Offnet ntl ADSL BB

[Macca]

Originally Posted by Shep

Too little too late in my opinion. This type of offer is out of date now, 512k dsl when most of us offnet'ers are on 1mbit dsl. And it will be even more out of touch when BT release the 2mbit residential ipstream tier in September.

p

Maybe but remember that you have the talk plan along with it which could be quite beneficial to some people. I suppose it is a step in the right direction if a little overdue.

[Shaun]

Its defiantly a better value product then the on-net product (until the upgrades that are coming soon) what with the £15 off you phone bill and the extra upload.

Whats the betting the won't let on-net people have it!

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Shep

Too little too late in my opinion. This type of offer is out of date now, 512k dsl when most of us offnet'ers are on 1mbit dsl. And it will be even more out of touch when BT release the 2mbit residential ipstream tier in September.

p

Not necessarily. I live in a cabled area now, so it doesn't affect me, but when I was offnet and on dialup ( ) this would've been great. I have no need whatsoever for 1 or 2 meg at all. 512 would've been great. It is a little late coming, but I defnitely think there's still a market for that speed.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by orangebird

Not necessarily. I live in a cabled area now

I didn't know ntl offered their 'service' in Spain!

Originally Posted by Neil

I didn't know ntl offered their 'service' in Spain!

'tis the way of the newsroom, sadly. I heard Radio 4 claiming the 'exclusive' that Houllier is leaving Liverpool this morning, only to arrive at work and find it in at least 3 of this morning's papers (which means anyone wandering into a convenience store late last night would have been able to read it). Some hacks just like to get by on other people's scoops.

[IanUK]

Unlimited 512k broadband

So no cap then ?

[altis]

£27.99 per month!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/25/ntl_adsl/

[Richard M]

Oh well, we were first and we know we were.
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?search=ntl (check out the earlier news)

Sources now indicate the release date for ntl ADSL has been put back - release date is now unknown. (It's coming soon then)

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Mick

Sources now indicate the release date for ntl ADSL has been put back - release date is now unknown. (It's coming soon then)

I'll bet you it won't even be 'soon' Mick.....

Ar$e/Elbow.....

[Neil]

Ok....It's back!!!

Freedom Broadbandâ₠¬Â¦.it's here!

As many of you know ntl: Freedom is a service we offer to customers who live in non-cabled areas. To date we've had a great deal of success with our freedom dial-up and phone packages. As a result of this success we are introducing a new broadband service from today †“ Freedom Broadband. This product is available from today with a phased roll out across the country. Eligibility for the service can be checked through the postcode checker available on ntl.com/freedom. We expect to have full ADSL coverage of the UK outside cabled areas by the end of this year.

The package costs £29.99 per month and includes:

512K broadband ADSL
Free modem*
Free connection*
£15 call credit every month
Optional International Call Plan for £2 per month
*
Provided customers do not cancel within the 12-month minimum term

For more information see https://secure.ntlfreedom.com/adsl_o...adband_v2.aspx

No mention of any caps though.....

[Neil]

We are currently working on providing your area with Freedom broadband. Please call us to find out the proposed roll-out date.

087 0445 0445

Calls charged at national rates and may be recorded.

Or leave your details below and we will contact you as soon as Freedom Broadband is available in your area.

Or you may wish to sign up to other Freedom Packages in the meantime.

[Graham F]

well my info wasn't far out was it

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...17&postcount=1

[seaneeboy]

I think this is quite a canny move on NTL's part - they don't really have to provide much (Does the tech support stay with NTL or is that provided by BT as part of the line lease deal?) but they get to roll out the ntl: brand accross the UK - so if there *is* an expantion or anything a large amount of the brand awareness is already done for them!

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Neil

What's for??? It all depends on whether the BT exchange you use is capable. ntl are rolling it out where they can, as stated in the release -

We expect to have full ADSL coverage of the UK outside cabled areas by the end of this year.

....give them a break Neil. It only got announced today.