*All* ntl 10meg Discussion (part 2)

Chris W · 03-11-2005, 20:49

The first information that Cable Forum received from ntl regarding an increase to 10meg broadband can be found in this Cable Forum news article.

FAQ's in part 1 of the thread:

Will the service be capped?
yes, there will be a 75gig/ month cap on the 10meg service that current 3meg users will be upgraded to

Will I need a new modem?
It appears that ntl 120 or later modems will have no problems with the speeds, however older modems and Set Top Box connections will need to be upgraded. Ntl have not released any information on this process yet that i have seen.

When are the new speeds going to be launched?
ntl have stated "By the end of 2006, the roll out of this new product portfolio will be complete."

My mate down the pub says he has already got 10meg, is he lying?
Quite possibly not, it appears that ntl are testing the 10meg service, and I have not noticed a particular pattern of who/ where is being tested.

Will the price change?
Ntl have stated that there are no plans to change monthly prices

What will the upload speed be?
Users who are testing the 10meg service at the moment have reported upload speeds that suggest it will be 512k.

What do i have to do to get 10meg?
We know ntl are upgrading 3meg customers first, but as for what to do... sit and wait for information from ntl!

Please post any further discussion of 10meg in this thread, and this thread only.

Hom3r · 03-11-2005, 21:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris W

Will I need a new modem?
It appears that ntl 120 or later modems will have no problems with the speeds, however older modems and Set Top Box connections will need to be upgraded. Ntl have not released any information on this process yet that i have seen.

What about the Terayon TJ210 modems I have one of these, Which I bought from NTL as I didn't want to pay a monthly charge.

SMHarman · 03-11-2005, 21:24

You are now paying the monthly charge though, you have lost the ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£5 a month modem owners discount.

Chris W · 03-11-2005, 21:29

not sure about the other modems... will research and post information here as soon as i find it!

Spurs007 · 03-11-2005, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by david.ewles

What about the Terayon TJ210 modems I have one of these, Which I bought from NTL as I didn't want to pay a monthly charge.

These did work on the new trial speeds, as I have one

Ramrod · 03-11-2005, 21:36

Are the Samsung STB's good for 10 meg speeds?

ssdd · 03-11-2005, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by david.ewles

What about the Terayon TJ210 modems I have one of these, Which I bought from NTL as I didn't want to pay a monthly charge.

Taken from the NTL statement which is here
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...ed-as-standard

"By the end of 2006, the roll out of this new product portfolio will be complete. There are no plans to change monthly prices. However, some customers will need to upgrade their modem. Further details will be announced at launch."

Trem · 03-11-2005, 22:35

But the same press release said

Quote:

The first home surfers in the UK to enjoy speeds of up to 10Mb will be ntlÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡Ãƒâ€šÃ ‚Â¬ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢s current 3Mb Broadband customers. ntl will provide them with more speed and greater usage

think they meant blue yonder

so i wouldn't take it at gospel, ntl havent posted anything about the upgrades since the original post on the 8th of august.

**Paul** · 03-11-2005, 23:12

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Originally Posted by Trem

so i wouldn't take it at gospel, ntl havent posted anything about the upgrades since the original post on the 8th of august.

Well the greater speed would be the 10Mbps and I would think the greater usage is the 75GB limit that comes with it (for the initial upgrades anyway). Our sources currently indicate that the upgrades will begin in Mid November.

ssdd · 04-11-2005, 08:43

I've had no connection since around 7.30 this morning so thought I'm being upgraded to 10mb. When I got my connection back I did a speed test and I'm still on 3mb. Went to ntl's service page and found this

"ntl broadband customers in the , DN31, NG2, NG15, NG17, NG18, NG19, NG20, NG21. and NG31 postcode area may be experiencing an intermittant or complete loss of connection, this is due to a local fault. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause"

Simcut · 04-11-2005, 10:02

End of 2006 for upgrades? BUGGERY!!! what happened to November?!?!?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SMHarman

You are now paying the monthly charge though, you have lost the ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£5 a month modem owners discount.

Big up the Hertford mahoosive :S or something

etccarmageddon · 04-11-2005, 10:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simcut

End of 2006 for upgrades? BUGGERY!!! what happened to November?!?!?

have you missed Paul's comment:-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul M

...Our sources currently indicate that the upgrades will begin in Mid November.

Simcut · 04-11-2005, 10:50

woops, it would appear I have gone blind from all the frapping I've been doing in anticipation for playing CoD2 Multiplayer tonight - lol.

Doofy · 05-11-2005, 12:46

Not sure if this is to do with the upgrades or not, but due to a PC and a cat related incident (dont ask) i had to rebuild my comp started to pull some files off usenet and since then my connection is unstable. It is hovering between 6 and 10 meg before settling down to 5 meg then jumping back to 10, i haver tried rebooting everything still doing it.

ant78 · 05-11-2005, 19:52

Ill throw my two pence into this topic, i had a bloke from ntl round today to fix my stb, i asked when 10mb bb was out and after a long delay with a smirk on his face he said "sometime in the 1st quater of next year" !