15-03-2005, 10:24
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
ADSLGuide used to publish details of all speedtests run over the month and the fastest ADSL provider never got much more than 440Kbps on a 512k connection.
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15-03-2005, 11:16
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:15:40 GMT
1st 128K took 359 ms = 365103 Bytes/sec = approx 3038 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 360 ms = 364089 Bytes/sec = approx 3029 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 375 ms = 349525 Bytes/sec = approx 2908 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 359 ms = 365103 Bytes/sec = approx 3038 kbits/sec
These results appear to be rather fast: maybe this page was in the browser cache.
Had to include that comment at the end, yes, ntl are really ripping us all off, I mean come on, I pay for 3meg, and it get... 3meg, its rip off Britain I tell you :/
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15-03-2005, 11:21
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
Maybe the guy didn't explain himself correctly. He could be referring to upload speed.
I like to give people the benefit of doubt before bitching 
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15-03-2005, 11:26
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by cookster
Maybe the guy didn't explain himself correctly. He could be referring to upload speed.
I like to give people the benefit of doubt before bitching |
I got the impression he was talking about upload, although he didn't make it clear.
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15-03-2005, 11:40
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
True, It would make sense then, but then ADSL is as bad, if not worse at uploading, A friend on mine on 512/256 Pipex ADSL is lucky to get 18/20k upload off peak, oh, and ADSL guide says my upload is a cool 35.5kB/s average.
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15-03-2005, 11:46
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
The only thing that annoys me is i pay for 3mb but am limited on how much i can download. If i pay for it i should get it. The 1gb a day limit can be reached in under an hour. I know they havn't really enforced the cap yet but i personally think its crazy, what can you do though, everyone is doing it! 
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15-03-2005, 11:53
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by southwell
<snip>The 1gb a day limit can be reached in under an hour. <snip>
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Doing what????
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15-03-2005, 11:55
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by orangebird
Doing what????
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Capping broadband services. The only ones that arn't seem to be overpriced and still slow speeds.
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15-03-2005, 11:56
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by southwell
Capping broadband services.
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No, I was asking what on earth your downloading that takes a gig in an hour?
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15-03-2005, 11:57
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by orangebird
Doing what????
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Er downloading something? 
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15-03-2005, 11:57
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by southwell
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Originally Posted by orangebird
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Capping broadband services. The only ones that arn't seem to be overpriced and still slow speeds. |
You can reach one gig a day by capping broadband services?
BTW, we do already have a capping thread at http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=25635
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15-03-2005, 11:59
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
Er downloading something? |
Duh.. Such as?? 
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15-03-2005, 12:01
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by orangebird
Duh.. Such as?? |
Does it matter? He said you can exceed the cap in 50 mins and you can 
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15-03-2005, 12:02
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#29
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Re: NTL Ripping us all off
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Originally Posted by southwell
The only thing that annoys me is i pay for 3mb but am limited on how much i can download. If i pay for it i should get it. The 1gb a day limit can be reached in under an hour. I know they havn't really enforced the cap yet but i personally think its crazy, what can you do though, everyone is doing it! |
What you pay for is a connection that allows you to download at up to 3Mbps and which has a usage restriction.
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