[Now Official] More ntl speed changes

[sherer]

i think the problem is we don't have any way to measure our usage of the NTL network. Sometimes I download alot of data and other times over a week it will just be my e-mails and check a few news web sites. I don't know what my stats are on the NTL network and if because of the times when i have downloaded alot of data i'm a heavy user or not. If I knew then maybe i could cut back on some of it.

Until we get a way of measuring and informing the users about their usage out attitudes can't change.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but what's happening with the uploads when these come in. Will that stay the same or get increased as well. I think the upload speeds really need to be looked into as well it's way behind what ADSL offers and doesn't always meet my needs at the moment.

[madcap]

STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE STOP!!!!!!!

We really are just going round and round and round in circles can't we just find some common ground and meet somewhere in the middle. No one should be using 100GB+ a month but some people do need more than 40GB and you are all just going to agree to disagree. Now lets just sit back and wait and see, nothing is even going to happen for at least six months I would of thought.

[DeadKenny]

Originally Posted by madcap

Now lets just sit back and wait and see, nothing is even going to happen for at least six months I would of thought.

"Coming Soon..."

With NTL that means that what was leading edge when they thought about it is 6 months to 3 years out of date by the time they actually roll it out. Maybe that's the idea behind the prices being so low in that by the time they roll it out, they'll be at the same price level as everyone else

Of course, things may get interesting if NTL & Telewest merge

*Sighs*

I'm not contributing to this thread ANY LONGER.

All I see is people complaining, argueing, etc.

Look, NTL are speeding the internet up, it's a good thing, NOW KNOCK IT OFF

[DeadKenny]

Sorry, but some of us are bitter and twisted from experience. Certainly a little cynical. It's something that comes with age I'm afraid

[etccarmageddon]

I can see it happening early 2005 as per their 'statement' simply because this will poach bucket loads of ADSL people. they'll be offering 1mb, 2mb and 3mb for peanuts relative to most ADSL offerings.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by DeadKenny

Sorry, but some of us are bitter and twisted from experience. Certainly a little cynical. It's something that comes with age I'm afraid

However they have pretty much delivered on the current round of upgrades. Must try harder is now certainly good improvement.

[purenuman]

Originally Posted by DeadKenny

Sorry, but some of us are bitter and twisted from experience. Certainly a little cynical. It's something that comes with age I'm afraid

OK how about they half the present speeds......... Less likely to hit any "Caps"!!

Problem solved!

More speed does not mean you have to download more...... It's just faster.

I am happy with my NTL BB and will still be when it goes from 1.5 to 3mb.

[Neil]

Ok....

In light of anything really actively being discussed here, I am going to close this thread in a while.

It has proved to be nothing but trouble, & has led to no end of squabbles.

I'll leave it open for a little while longer so that no screams 'censorship'.....

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

I dont see how there's any way to accomodate a 5% user section (if) it uses 67% of the resources. Simply because there's no way these people are going to pay around £250 a month for their usage (10 times £25). I think the answer will be a GB charge over the 40GB allowance which will make these people cut down their usage to a more realistic level - obviously if they want to use 240GB a month and are willing to pay say £100 for the extra bit then everyone's happy but it's most likely that the 'over eaters' will cut down their consumption.

You exaggerating, I am talking about 50-100gig a month, and a GB charge over 40 gig is not the answer because it would make using say 80gig unaffordable to most people.

I am seeing here low usage users not been prepared to compromise they just happy because they are catered for.

"95% of usersonly browse the internet a couple of hours a day"

ahh an isp's perfect customer someone who doesnt use what they pay for, the way I see this is the isp would be happy with people not using their broadband to its potential and anyone who does use it ie. power users they dont want because they less profitable.

This would do nothing to improve quality of service either you wont suddenly see a better contention ratio or anything like that, if usage went down accross the board capacity would simply be cut or the contention ratio would be increased.

I think Neil is right, there is nothing new being discussed in here now and it does seem to have caused a bit of trouble over the last day or two. Since this is my topic I am now closing it. When more information is made available about the new services, we will open a new topic.