lush Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 Cable firm NTL is to up the basic speeds of its broadband offering to 10Mbps. Subscribers will get a standard minimum 10Mbps connection speed, without paying extra. NTL said it was a "major step" for the UK's digital future." The higher speeds pave the way for the online delivery of much better quality video and TV. More people in the UK go online via broadband then by dial-up, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Broadband overtook dial-up in May, and now makes up 50.7% of net connections. Many people now have basic speeds of 1Mbps or 2Mbps. With an explosion of more rich multimedia content on the web, such as podcasts, video blogs, online gaming, news and other video, voice over IP, music downloads, higher connection speeds are essential. The content industry needs to step up and deliver content and applications to make it worth delivering these sorts of speeds. There is more to read.
Hitesh Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 Just gets worse for AOL users! We now have to pay a fee whenever we login in! And we still have the same speed!
Katy Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 AOL is pants! its the only broadband available in my area though but I have NTL dial up on my laptop. If NTL got their finger out and broadbanded round here theres a couple of dead cert new customers I can think of.
Hitesh Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 AOL is pants! its the only broadband available in my area though but I have NTL dial up on my laptop. If NTL got their finger out and broadbanded round here theres a couple of dead cert new customers I can think of. 154172[/snapback] Same!! And its was the case with my last house. I think we can get BT but thats crap! According to NTL our old house isnt on their maps! And the estate was 5 years old.
Katy Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 Same!! And its was the case with my last house. I think we can get BT but thats crap! According to NTL our old house isnt on their maps! And the estate was 5 years old. 154177[/snapback] I live out in the Lincolnshire 'sticks' I suppose I ought to be grateful that we can get broadband at all, apparently we are part of the 'Lincolnshire Initative' here. Before that came into play it was carrier pigeon!
Nationwider Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 Cable firm NTL is to up the basic speeds of its broadband offering to 10Mbps.Subscribers will get a standard minimum 10Mbps connection speed, without paying extra. NTL said it was a "major step" for the UK's digital future." 154168[/snapback] Groovy. I've been cabled to NTL for about 3 years now and have been impressed with the service. I get 2mb broadband and inclusive 24/7 national calls for £30/month. Bring on the 10 megs!
Bluefoxtim Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 WTF!!!!!! I thought my 2mb BT connection was the dogs bollox - tutututut im emailing bt now!
lush Posted 10 August 2005 Author Posted 10 August 2005 Groovy. I've been cabled to NTL for about 3 years now and have been impressed with the service. I get 2mb broadband and inclusive 24/7 national calls for £30/month.Bring on the 10 megs! 154386[/snapback] You might get 20mbps, 10 is for basic 1mbps customers.
Hitesh Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 WTF!!!!!!I thought my 2mb BT connection was the dogs bollox - tutututut im emailing bt now! 154402[/snapback] Thought about emailing AOL, but whats the point! They wont email me back for ages and even then they will give me some bollox that wont make sense!
AyewJoking Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 Will the upgrade be automatic or will we have to manually configure it?
Steven Posted 10 August 2005 Posted 10 August 2005 This is Cable Broadband we are talking about and not ADSL ?
lush Posted 10 August 2005 Author Posted 10 August 2005 Will the upgrade be automatic or will we have to manually configure it? 154550[/snapback] When 300k users got the free upgrade to 1MB, all i had to do was go to their website and click the link to 1MB (with email address and password).
Katy Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 Thought about emailing AOL, but whats the point! They wont email me back for ages and even then they will give me some bollox that wont make sense! 154480[/snapback] Have you ever tried 'Live help' haha what a laugh that is <_<
Hitesh Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 Have you ever tried 'Live help' haha what a laugh that is <_< 154647[/snapback] No being cocky or anything but i know more about AOL than their live help technicians. If i asked them how to log in to AOL they would still give me some long winded version that no one can udnerstand!
Katy Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 No being cocky or anything but i know more about AOL than their live help technicians. If i asked them how to log in to AOL they would still give me some long winded version that no one can udnerstand! 154694[/snapback] ...and also say something along the lines of "I see you are on our bronze broadband, have you ever considered upgrading to our silver service" err no fuk off, sort your bronze out first!
Hitesh Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 ...and also say something along the lines of "I see you are on our bronze broadband, have you ever considered upgrading to our silver service" err no fuk off, sort your bronze out first! 154698[/snapback] Exactly! And im telling them I AM NOT THE BILL PAYER....and their like, yeah but you can still authorise it!. NO I CANT!!! And i dont want it anyway!
cisono Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 This is Cable Broadband we are talking about and not ADSL ? 154552[/snapback] cable
cisono Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 Cable firm NTL is to up the basic speeds of its broadband offering to 10Mbps. 154168[/snapback] Will try to find out more via some inside contacts
Anish Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 Bloody NTL - wish they would come round to my area soon. I am stuck with BT's ADSL service (although BT isn't my ISP - I am with Pipex atm but will soon be switched over to ukonline.net). Anyway, because of BT's poor service, the exchange that I use to access broadband is limited to 512k, so I can't even get 1mb broadband because of BT. Tossers
cisono Posted 11 August 2005 Posted 11 August 2005 I'm on NTL 154976[/snapback] So am I, but haven't seen these blindingly fast speeds as yet!!!
lush Posted 11 August 2005 Author Posted 11 August 2005 So am I, but haven't seen these blindingly fast speeds as yet!!! 155166[/snapback] I think it depends what your surfing. Also, think back to dial-up? Slow wasnt it.
Deathside Posted 12 August 2005 Posted 12 August 2005 I have NTL dial up on my laptop. 154172[/snapback] You sure? BTW - There are 2 trojans hiding on your hard drive PS - Notebook
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