RE: BT or NTL

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

My split is 512K down, 128K up, (at least that's the figures quoted to me
by
the person in the NTL callcenter that I spoke to before I ordered). I'm
also
led to believe that their contention ratios are a bit lower...

course, this could be yet another example of the twaddle spouted by
salesdroids....

This is the exact wording in their FAQ:

<SNIP>

The 512kbps download rate is the limit assigned to individual modems.
Customers share much greater bandwidth over their local area. Like all
Internet access there is some overbooking i.e. if everyone attempts to
download at maximum rate at one time the performance degrades.

</SNIP>

Paul G.


>From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] BT or NTL
>Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:54:29 -0000
>
>BT - £40/month, 256k upload - 512K download
>
>NTL - £20/month, 128K upload - 640K download
>
>Your choice.
>
>Des
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Ian Davidson [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
>   Sent: 03 January 2002 19:39
>   To: HA Yahoo group UK
>   Subject: [ukha_d] BT or NTL
>
>
>   Hi All
>
>   A couple of weeks ago I rang NTL and asked if they could provide
cable
>to
>the new house. They didn't know as neither the address or postcode were
yet
>on there system.
>
>   Out the blue NTL rang me today and said yes they could install. SO
the
>big
>question is Do I go for BT and ADSL or NTL and cable. Your views on
costs
>and performance ?
>
>   I use a couple of webserver at home (1 for HA) and stream video and
>audio
>(security). I think the ADSL upstream is a wider bandwidth than NTL's
cable
>but not sure if NTL offer different packages ?
>
>   ( I already know some of your views on both companies, even just
>checking
>today's messages ! )
>
>   Ian D
>
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Paul G.




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