Tiscali Kicks Off BB "Hogs" - Page 3

ian@huth · 09-02-2005, 14:57

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Lord, they will be calling 128k broadband next.

They do in Canada, even 64k.

MovedGoalPosts · 09-02-2005, 15:01

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Originally Posted by Neil

Here we go again.......

Admit it, you would be dissappointed if all the old stuff wasn't regurtitated every few weeks.

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Lord, they will be calling 128k broadband next.

I think many ISPs here do. In fact OFCOM (or OFTEL as they were) still count 128k in their analysis for the government

The ASA thought diferently though, and did give at least one ISP a slap on the wrist.

ian@huth · 09-02-2005, 15:06

There should be a generic name for internet supplied other than by dial-up. Why not call it broadband?

MovedGoalPosts · 09-02-2005, 15:20

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Originally Posted by ianathuth

There should be a generic name for internet supplied other than by dial-up. Why not call it broadband?

Probably drifting away from the Tiscali hogs issues, but If I recall correctly when Broadband was first launched one of the big criteria is that it was fast enough to support media streaming at a watcheable video resolution. Many of the slowest "ADSL" services today, and the cable co's slow services too, are strictly speaking not fast enough and so should not be broadband.

I'm amazed that this broadband misconception has been allowed given trading standards, consumer organisations, etc. Perhaps they should have been called "mediumband" with "broadband" reserved for speeds of 500k and above.

SMHarman · 09-02-2005, 15:38

ISDN has also been referred to as midband or similar.

TheBlueRaja · 09-02-2005, 21:27

I was joking by the way with my 128k comment...

scrotnig · 09-02-2005, 22:01

OK well, I am to Tiscali what Neil is to ntl.

Don't ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever consider using Tiscali as your ISP.

They make ntl look like saints. You really will seriously regret it if you ever get stuck with this corrupt ISP.

There are dodgy car dealers under railway arches that could do you better internet access.

TheBlueRaja · 10-02-2005, 08:26

Im with Zen, and have never been whinged at for downloading too much (even when i was with NTL and i went over 1Gig on a few occasions), but i still think that what happend is wrong.