[Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004

[DeadKenny]

Originally Posted by orangebird

Why should they???? One measly price increase (and yes, I do beleive it's measly - do you have to question whether or not you can really afford another £3 a month for a luxury service?...) and higher speeds on BB services. What, pray tell is wrong with any of that?

I really don't like this assumption that all 1Mbps users will obviously love to pay NTL £3 more. £35 a month is still a hell of a lot in the first place!

If I look at it the way some are blindly doing and take the £3 rise as a rise on the 1Mbps service ignoring the "free" upgrade later, then being asked to pay £3 more for 1Mbps when everyone else isn't being asked for more money and neither are Telewest customers, then it's an outrage! In that case, what am I getting for my extra £3 (again, ignoring the free upgrade later... assume we don't know about that yet)?... nothing

Either way, it's £3 a month (£36 a year) more I'd rather not be paying.

[etccarmageddon]

Originally Posted by orangebird

One measly price increase (and yes, I do beleive it's measly - do you have to question whether or not you can really afford another £3 a month for a luxury service?...) and higher speeds on BB services. What, pray tell is wrong with any of that?

or to put it into perspective - £36 per year for 50% more and if it's that much of a problem then for £120 less a year you can reduce your bandwidth from 1mb to 750.

I dont believe it's measly but when you allow for the 'extra' it's acceptable.

perhaps it would have been more sensible to continue to offer a 1mb product at £35 - and then when 90% of 1mb users decide it's not worth paying £3 a month for a third less... then end the 1mb service.

Originally Posted by orangebird

If it was a reaction, then the theory of ntl only increasing to speed to justify the price increase is a load of cr4p.

You have this back-to-front. I'm not saying they introduced the speed increase to justify the price increase. I'm saying they increased the price because they already knew they were going to increase the speed (for whatever reason) and by making the price announcement first, they can legitimately claim that the speed increase is 'free'.

[Jamman960]

I was planning to jump ship and get 1mbit ADSL rather than pay the extra £3 for NTL's service, I'll now stick with NTL unless 2mbit ADSL becomes availible at a decient price. NTL can still stick that 1gb/day cap where the sun dont shine though!

have they given any indication on when/if theyre going to provide a 2/3mbit tier?

[orangebird]

What would most of you post if it wasn't for fantastic conspiracy theories...

[trebor]

Originally Posted by Neil

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

it is not obvious looking at ntl.com that anything is about to change could you please provide a link

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by trebor

it is not obvious looking at ntl.com that anything is about to change could you please provide a link

http://www.ntl.com/mediacentre/press/display.asp?id=702

Without looking through the entire thread, is that what you're after?

Originally Posted by orangebird

What would most of you post if it wasn't for fantastic conspiracy theories...

The usual:

1. Macs are better than PCs
2. Bleeding-heart liberals are ruining this country
3. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life

But all that's and anyway, I love a good conspiracy. They're impossible to prove wrong.

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by towny

The usual:

1. Macs are better than PCs
2. Bleeding-heart liberals are ruining this country
3. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life

But all that's and anyway, I love a good conspiracy. They're impossible to prove wrong.

Would've repped you, but need to spread it around a bit first...

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by towny

The usual:

1. Macs are better than PCs
2. Bleeding-heart liberals are ruining this country
3. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life

But all that's and anyway, I love a good conspiracy. They're impossible to prove wrong.

These are some of the biggest conspiracy theories ...

[etccarmageddon]

I suspect people would have complained even more if the speed had been increased and then after this it was followed by a price increase.

[trebor]

Originally Posted by orangebird

http://www.ntl.com/mediacentre/press/display.asp?id=702

Without looking through the entire thread, is that what you're after?

thanks thats almost it, is there an official date yet? have I missed that some where as well

[etccarmageddon]

Originally Posted by trebor

thanks thats almost it, is there an official date yet? have I missed that some where as well

late summer *





* year not specified.



http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04...west_broadband

"NTL's gear-shift will take place in the summer, a little later than Telewest, which upgrades in May."

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by trebor

thanks thats almost it, is there an official date yet? have I missed that some where as well

No, no official date yet. Just 'late summer'. I think this was all decided rather quickly to have firm dates yet...

[DrAwesome]

Originally Posted by Jamman960

I was planning to jump ship and get 1mbit ADSL rather than pay the extra £3 for NTL's service, I'll now stick with NTL unless 2mbit ADSL becomes availible at a decient price. NTL can still stick that 1gb/day cap where the sun dont shine though!

have they given any indication on when/if theyre going to provide a 2/3mbit tier?

Adsl is still faster & is still an attractive option...

Originally Posted by orangebird

What would most of you post if it wasn't for fantastic conspiracy theories...

Probably rejoice that NTL employees might have had a decent wage rise.