*ALL* ntl 10Mb Discussion (Part 3)

Originally Posted by Zanny

Thanks for your help, my penalty for wanting to upgrade my pricing plan? Buying the missus a new tumble drier

Ha ha ha I knew there would be a catch mate, good luck anyway Wait till the sales in the new year for a cheap one.

[Martyn]

Originally Posted by Zanny

Morning everyone, my first post so be gentle Let me get this straight, Im currently on the 2mb service and if I stay this way wont get upgraded till new year. BUT today is December the 5th. So if I phone up and ask to be upgraded to the 3mb will I automatically get 10mb? If so Ill ring up today....

1, depends if what you have can cope with 10mb,
2, depends if the person on the other side is thick or not.
3, depends if its oepn in your area. i know my area wont be untill some time next year. bollox if you ask me.

[Zanny]

Well im in Southampton, pretty sure ive seen at least one other poster in Southampton with 10Mb.

speaking to em now :0

[Martyn]

Originally Posted by Zanny

Well im in Southampton, pretty sure ive seen at least one other poster in Southampton with 10Mb. speaking to em now :0

There site isnt even updated yet....

[Zanny]

I phoned, asked and a nice lady upgraded me :-) Still I seem to be getting about 4ish so far. Mind you I need to upgrade to USB2 drivers, that might help. Or try and get my onboard ethernet to work....

I have a ntl:home 120 so should be ok if im not mistaken.

[etccarmageddon]

they are bloody useless aren't they:-

http://www.ntlworld.com/microsites/10/

PR run my people who can't even have the site working on time.

Give it time folks its 5th December all day...

Anyway ntl have issued us a press release:-


“ntl, the UK’s leading provider of consumer broadband services today launches a new super-fast broadband service that revs up to 10Mbps. At this high speed, customers can download a chart-topping MP3 or movie trailer in just four seconds. The new service also includes a sophisticated PC security package and a premium broadband content line up – at no extra cost.

ntl’s 10Mb service will transform the way the web is used by slashing the time it takes to download web pages, music, photos or stream videos. The service is ideal for watching the latest music video, playing an Xbox 360 game, download and streaming services such as Google Earth, or simply Christmas shopping online at super fast speed.
New service features premium broadband content in four categories – Music, Kids, Photos and Games – included at no cost, worth £30 per month if bought separately.

With more speed, users spend more time online. The free premium content is provided in four categories: music, games, digital photos and kids. It has been designed to provide easy access to the best of the net. For instance, customers get exclusive live gigs and interviews from MTV, 15 free photo prints every month and online storage from Photobox, 10 free tracks to download per month from Sonic Selector and access to hundreds of games such as LEGO Racers and Crazy Golf. There’s a simple registration process via ntlworld.com.

Security is a primary concern for internet users and ntl’s new 10Mb service offers sophisticated protection with anti-virus, pop-up blocker, privacy manager and secure form filler technology. The security pack will protect up to 3 PCs from 140,000 different viruses, with updates every three hours. This is also provided at no extra cost.
Customers will also receive an increased usage allowance of 75GB (up from 30GB) so users can do more of what they enjoy online. For the typical household that allows:-

• Web surfing 24 hours a day
• 8 hours of online gaming every day
• 1,000 MP3 downloads a week
• 60 hours of video streaming each week (up from 6 hours with 30Gb allowances)
• Sending and receiving 2,000 email messages with attachments such as digital photos (10,000 messages without attachments)

New and existing 3Mb Broadband customers are the first to experience the power of 10Mb. Existing customers will be upgraded automatically today, although some may require a hardware upgrade to receive the full 10Mbps. Upload speeds are also increased to 512K (from 300K).

Despite the significant speed increase, bigger usage allowance, security pack and premium entertainment bundle, there is no change to the monthly subscription. In fact, in early 2006, existing 3Mb customers will also see a price cut from £37.99 to £34.99 per month.
As the “connected home” becomes a reality, with multiple in-home internet services running simultaneously, high speed broadband services are vital.

Bill Goodland, Director of Internet at ntl says: “Our 10Mb broadband service is the key to the connected home. If you enjoy online gaming, music and entertainment then this is the service for you. With the 10Mb service users can make the most of what the internet has to offer, from Christmas shopping online to streaming music. We believe this is Britain’s best broadband service.”

In 2006 ntl will launch additional 10Mb and unlimited broadband services at a range of different price points to match individual needs. The company will also add to its security and content offerings.

ntl Consumer is the UK’s largest residential broadband provider. It has led the market since 2000. As at 30 September, the company had 1.72m broadband customers (next largest is BT with 1.625m). In the previous three months the number of homes with broadband grew by 767,000 taking the UK residential market to 7.9m households.”

Hmm, one bit of maths in there is a bit confusing to me ;

60 hours of video streaming each week (up from 6 hours with 30Gb allowances)

How does an increase from 30GB to 75GB allow 10 times as much video streaming ?

[Widescreen]

i'm more interested in

"ntl will launch additional 10Mb and unlimited broadband services at a range of different price"

Will be interesting to see if they'll offer a 10mb unlimited service and at what price.

[Richy99]

doubt they will offer 10meg at unlimited problem being that people would download TB of data in a month, unlimited connection is proably going to be 1 or 2meg maybe 3 but who knows for sure yet

[Martyn]

can any one get it with set top box yet?.....

[IanUK]

can any one get it with set top box yet?.....

Not here, not mentioned at all in that press release either as far as I could see, ho hum, looks like we will pay the same price for a lower service for months again

[fire]

http://www.ntlworld.com/microsites/10/

page has changed

[Martyn]

wow took them log enough, its crap.. lol 10mb bollox, not gonna be on set top box untill next year.. wooppie do.. * jumps n screams *

[johnnygal]

Yep, but have you read the FAQ. ALL those people on Samsung STB will never get more than 5MB unless they pay for a modem upgrade (£50)