[OT] UK Broadband ...

[legacy-Pyrothekilla]

Well I guess I dont download as much stuff as you guys, according to my firewall last month I recieved 6.5GB of data.

[legacy-^vs^Bazza]

5GB a month?!!?!?! whats that gunna do? i could use that much a month just by talking on MSN :down: :down: :down: :down:

[The5thviruz]

Originally posted by dirtydog
I've read that ntl's new caps will be as follows:

1Mb - 5GB/month
2Mb - 30GB
3Mb - 40GB

I'm not sure if ntl have said this officially yet though, so it may not be correct.

Last time I looked they weren't going to cap the 3Mb one

Anyway seen this:

Seems NTL are set to increase the download speeds on their three tiers of broadband service again - for the second time in a year - and without increasing their prices. The new details are as follows:

* 300k service increases to 1Mb, with 5GB/Month download cap.
* 750k service increases to 2Mb, with 30GB/Month download cap.
* 1.5Mb service insreases to 3Mb, with 40GB/Month download cap.

So it appears that NTL are going to usher in their download cap after all, but they're deflecting attention away from it by tying it with the increase in download speeds. Considering there was a lot of hoohah about a 1GB/Day cap at 1Mb, this is actually going to be pretty restrictive for the new 1Mb users, and 3Mb users (including myself) will get a download cap that it only marginally less strict than the previously announced version.

No news on the upload speeds either, which leads us to believe they're going to remain the same.

[legacy-badger_fruit]

Caps **** me off.
What's the point of an always on connection if half-way through the month you reach your limit and can't use it anymore?!

I guess you'll be able to pay for the cap to be removed until the end of the month - just another way for "rip off britian" to keep it's good name I guess .... *sigh*

[legacy-dirtydog]

I've read that ntl's new caps will be as follows:

1Mb - 5GB/month
2Mb - 30GB
3Mb - 40GB

I'm not sure if ntl have said this officially yet though, so it may not be correct.

[The5thviruz]

Originally posted by dirtydog
That's not what I heard

Well NTl can go to hell if it is.

Originally posted by CurlyJ
look!
8mb broadband - i get it in febuary!
http://www.ukonline.net/8000/

Massive download allowance
of up to 500GB per month

Oh teh noes! A download cap!

[legacy-badger_fruit]

Originally posted by Morba
Should also compare it to Nildram....

Erm, ok ... here

[legacy-dirtydog]

Originally posted by The5thviruz
Yeah well the 3mb one isn't going to be capped iirc.

That's not what I heard

[legacy-CurlyJ]

look!

look!
8mb broadband - i get it in febuary!
http://www.ukonline.net/8000/

[legacy-Morba]

Originally posted by badger_fruit
Wow, compared to a lot of european places, we are very behind!!
Anyway, if you're interested in the Eclipse internet, click here for details

You can check them out here (it's a comparison with BT, NTL, AOL and Wanadoo)

(oh and BUMP)

Should also compare it to Nildram....

[The5thviruz]

Originally posted by dirtydog
Yep and ****** that, I'm sticking with my uncapped ntl 750k, rather than being capped and paying for the privilege :down:

Yeah well the 3mb one isn't going to be capped iirc.

Shame about the other speeds.

Why can't they be like Blue Yonder :cry:

[legacy-NKVD3941]

Originally posted by Early_bath
though the kids prefer ONS and AS race maps. I tell them they're n00bs, but they just cry.:cry:

U r a cruel hard father

[Slainchild]

Originally posted by Darkus
Gits im still on 512k BT BB

Fast enough for me :up:

[Darkus]

Gits im still on 512k BT BB

[legacy-Warboss]

Originally posted by Cilar
I'm enjoying my 20 mbits dw/1 mbits up (ADSL 2+) for 29€/month (here )

(without any cap and with 100 free tv channels included of course )

you forgot the fastpath thing

ping 195.149.21.11 jolt.co.uk packet 2 round trip time = 10 ms. successful

ping 194.25.134.153 t-online.de packet 2 round trip time = 14 ms. successful

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