ntl Confirms 10Mb Broadband Speed Increase - Page 71

DocDutch · 30-09-2005, 11:21

Ignition stop blagging mate

you dont have this at home so you cant download from it really

Ignition · 30-09-2005, 12:27

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Originally Posted by levig

Ignition stop blagging mate

you dont have this at home so you cant download from it really

May not be at home but yes I can if I need to

Anyway nice OT bit there will leave this to get back on topic.

Chrysalis · 30-09-2005, 15:56

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Originally Posted by Ignition

No but UK people do whinge when they can't hit their maximum speed that they think they absolutely do pay for, guaranteed, 24x7.
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If ntl were to break network down to the point where there were 76 users on a downstream they would have less than 20 users to each 4.4Mbit upstream and could offer probably a good 1Mbit upload with that.

I know you cant directly answer this but I guess its fair to say from this that NTL have got more then 76 users per downstream meaning contention on the 10mbit product is higher then it is at current, how much higher only a few people will know. I heard that when the 600kbit service was standard ntl were pretty much running at around 15:1 which is pretty good for a residental service so the price we paying for higher burst speed is lower quality of service ie. higher contention.

etccarmageddon · 30-09-2005, 16:05

based on their own rules (ie. the contention ratio of 20 to 1), if they put (for example) all 10meg users on a 38meg downstream then they will have to limit it to 76 users. alternatively they could bung more users on and revise the contention ratio they use.

Chrysalis · 30-09-2005, 16:22

can you point to where they specify 20:1 as I have never seen ntl advertise a contention ratio.

sav112 · 30-09-2005, 18:12

rghit so i need to shoot some of my neigbours then

jtwn · 30-09-2005, 18:30

Well...I guess thats an option

etccarmageddon · 30-09-2005, 19:28

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

can you point to where they specify 20:1 as I have never seen ntl advertise a contention ratio.

I dont think they advertise it but that's the level they work at.

Tezcatlipoca · 30-09-2005, 19:32

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

can you point to where they specify 20:1 as I have never seen ntl advertise a contention ratio.

I dont think they advertise it but that's the level they work at.

It definitely used to mention 20:1 on the ntl website. Not sure if it still does.

Chrysalis · 30-09-2005, 23:04

Well if you work it out this way, max possible download on 10mbit = 3200gig, cap of 75gig on ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£37.99 then max traffic possible equates to 43:1 contention ratio and thats on the top tier.

jrhnewark · 01-10-2005, 00:44

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Originally Posted by Matt D

It definitely used to mention 20:1 on the ntl website. Not sure if it still does.

It did for Ireland, when NTL Ireland was under NTL's control (I believe it was actually 17:1 there).

Hasn't in the UK for a long time.

SMHarman · 01-10-2005, 00:52

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Originally Posted by Matt D

It definitely used to mention 20:1 on the ntl website. Not sure if it still does.

I think the stopped mentioning it as contention on cable is different to contention on DSL

Robc66 · 02-10-2005, 14:02

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...al-draws-close
If that merger is true then what what will happen to NTL's new 10mbit? Will it be priced at the same as telewests and have no caps?

budwieser · 02-10-2005, 14:12

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Originally Posted by Robc66

Does any1 know a date for when NTl will start rolling out the upgrades?

BUMP

Robc66 · 02-10-2005, 16:46

I know so many people on telewest now that have been upgraded that get 1.2MB/s downloads and ntl hasnt even told anybody about the upload speed yet lol. I think all the people on NTL will be waitin a LONG time.