ntl: offering 8Mb broadband service!

[matty4donna]

I am getting a bit sick of this, on channel ntl: they keep referring to the 1Mb service as 1MB (1 megabyte). They have been doing it for months, could this be false advertising? Because legally i could ring up ntl: and order the supposed 1megabyte service only to get 1megabit! :mad:

[Shaun]

Originally posted by matty4donna
I am getting a bit sick of this, on channel ntl: they keep referring to the 1Mb service as 1MB (1 megabyte). They have been doing it for months, could this be false advertising? Because legally i could ring up ntl: and order the supposed 1megabyte service only to get 1megabit! :mad:

I don't think the ASA will be that bothered, they have hundreds (well lots) of complaints about Ntl, and even when they rule that Ntl should stop doing something they still continue!!:mad:

See here: http://www.nthellworld.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43404&highlight=ASA

And here: http://www.asa.org.uk/Adjudications/show_advertisers.asp?dates_of_adjudications_id=all&from_index=show_advertisers&=&show_letter=N

(you'll need to scroll down to Ntl but you cant miss it, there's loads)

[darkangel]

Originally posted by matty4donna
I am getting a bit sick of this, on channel ntl: they keep referring to the 1Mb service as 1MB (1 megabyte). They have been doing it for months, could this be false advertising? Because legally i could ring up ntl: and order the supposed 1megabyte service only to get 1megabit! :mad: not really a con chances are they don't know they've arsed it up but whats new you wouldn't expect azid to know what he's talking about would u now:p