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From "The Register"
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NTL looks set to take a big lead in the UK's broadband sector by ramping up speeds next year for residential broadband customers while freezing prices. The move will leave a yawning gap between NTL's offering and BT-based ADSL services.
NTL's entry level 300k service will be supercharged to 1Mb while still costing £17.99 a month. Its new 2Mb service will cost £24.99 while 3Mb will cost £37.99.
The speed increases will be rolled out to new customers during the first three months of next year, although existing customers must cough up a £25 "administration fee" to make the switch.
Industry insiders reckon BT will have to follow suit or risk losing out, following this latest shake-up to hit the sector.
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Yay! r0><0r!!1 For the sake of £25 admin, I'll have 3Mb... woosh...
Bad news... NTL will start enforcing their 30GB/Month Cap as of this update, but thena GB/day is nothing to moan at compared to some ISP's.
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NTL looks set to take a big lead in the UK's broadband sector by ramping up speeds next year for residential broadband customers while freezing prices. The move will leave a yawning gap between NTL's offering and BT-based ADSL services.
NTL's entry level 300k service will be supercharged to 1Mb while still costing £17.99 a month. Its new 2Mb service will cost £24.99 while 3Mb will cost £37.99.
The speed increases will be rolled out to new customers during the first three months of next year, although existing customers must cough up a £25 "administration fee" to make the switch.
Industry insiders reckon BT will have to follow suit or risk losing out, following this latest shake-up to hit the sector.
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Yay! r0><0r!!1 For the sake of £25 admin, I'll have 3Mb... woosh...
Bad news... NTL will start enforcing their 30GB/Month Cap as of this update, but thena GB/day is nothing to moan at compared to some ISP's.
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so we have to pay an extra £25 whether we like it or not?
3mb for less than im paying for 2.
*Gutted*
Oh well, i can't get cable anyway.
*Gutted*
Oh well, i can't get cable anyway.
Nimco wrote:
> Pandaemonium wrote:
> The UK is a first world country limited by a third world
> infrastructure. Roads and communications..........
>
> I take it you've never been to a third world country. We have tarmac!
> That's more than most do!
This is either sarcasm or someone taking what I wrote way too literally. I'm unsure................
> Pandaemonium wrote:
> The UK is a first world country limited by a third world
> infrastructure. Roads and communications..........
>
> I take it you've never been to a third world country. We have tarmac!
> That's more than most do!
This is either sarcasm or someone taking what I wrote way too literally. I'm unsure................
Pandaemonium wrote:
> The UK is a first world country limited by a third world
> infrastructure. Roads and communications..........
I take it you've never been to a third world country. We have tarmac! That's more than most do!
> The UK is a first world country limited by a third world
> infrastructure. Roads and communications..........
I take it you've never been to a third world country. We have tarmac! That's more than most do!
Hmm ... porn.
Tyla wrote:
> BT are still heavily restricted to speeds due to their dodgy copper
> LL infrastructure, though they intend to start upgrading the LL to
> fibre at the start of next year which should see a huge increase in
> BT's BB capabilities.
Yeah, it sucks. I have to go through a BT line as I don't get an NTL cable where I live. I know a heavy user around the corner who's been battling for years to even get 1mb. He got it last month. I figure I might as well go for BT as an entry, and see what happens in the future.
> NTL/BlueYonder have the ability to deliver 100Mb to households using
> their fibre networks, something I'd love to see one day, similar to
> Japans offering of 1Gb and Swedens offering of 30Mb as standard, but
> we are constrined by companies refusal to invest in the hardware to
> deliver such speeds... Hence why the UK is near the bottom of the EU
> chart for BB.
The UK is a first world country limited by a third world infrastructure. Roads and communications..........
1Gb speed. Drool....................
> BT are still heavily restricted to speeds due to their dodgy copper
> LL infrastructure, though they intend to start upgrading the LL to
> fibre at the start of next year which should see a huge increase in
> BT's BB capabilities.
Yeah, it sucks. I have to go through a BT line as I don't get an NTL cable where I live. I know a heavy user around the corner who's been battling for years to even get 1mb. He got it last month. I figure I might as well go for BT as an entry, and see what happens in the future.
> NTL/BlueYonder have the ability to deliver 100Mb to households using
> their fibre networks, something I'd love to see one day, similar to
> Japans offering of 1Gb and Swedens offering of 30Mb as standard, but
> we are constrined by companies refusal to invest in the hardware to
> deliver such speeds... Hence why the UK is near the bottom of the EU
> chart for BB.
The UK is a first world country limited by a third world infrastructure. Roads and communications..........
1Gb speed. Drool....................
Pandaemonium wrote:
> Looks pretty good. I've just signed to BT, and I hope they follow NTLs
> example.
BT are still heavily restricted to speeds due to their dodgy copper LL infrastructure, though they intend to start upgrading the LL to fibre at the start of next year which should see a huge increase in BT's BB capabilities.
NTL/BlueYonder have the ability to deliver 100Mb to households using their fibre networks, something I'd love to see one day, similar to Japans offering of 1Gb and Swedens offering of 30Mb as standard, but we are constrined by companies refusal to invest in the hardware to deliver such speeds... Hence why the UK is near the bottom of the EU chart for BB.
> Looks pretty good. I've just signed to BT, and I hope they follow NTLs
> example.
BT are still heavily restricted to speeds due to their dodgy copper LL infrastructure, though they intend to start upgrading the LL to fibre at the start of next year which should see a huge increase in BT's BB capabilities.
NTL/BlueYonder have the ability to deliver 100Mb to households using their fibre networks, something I'd love to see one day, similar to Japans offering of 1Gb and Swedens offering of 30Mb as standard, but we are constrined by companies refusal to invest in the hardware to deliver such speeds... Hence why the UK is near the bottom of the EU chart for BB.
Looks pretty good. I've just signed to BT, and I hope they follow NTLs example.
From "The Register"
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NTL looks set to take a big lead in the UK's broadband sector by ramping up speeds next year for residential broadband customers while freezing prices. The move will leave a yawning gap between NTL's offering and BT-based ADSL services.
NTL's entry level 300k service will be supercharged to 1Mb while still costing £17.99 a month. Its new 2Mb service will cost £24.99 while 3Mb will cost £37.99.
The speed increases will be rolled out to new customers during the first three months of next year, although existing customers must cough up a £25 "administration fee" to make the switch.
Industry insiders reckon BT will have to follow suit or risk losing out, following this latest shake-up to hit the sector.
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Yay! r0><0r!!1 For the sake of £25 admin, I'll have 3Mb... woosh...
Bad news... NTL will start enforcing their 30GB/Month Cap as of this update, but thena GB/day is nothing to moan at compared to some ISP's.
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NTL looks set to take a big lead in the UK's broadband sector by ramping up speeds next year for residential broadband customers while freezing prices. The move will leave a yawning gap between NTL's offering and BT-based ADSL services.
NTL's entry level 300k service will be supercharged to 1Mb while still costing £17.99 a month. Its new 2Mb service will cost £24.99 while 3Mb will cost £37.99.
The speed increases will be rolled out to new customers during the first three months of next year, although existing customers must cough up a £25 "administration fee" to make the switch.
Industry insiders reckon BT will have to follow suit or risk losing out, following this latest shake-up to hit the sector.
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Yay! r0><0r!!1 For the sake of £25 admin, I'll have 3Mb... woosh...
Bad news... NTL will start enforcing their 30GB/Month Cap as of this update, but thena GB/day is nothing to moan at compared to some ISP's.
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