it to everyone in those areas.

I'll update this thread as and when I (a) get offered broadband, and (b) successfully have it installed, up and running.

I've got other friends around London who are also waiting for broadband who arn't in these postcodes, so I hope that information about broadband rollout continues to be posted to this forum.

I am almost certain that I'll get NTL broadband- but it'd be good if someone could fill me in on what the bandwidth cap is? Basically I can see myself using the web & email of course, listening/ watching some streaming content and downloading a some tunes from Kazaa (the copyright association's favourite internet app ).

I guess it's using Kazaa or other Peer-to-Peer file sharing systems that'll eat the bandwidth- though I don't see myself using it particularly heavily (the sound quality isn't that good).

**Chris** · 16-07-2003, 11:58

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Originally posted by binary
I am almost certain that I'll get NTL broadband- but it'd be good if someone could fill me in on what the bandwidth cap is? Basically I can see myself using the web & email of course, listening/ watching some streaming content and downloading a some tunes from Kazaa (the copyright association's favourite internet app ).

I guess it's using Kazaa or other Peer-to-Peer file sharing systems that'll eat the bandwidth- though I don't see myself using it particularly heavily (the sound quality isn't that good).

There isn't a cap in the sense that once you reach a certain quota, it automatically cuts you off. The are saying that if you go over a certain amount too often, they reserve the right to ask you to ease off, warn you they will cut you off, and then disconnect you. So far, ntl has yet to enforce the 'cap' on anyone, apparently.

I will leave other people to say exactly how much you have to download, and how often, before you are liable for a telling off, as I don't know ...

rippedoff · 16-07-2003, 12:40

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Originally posted by Sir Entiellot
That's not the time to be laconic. Are you getting it?

You've been having verbal fits over this.

We know you will miss BT's finest Indian call centers and we are really sorry that you will have to deal with NTL's Glasgowegian riff-raff.

(I am sarcastic and I am referring to earlier udt posts)

I have recently had two ntl: sales calls from New Dheli ! They asked me if I was interested in BB - I told them YES but I cannot get it from ntl: and asked them where they were phoning from, and did they not have ntl: customer information. I was told that they have been sub-contracted to promote ntl: srvices and that they are based in a New Dheli call centre.

rippedoff · 16-07-2003, 12:44

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Originally posted by kronas
lmao after all this time banging on about not being able to get BB fom NTL on the .com and .co.uk you have now said the above wtf was the point of all that then ?

If you cannot understand the point being made, then I do not think it would be woth UDT's time, or anyone else's for that matter, in trying to explain to you.

rippedoff · 16-07-2003, 12:48

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Originally posted by gallego1
Phoned the sales team yesterday just to see if anything had changed from the usual reply of "not yet" and "dont Know"

And the reply was my area of Lambeth will be getting the bb service by the end of this year ie 2003 and so is the rest of london..

This may be the news we are looking for and at most its only 5 months away OR Unless someone knows anything different ?????

I happen to know that I am in the same area as you! When I phoned sales, I was told that they had no information on BB in my area, and had no idea when it would be available to me - if at all - so who did you talk to then, and are they not all told to tell the same story?
How about you Andre - any answers to the questions yet, or have you not bothered to ask yet?

bigitup_j · 16-07-2003, 15:52

the ntl call staff seem to be in the dark about broadband in london.
the fact is that ntl are upgrading new areas in south east london (se9 and surrounding postcodes, i believe), so a month or two and more areas will have it.
simply wait.
and if broadband has just arrived in your area, wait a week until it is offically launched and it will be all good, and you can finally live in the 'fast lane'