*ALL* ntl 10Mb Discussion (Part 3) - Page 26

etccarmageddon · 16-11-2005, 06:29

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Originally Posted by Hartleys

So we can take that you are giving out an official statment saying ntl have launched there 10 meg cable connection and its not still in trial. or am i reading what your saying wrong.

point me to an NTL official statement that says it's a trial.

16-11-2005, 06:48

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Originally Posted by david.ewles

I was upgraded to 10Mb on the 8th, but as of yet can only get between 4.4Mb - 8Mb.

When will I know if my area has been upgraded (assuming that my Terayon can acually receive the full 10Mb)

Also what does UBR stand for and how do I know what my UBR is (CM20 - Cambridge - Langley)

Give the network time to settle down, we are only on trials at the moment, NTL can reduce our speeds if there is a problem with the network.

Jon M · 16-11-2005, 07:15

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Originally Posted by rydwg

seeing as 2mb get 240k downloads, shouldnt 10mb be gving out 1200k speeds as opposed to the 1000k or slightly above people are getting even with the 250 modems. maybe the network isnt upto it yet?

I was getting a sustained 1100 - 1200k/sec last night on an ntl:200

The major factor here is the bandwidth offered by the remote server.
Downloading OpenOffice from the UK Mirror service got me maxed out pretty easily.

twinkle · 16-11-2005, 07:40

i am on 10 meg, nottingham ng11 9ba .ntl 120 modem. phoned up, turned it up ,all is good ,speed fluctuates due to testing still never less than 4.5meg

ian@huth · 16-11-2005, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Paul M

It launched on November 8th, it is an official option on the ntl systems, what is not happening until December is automatic upgrades. What is so difficult to understand about this ?

Despite several customers claiming to have been told that it is for new customers only the http://www.home.ntl.com/page/broadband3 page only lists 1, 2 & 3 Mb tiers with "Coming soon in 2005 - up to 10Mb at no extra monthly cost! Watch this space." being shown. I would have thought that would have changed to show three tiers with the top tier being listed as up to 10 Mb if it was the full blown launch.

Retrovertigo · 16-11-2005, 08:12

I'm using an NTL:200 modem and getting wildly fluctuating speeds.

My own test is using something like Azureus and grabbing programmes from UKNova. I can see other peers getting speeds of over 1meg - yet I don't seem able to get anything over 350k. I have tried all sorts of setting to no avail.

If I use Robin Walkers speed test, I get anything from 2 to 10 meg within the same test. It seems too random.

I don't really know where to look to grab something I know would top me out at maximum speed just to see.

I'm in Manchester and notice others with the same modem and living close by are getting maximum speeds no problem.

**Chris** · 16-11-2005, 08:35

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Originally Posted by Retrovertigo

I'm using an NTL:200 modem and getting wildly fluctuating speeds.

My own test is using something like Azureus and grabbing programmes from UKNova. I can see other peers getting speeds of over 1meg - yet I don't seem able to get anything over 350k. I have tried all sorts of setting to no avail.

If I use Robin Walkers speed test, I get anything from 2 to 10 meg within the same test. It seems too random.

I don't really know where to look to grab something I know would top me out at maximum speed just to see.

I'm in Manchester and notice others with the same modem and living close by are getting maximum speeds no problem.

Others have suggested that Robin Walker's speed test isn't reliable for 10meg because its sample size is too small. Head on over to www.adslguide.org/tools/speedtest.asp and give that a try.

Hartleys · 16-11-2005, 08:50

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

point me to an NTL official statement that says it's a trial.

well thats the thing you see thay dont have to offcialy anounce its a trial just say it is.

ouchiko · 16-11-2005, 09:01

Hi, as anyone in the Aldershot (Ash vale) area got the 10meg yet ?

The connection is gone at the moment so maybe they are making some sort of switch.. Still running on the 3Mbps line with no change as of last night..

nate · 16-11-2005, 09:09

If you want to somewhere to test your speed with a big download, try getting a Linux ISO or something from http://mirror.ac.uk

Might I suggest
http://mirror.ac.uk/mirror/fedora.re...4-i386-DVD.iso

(It's Fedora Core 4, 2.56gb)

beardsley · 16-11-2005, 09:17

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Originally Posted by ouchiko

Hi, as anyone in the Aldershot (Ash vale) area got the 10meg yet ?

The connection is gone at the moment so maybe they are making some sort of switch.. Still running on the 3Mbps line with no change as of last night..

I have it in Fleet, and I know somebody in Farnborough has it.

ouchiko · 16-11-2005, 09:34

Thanks for that beardsley. I think they are different "areas" but all pipe through the guildford area. I've got the ntl:200 modem so that should cope with the change. Will have to wait and see if this current downtime is the switch.

avid.merrion · 16-11-2005, 09:44

Just spoke to India.....It can be done we will transfer you to our technical centre..................Manchester customer services....................No they have lied to you, it can't be done.....................Called again hit Swansea (thank god) Now living the 10 meg dream. Have a Terayon tj210 and no known problems with them.

Will73 · 16-11-2005, 09:57

I installed a NIC last night (i've been using USB connection to my modem) in readiness for the higher speeds that are on the way

It's up and running fine, but i was wondering about the Duplex settings. It's a basic 10/100 D-Link Network card going to the NTL: Home 100 modem. I'm on the 1meg connection (despite being told they had bumped me up to 10Meg, when i asked for it on Saturday).

At the moment both the modem and card are set to auto-detection, as this was the defualt. Would it be beneficial to change these settings? I think i read on an NTL help page to set both to 10 half duplex?? but not really sure why?

Any advice appreciated.

fryster2005 · 16-11-2005, 10:05

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Originally Posted by ouchiko

Hi, as anyone in the Aldershot (Ash vale) area got the 10meg yet ?

The connection is gone at the moment so maybe they are making some sort of switch.. Still running on the 3Mbps line with no change as of last night..

Hi,

I live in Farnham (Sandy Hill!) and had problems with the connection since last night. Went and checked the upgarde options once it was working and upgraded from 1meg to bund3. There is no price on this option, am I going to get stung for 38 quid? Speed is definately 10meg round here now!

2 Questions:

1) What is the cost for 10 meg at the moment
2) Are there any download/upload limits in place at the moment?

Thanks, good luck in Ash Vale!