[Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004

[Salu]

There once was a time when Cable was cheaper than ADSL. Now it just claims a better speed to £ ratio.....

Money talks...It seems that they think that speed is more desirable to the majority than cost. I think that they are wrong.

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by Hell's Child

But it isn't. I have already posted on here that 66% (approx.) of ntl's customers are on the 150k (soon to be 300k) service, so in fact a MAJORITY of the customers will get a 100% increase.

66% of 1million... 660,000.... that isn't a few!!!! (haha I still needed a calculator to work that out )

But how many of the 660,000 customers are getting their service via the STB and are already getting 256k?

Changing subject slightly, has anyone noticed that on Pipex's capped services the bandwidth per month allowed includes both downloads and uploads combined.

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by ianathuth

But how many of the 660,000 customers are getting their service via the STB and are already getting 256k?

Changing subject slightly, has anyone noticed that on Pipex's capped services the bandwidth per month allowed includes both downloads and uploads combined.

Yep it's becoming common place with these introductory services that the caps are now data transfer based, not just one way traffic. ispreview.co.uk has recently done quite a good analysis on the creeping introduction of basic capped services.

[bazza]

Great news that NTL are going to upgrade my 600K to 750K for nothing. I know several people on 512K ADSL who are now looking at moving to NTL for the faster connection for similar money. For me the upload speed doesn't matter, I'm not fussed how long it takes me to upload to my webspace or VPN. If I wanted a 1M service I would have to go to NTL as I'm too far from an ADSL exchange for anything higher than 512K. Well done NTL

[mrmassive]

I have one stupid question if ntl struggles now to keep up speed and leases bandwith to AOL and sometimes its impossible to play online games to bad pings. Wheres all this bandwith comming from???????

[mrmassive]

i ment bandwidth sorry

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by mrmassive

I have one stupid question if ntl struggles now to keep up speed and leases bandwith to AOL and sometimes its impossible to play online games to bad pings. Wheres all this bandwith comming from???????

sometimes it is impossible to play onlne , i honestly havent had any major problems with ntl , i wonder if it is dependant on where you live

Originally Posted by bazza

Great news that NTL are going to upgrade my 600K to 750K for nothing. I know several people on 512K ADSL who are now looking at moving to NTL for the faster connection for similar money. For me the upload speed doesn't matter, I'm not fussed how long it takes me to upload to my webspace or VPN. If I wanted a 1M service I would have to go to NTL as I'm too far from an ADSL exchange for anything higher than 512K. Well done NTL

well at least someone is pleased this will happen - to the forum bazza I mainly only download on my 600k connection - and the extra 150k will help with sharing it with my son using a router

[DeadKenny]

Originally Posted by Tristan

I really can't see why people are being so negative. It seems to be a case of attack NTL no matter what, even when they're upping the speeds for the same money.

Fair enough on the 150kbps and 600kbps tiers, but for me as a 1Mbps user I'm being made to pay £3 more (£36 a year) for a service I don't want or need, or pay £10 less for a lesser service (slightly slower download and very much slower upload). That's why I'm unhappy, especially when they claim it's something for nothing, which it is not.

If they kept the 1Mbps as well as an option at £35 I'd be happy (but happier still with 600/256 )

If I was a Telewest customer I wouldn't be paying any more.

Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

For an extra £36 a year 1mb users now get 50% more or alternatively can downgrade to 750 and pay £10 less - sounds like a fair deal to me - apart from the upload speed being pants at the 750 level.

I refer to my comment above

[trebor]

has there been any official announcement by NTL yet as to when this speed increase will happen?

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by mrmassive

I have one stupid question if ntl struggles now to keep up speed and leases bandwith to AOL and sometimes its impossible to play online games to bad pings. Wheres all this bandwith comming from???????

Most customers will not use any more bandwidth than they do at the moment even though more is available to them.

The ones that do use the extra bandwidth may find themselves being talked to by NTL for breach of the AUP.

It is very easy to give something away whilst you are restricting its use.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by trebor

has there been any official announcement by NTL yet as to when this speed increase will happen?

Yes-the answer has been posted several times in this thread.

[Racingdick]

Originally Posted by fluds

Ok so maybe I will stick with the 1MB line,

you will automatically go to 1.5Mb

[mrmassive]

If you are married and have kids or whatever and you network a few pcs and they all share the same broadband connection you have. The xtra bandwidth will be used. There goes the AUP. But there again thats another matter. With families like this and I can Name a few the xtra Bandwidth will help sort out slow browseing ect .But as for the Newsgroups being sorted out thats a joke

[Chris W]

Originally Posted by mrmassive

If you are married and have kids or whatever and you network a few pcs and they all share the same broadband connection you have. The xtra bandwidth will be used.

remembering of course that you agreed in the t&cs that you would only use 3 devices (excluding router/ hardware firewall) on your BB connection.