Reduced speed if limit is exceeded?

M. Brown · 11-09-2005, 16:44

ntl saying that they are going to increase my connection speed from 300k to 1mb but with a 3Gb a month limit,currently 30gb.

One of the options if the 3GB limit is exceeded is to reduce the speed for the rest of the month, but does anybody know what the reduced speed will be?

MB

11-09-2005, 18:04

that is a good question MB - the trouble is, until NTL announce it officially, people either don't know, or can't say.

- as you can still do a gig a day, on 300kb, it would be logical for the speed to be slower than that - but that is pure speculation.

M. Brown · 11-09-2005, 20:20

Many thanks homealone for replying. Ah well - back to the drawing board then again it seems!

etccarmageddon · 11-09-2005, 20:36

I assume you're aware that you can opt out of this speed increase if you want to remain on your 30gig monthly allowance?

Ignition · 11-09-2005, 22:50

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

I assume you're aware that you can opt out of this speed increase if you want to remain on your 30gig monthly allowance?

Not anymore I don't think.

11-09-2005, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Ignition

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

I assume you're aware that you can opt out of this speed increase if you want to remain on your 30gig monthly allowance?

Not anymore I don't think.

what is this then?

https://autoreg.autoregister.net/cgi/cmOptOut

???

Scopeuk · 12-09-2005, 17:24

yeh ive had an email about this ( i cheack my outlook emails once a month or so) but i rearly dont think this is gonan work id love the speed but i rearly need the 30 gb i liek to keep upto date withthe latest version fo knoppix both cd and dvd downlaodign the dvd alone is neough to blow the b/w budget not to mention that i game a little more that 1/2 hour a week
http://www.home.ntl.com/page/broadbandusage
sorry for draggign the cap into this but thats the only reason im still on 300k and not 1 meg.

MysticKiller · 21-09-2005, 19:36

So i've been upgraded to 1mb from 300k, if i opt out, what does that mean? Will i be back on 300k with no cap? Cheers.

21-09-2005, 19:50

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Originally Posted by MysticKiller

So i've been upgraded to 1mb from 300k, if i opt out, what does that mean? Will i be back on 300k with no cap? Cheers.

300k with a 30 gig cap i think

jrhnewark · 21-09-2005, 20:40

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Originally Posted by MysticKiller

So i've been upgraded to 1mb from 300k, if i opt out, what does that mean? Will i be back on 300k with no cap? Cheers.

As far as I know, there is no way back to 300kbps when you've been upgraded to 1Mbps.

As the address says, it's an 'OptOut' address - not a 'Return to 300k!'.

MysticKiller · 21-09-2005, 20:48

If i Opt-Out, what would that exactly mean?

jrhnewark · 21-09-2005, 20:52

Well, as far as I can see, you could've opted-out to not have your speed upgraded in the first place - so you'd have never gone up to 1Mbps.

But now that you are on 1Mbps, there's no way of going back to 300kbps. Unless I'm missing something.

nffc · 21-09-2005, 20:59

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Originally Posted by jrhnewark

Well, as far as I can see, you could've opted-out to not have your speed upgraded in the first place - so you'd have never gone up to 1Mbps.

But now that you are on 1Mbps, there's no way of going back to 300kbps. Unless I'm missing something.

No there isn't. Although I don't think ntl have even given us any new T+Cs enforcing the cap. IIRC, they're still monitoring it and not enforcing it yet, if the 10 Mb/s rollout is true, they won't need to anyway.

BTW 1- where have you been, you've not posted here for a while?
2- looking forward to Trundle mullering Forest's powderpuff defence?

jrhnewark · 21-09-2005, 21:21

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Originally Posted by nffc

BTW 1- where have you been, you've not posted here for a while?

I sort of.. forgot.

Same at N'Hell, however.

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2- looking forward to Trundle mullering Forest's powderpuff defence?

I can't wait - any final score prediction, nffc?

nffc · 21-09-2005, 21:41

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Originally Posted by jrhnewark

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Originally Posted by nffc

BTW 1- where have you been, you've not posted here for a while?

I sort of.. forgot.

Same at N'Hell, however.

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2- looking forward to Trundle mullering Forest's powderpuff defence?

I can't wait - any final score prediction, nffc?

3-1 to you guys but