[Merged] NTL Increasing BB Speeds Late Summer 2004 - Page 9

orangebird · 26-04-2004, 16:34

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Originally Posted by jigman

point taken but i think i would have been far better to announce it when it was about to happen

Can't leave it that long - ntl would've got more than their regular hammering if they'd waited a couple of months to annouce matching telewest...

td444 · 26-04-2004, 16:35

If only they applied the changes sooner rather than later...by the time this arrives, ill be at Newcastle uni in september and have no need for the extra bandwidth, let alone the connection

grindkid25 · 26-04-2004, 16:38

btw, when is this speed upgrade actually going to happen

jigman · 26-04-2004, 16:40

" late summer "

**Mick** · 26-04-2004, 16:40

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Originally Posted by td444

If only they applied the changes sooner rather than later...by the time this arrives, ill be at Newcastle uni in september and have no need for the extra bandwidth, let alone the connection

I think ntl would be risking their neck and their network if they were to apply these changes, sooner, rather than later.

Nemesis · 26-04-2004, 16:40

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Originally Posted by orangebird

Can't leave it that long - ntl would've got more than their regular hammering if they'd waited a couple of months to annouce matching telewest...

But I thought it was coincidental

The Register

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A spokesman for NTL said the announcement to double the speed of broadband services - on the same day that Telewest announced the same plan - was "pure coincidence".

orangebird · 26-04-2004, 16:43

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

But I thought it was coincidental

The Register

uh-huh. Yeah, right...

grindkid25 · 26-04-2004, 16:44

late summer, roughly what time is that?

Neil · 26-04-2004, 16:45

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Originally Posted by orangebird

We have a lot more customers, network and billing systems to deal with than telewest.

And still (more than 3 years after they bought C&W), ntl haven't got their act together on the billing front-I really feel sorry for TW customers.

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Also, I don't think we thought about this for as long as telewest have either...

Noooooo-I don't believe you!

jigman · 26-04-2004, 16:45

exactly !!!!!!!!!

orangebird · 26-04-2004, 16:47

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Originally Posted by Neil

And still (more than 3 years after they bought C&W), ntl haven't got their act together on the billing front-I really feel sorry for TW customers.

To be fair, ntl have bought plenty more copmanies after C&W, so it's not quite three years since they started the project to merge the billing systems....still a poor show though.

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Noooooo-I don't believe you!

grindkid25 · 26-04-2004, 16:51

roughly what month will the upgrade happen?

Florence · 26-04-2004, 17:04

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Originally Posted by orangebird

We have a lot more customers, network and billing systems to deal with than telewest. Also, I don't think we thought about this for as long as telewest have either...

If only NTL had thought things through better instead of always jumping in feet first and making a

of it. They wouldn't keep doing this

Neil · 26-04-2004, 17:04

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Originally Posted by grindkid25

roughly what month will the upgrade happen?

If you read through the thread, it says 'Late Summer'.

Hell's Child · 26-04-2004, 17:08

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Originally Posted by Neil

Looks like the upload will be staying the same after all.....

People on 300k not having access to bb plus is nothing to do with the slow upload speed.

As for the mail etc, you will also notice that in the same post it also mentions that the mailing systems are being upgraded, and we are working with two of the largets internet "help" teams in the world in order to make the mail more reliable etc.

As for "when" is... July is the ETA this is what is considered "late summer" although my main worry is that this was a reaction to telewests announcement.

Do I hold much hope??!!! Well the new "harmony" central system was meant to be up and running everywhere by "spring 2004" and here we are and now we know it's "christmas 2004". So don't be suprised when "late summer" turns into "late autumn" then "christmas"

Yeah I'm being cynical, and yes I work for ntl but by not putting a time on it, it makes me think.....

Must say though, to find people complaining about it is worrying. You are getting more, for nothing (except 1mb users) and I imagine the majority of users on this board are 600k/1mb users. Think of the 150k customers having their service doubled. This leaves ntl faster than bulldog/pipex etc for only a couple of quid more.... a real marketing plus, which should only help drive speed up and price down IMHO.