*All* ntl Cap Discussion (part 4) - Page 20

11-01-2006, 16:54

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Originally Posted by mcmanic

still waiting for my 2meg unlimited announcement letter to come and for NTL to clear up their meaning on unlimited as their webpage still shows 30gig

As far as i am concerned i am now on 2 meg unlimited. There web site says it. A NTL Manager i spoke with this morning says it, And customer service told me it was

. So thats good enough for me

. And as i have downloaded a few Linux distros today i better had be

**Maggy** · 11-01-2006, 23:40

I've had a snail mail letter and this site says so therefore I've uninstalled netmeter...

Not really I want to see what happens with unlimited...And not take the pee.

**Paul** · 12-01-2006, 00:49

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Originally Posted by Bill C

As far as i am concerned i am now on 2 meg unlimited. There web site says it. A NTL Manager i spoke with this morning says it, And customer service told me it was

. So thats good enough for me

. And as i have downloaded a few Linux distros today i better had be

Pah, Linux Distros are boring, I prefer to d/l tv programmes.

wayneunique · 12-01-2006, 10:22

I'm looking at downloading between 80-90gig a month while on 10meg, so hopefully NTL will not pull me up on this.

Griffin · 12-01-2006, 10:45

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Originally Posted by Paul M

Pah, Linux Distros are boring, I prefer to d/l tv programmes.

Thats the only way i get to watch the sci-fi i like, as no one else in my house likes it

BarFly · 12-01-2006, 12:23

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Originally Posted by wayneunique

I'm looking at downloading between 80-90gig a month while on 10meg, so hopefully NTL will not pull me up on this.

expect the last 5-15gig then to be downloaded at 128kb

12-01-2006, 13:24

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Originally Posted by BarFly

expect the last 5-15gig then to be downloaded at 128kb

Thats the way i seem to see what Paul M posted. Up to 75gig at full speed then reduced to 128k each way for any futher data till the end of the month. Glad i am on 2 meg unlimited now

Griffin · 12-01-2006, 13:29

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Originally Posted by Bill C

Thats the way i seem to see what Paul M posted. Up to 75gig at full speed then reduced to 128k each way for any futher data till the end of the month. Glad i am on 2 meg unlimited now

In other words if someone goes balistic with downloading, they could be on 128k up & down in 21hours of the month starting. Guess if anyones got any sense then they will all be on 2mb.

mcmanic · 12-01-2006, 13:40

instead of putting you on 128 for going over why don't they drop you to a unlimited 1 or 2 meg subscription, cause if that happened to me i'd be ringing up to be put on it anyway.

12-01-2006, 13:59

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Originally Posted by Griffin

In other words if someone goes ballistic with downloading, they could be on 128k up & down in 21hours of the month starting. Guess if anyone's got any sense then they will all be on 2mb.

That is the reason i went straight on 2 meg unlimited as soon as i was certain it was unlimited. I dont give a hoot about speed, I want to be able to download what i want when i want without the worry of the bandwidth meter running. I download my stuff at a night time and i do that in the hope it then does not affect other users on the same UBR as me.

As far as 10 meg and 75gig goes. I think NTL should also offer the ability to buy additional gigs of usage over 75 gig for those that need the extra usage. BT have started to do that now to users that exceed the allowance for the month.

wayneunique · 12-01-2006, 16:13

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Originally Posted by BarFly

expect the last 5-15gig then to be downloaded at 128kb

Oh well, looks like I'll be going on to 2meg unlimited a few weeks after my installation.

IanUK · 12-01-2006, 16:21

Down to 128k is a bit silly, why not down to 2 meg ?

2 meg is unlimited, its less money, so 10 meggers who may occasionally go over 75 gig will get worse service than those who pay less and get more ?
Can't see many staying on 10 meg for very long.

Usual NTL thinking I see

Of course with no Broadband Plus working here, no current working NTL newsserver, and the peering to many large sites rubbish at night it would be almost impossible to pass that mark anyhow.

**Paul** · 12-01-2006, 16:38

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Originally Posted by IanUK

Down to 128k is a bit silly, why not down to 2 meg ?

Not really, you sign up to the 10 meg knowing it's limits, so you should stick to them. If you only got knocked down to 2 meg then where would the incentive to behave be ?

If you want unlimited then go on an unlimited service, simple as that.

Griffin · 12-01-2006, 17:13

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Originally Posted by Paul M

Not really, you sign up to the 10 meg knowing it's limits, so you should stick to them. If you only got knocked down to 2 meg then where would the incentive to behave be ?

If you want unlimited then go on an unlimited service, simple as that.

It surprises me how many people can't seem to grasp the concept of that

IanUK · 12-01-2006, 17:17

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Not really, you sign up to the 10 meg knowing it's limits, so you should stick to them. If you only got knocked down to 2 meg then where would the incentive to behave be ?

If you want unlimited then go on an unlimited service, simple as that.

Yep I know its limits, no probs for me

There is a large difference between 2 meg and 10 meg so I think there would still be an incentive.
I'd guess most people will go on 2 meg unlimited once the online tv stuff gets going properly, I know I will.
So NTL will get less money from me but I'll use more bandwidth, great business sense...
And thats probably about the time it will stop being unlimited.....again...