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OK - I have 600K connection at present - Is the extra £10 per month worth it for the 1mb service?
Yes - I know i'll hit the cap quicker - but as noone seems to have had a letter etc. then so what!!!
My weekly download totals for the past few weeks have been:
18.27gb (guess there's some PC-PC traffic here!)
1.16gb
3.29gb
950mb
5.71gb
1.05gb
300mb
679mb
910mb
I would probably download more but get fed up of waiting!
its very much worth it if you intend on downloading large files or indeed if you want to get your files quicker the speed is fantastic
i have had 1mbit since day 1 almost of its launch and id never drop to 600k unless the price went up :rolleyes:
like kronas says, it all depends on how much you plan to be d/l'ing.... i have 1mg, but rarely use the lot....but then i get it cheap anyway :)
its very much worth it if you intend on downloading large files or indeed if you want to get your files quicker the speed is fantastic
i have had 1mbit since day 1 almost of its launch and id never drop to 600k unless the price went up :rolleyes:
I have always been happy with my 600k connection. Sure it takes a bit longer to get stuff but if I want something I just leave it going overnight and/or while I am at work.
The only reason I would consider moving to 1 meg would be if you are intending to download DVDR size files (4.5Gb) which take about 20 hours for me on 600k. It would be nice to get them in 12 hours but not nice enough to pay an extra £120 per year
Andy
I have always been happy with my 600k connection. Sure it takes a bit longer to get stuff but if I want something I just leave it going overnight and/or while I am at work.
yep if your just planning on grabbing small media files mp3 small clips etc then 600k is fine for that
The only reason I would consider moving to 1 meg would be if you are intending to download DVDR size files (4.5Gb) which take about 20 hours for me on 600k. It would be nice to get them in 12 hours but not nice enough to pay an extra £120 per year
Andy
now now we should not condone illegal activitys :p
but yes if your planning on downloading the rather large files and dont want to wait longer then 1mbit is for you
just weigh up the pros and cons as i said im happy with 1mbit
I had 1meg so my lad and i could both game on line. He got so fed up of it he got his own adsl put in. Ive not gamed in the last 6 months or so because of it, ive downgraded to 600k and although its still pretty cr@p, its cheaper. So no, i wouldnt pay for 1meg, 600 is fine, sort of. ;)
th'engineer
01-12-2003, 20:50
wait till they upgrade the speed to keep customers example 150k to 256k,600k to 850 1meg to 1250 and launch 2 meg
wait till they upgrade the speed to keep customers example 150k to 256k,600k to 850 1meg to 1250 and launch 2 meg
*thinks about th'engineer's idea thinks it may happen knowing NTL :rolleyes:
*wants 2mbit
*doesent think the tight fisted g*ts at NTL will give what the customer want :(
I have the 1 meg service and it rarely slows down, I have never had a speed test drop below 1000. :D
I have the 1 meg service and it rarely slows down, I have never had a speed test drop below 1000. :D
We all move to Nottingham........................ :)
th'engineer
02-12-2003, 09:49
OK - I have 600K connection at present - Is the extra £10 per month worth it for the 1mb service?
Yes - I know i'll hit the cap quicker - but as noone seems to have had a letter etc. then so what!!!
My weekly download totals for the past few weeks have been:
18.27gb (guess there's some PC-PC traffic here!)
1.16gb
3.29gb
950mb
5.71gb
1.05gb
300mb
679mb
910mb
I would probably download more but get fed up of waiting!Tricky go ADSL with AOL its as cheap probably more reliable (http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=4781)
Please do, it's lovely here!
Oh & my 1mg is pretty constant too.....now all I need is a PC that can keep up :cry:
Dave Stones
02-12-2003, 09:52
now now we should not condone illegal activitys :p
no one said they were illegal... just dvd-r *size* :angel: :p
DrAwesome
02-12-2003, 09:55
I have the 1 meg service and it rarely slows down, I have never had a speed test drop below 1000. :D
You should at least get 120kb/sec using 1meg
We all move to Nottingham........................ :)
Where Robin Hood must be stealing bandwidth to give to the less fortunate NTL customer.
Get 1Mbit if you want to down faster simple :p
Forget the cap its not even worth worrying about and at 115k/sec it can't be bad :p
Thats if you wanna spend the extra tenner a month
th'engineer
02-12-2003, 10:00
Where Robin Hood must be stealing bandwidth to give to the less fortunate NTL customer.
I thought it was AOL customers getting priority
Tricky go ADSL with AOL its as cheap probably more reliable (http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=4781)
Even cheaper with Pipex! :D
Also Tiscali's prices seem reasonable. :)
th'engineer
02-12-2003, 10:11
Even cheaper with Pipex! :D
Also Tiscali's prices seem reasonable. :)You got the links Neil for prices PIPEX £33.99 only found Tiscalis 150K and 512 that is still cheaper than NTL
paulyoung666
02-12-2003, 10:13
i am on 1mb for 6 months because of the ntl offer , whether or not i will drop back i dont know , maybe i wont because i have now got a cheaper mortgage so i wont notice the difference :shrug: , time will tell i suppose :)
DrAwesome
02-12-2003, 10:19
You got the links Neil for prices PIPEX £33.99 only found Tiscalis 150K and 512 that is still cheaper than NTL
Neil privided the link earlyier in another related thread, you should be able to find the info your looking for here (http://www.adslguide.org.uk/isps/compare.asp)
It's interesting how NTL are now directly competing with AOL's 1MB in terms of Price. THey are both £35pm.
AOL have always been that little bit more expensive haven't they? Will NTL reflexively reduce the price? They dont have anywhere near the same portal content as AOL so how will they justify the price?
th'engineer
02-12-2003, 10:30
It's interesting how NTL are now directly competing with AOL's 1MB in terms of Price. THey are both £35pm.
AOL have always been that little bit more expensive haven't they? Will NTL reflexively reduce the price? They dont have anywhere near the same portal content as AOL so how will they justify the price?My view is that NTL have as usual not kept their eye on the ball, so they will find out the usual way in lost revenue. How can you suggest anyone new to the internet uses NTL .
Reliability and pricing are the key corner stones of any supplier
DrAwesome
02-12-2003, 10:35
It's interesting how NTL are now directly competing with AOL's 1MB in terms of Price. THey are both £35pm.
AOL have always been that little bit more expensive haven't they? Will NTL reflexively reduce the price? They dont have anywhere near the same portal content as AOL so how will they justify the price?
you can get 1mb cheaper than AOL £29.99 inc vat (http://www.silvermead.co.uk/)
My view is that NTL have as usual not kept their eye on the ball, so they will find out the usual way in lost revenue. How can you suggest anyone new to the internet uses NTL .
Reliability and pricing are the key corner stones of any supplier
Spot on as you always are m8.
Glad so see you hadnt vanished. ;)
th'engineer
02-12-2003, 11:17
Spot on as you always are m8.
Glad so see you hadnt vanished. ;)
Still here although some might wish i was not here ;)
paulyoung666
02-12-2003, 11:29
Still here although some might wish i was not here ;)
why , it seems to me that you give good advice and help :tu:
You got the links Neil for prices PIPEX £33.99 only found Tiscalis 150K and 512 that is still cheaper than NTL
Pipex 500k is £23.44 per month, with a one month contract & free activation.
Pipex 1MB is £33.99 per month, with a one month contract, & a £41.13 activation fee.
Details here (http://www.xtreme.pipex.net/adsl/sales/solutions/residential/).
Tiscali's 150k service is £15.99 per month, with a 12 month contract, a free modem, & one off set up fee of £25.00.
Tiscali's 256k service is £19.99 per month, with a 12 month contract, a free modem, & one off set up fee of £50.00.
Tiscali's 500k service is £24.99 per month (special offer currently running), with a 12 month contract (doesn't look like a free modem though)
Details here: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/build/index.html?code=ZZ-NL-11GK
HTH.
DrAwesome
02-12-2003, 12:38
Pipex 500k is £23.44 per month, with a one month contract & free activation.
Pipex 1MB is £33.99 per month, with a one month contract, & a £41.13 activation fee.
Details here (http://www.xtreme.pipex.net/adsl/sales/solutions/residential/).
But beware
* If you cancel the service within the first twelve months after activation, you will be charged a £58.75 cancellation fee.
Problem is I don't want to move my phone - cannot do with the hassle and I think the service re: phone is OK! plus i've still got 2 months NTL service to run
DrAwesome
02-12-2003, 18:46
Problem is I don't want to move my phone - cannot do with the hassle and I think the service re: phone is OK! plus i've still got 2 months NTL service to run
I had no problem with my NTL phone line BUT Unfortunatly you cant have ADSL without an active BT phoneline, but the whole process of switching over is really easy and painless.
If your happy with your NTL service then there is little point switching over to a BT phoneline.
If your not happy this is how easy it is to transfer to BT
1. Phone BT and tell them you wanna a BT customer, they ask you basic questions your name/post code/house no. etc.. and then if you want to transfer your NTL phone number if you answer yes then they ask you for your NTL account number, then they give you a date when an engineer will come out and reconnect you.
Next step
2.Phone NTL cs and tell them you wish to give them 30 days notice (you will probably be passed over to someone who works in customer relations) they will ask you why you wanna cancel. You then give a simple reason :)
If you are worried about being BB less dont worry you can still have NTL BB without a NTL phoneline, until you decide which ADSL provider you wanna switch to (switching to an adsl provider can take between 10-14 days or in some cases less)
sit back and wait for the BT reconnection/connection date (usually within 7 days)
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