business cable 4mb?

Jonathan90 · 23-10-2007, 01:10

just wondering that website http://www.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk/ has 4mb for 30 quid do they still do this

cybernetic_tiger · 23-10-2007, 03:10

Yes I believe it is still available... just give them a call.

http://www.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk...broadband.aspx

AmAtoL · 23-10-2007, 08:13

What exactly are the criteria they set as to what constitutes a business ?

I can see an awful lot of one man bands springing up in the near future :p

Knowing this lot it will turn out to be no better than the substandard service we have at the moment.

Jonathan90 · 23-10-2007, 10:14

thanks for reply cybernetic tiger but will they allow business cable in residential area and will they move me to a new ubr for businesses because my ubr is overloaded by far

broadbandbug · 23-10-2007, 14:55

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Originally Posted by Jonathan90

thanks for reply cybernetic tiger but will they allow business cable in residential area and will they move me to a new ubr for businesses because my ubr is overloaded by far

AFAIK it is the same UBRs etc just a different config file.

23-10-2007, 15:09

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Originally Posted by broadbandbug

AFAIK it is the same UBRs etc just a different config file.

But higher priority bandwith, so your speed should be better.

Jonathan90 · 23-10-2007, 15:22

i don't get it if theres not enough bandwidth at the ubr to support all the customers how will i get better speeds can u explain in more detail please

evilmonkey · 23-10-2007, 15:30

I would like to know why you would be willing to pay a minimum of Ã‚Â£165 per month for your broadband though!

23-10-2007, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Jonathan90

i don't get it if theres not enough bandwidth at the ubr to support all the customers how will i get better speeds can u explain in more detail please

Your bandwith gets higher priority over other "normal" customers on the ubr, thus you get more of the speed.

Business users always get higher priority, and a higher contention ratio i believe (always less or 20:1)

dave6x · 23-10-2007, 15:58

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Originally Posted by evilmonkey

I would like to know why you would be willing to pay a minimum of Ã‚Â£165 per month for your broadband though!

Evilmonkey, where does the Ã‚Â£165/month come into it?

Jonathan90 · 23-10-2007, 17:03

what does continential ratio mean

cybernetic_tiger · 24-10-2007, 02:56

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Originally Posted by Jonathan90

what does continential ratio mean

Contention is the number of times your bandwidth is sold... i.e. if you have a 20Mb connection and a 20:1 contention ratio then 20 different households could be sharing 'your' 20Mb.

The contention ratio is 12:1 for business cable modems but is rarely a factor.

APS · 24-10-2007, 09:13

I wonder if an insider can confirm whether business cable modems actually do get some form of higher priority service on the UBR or whether VM only claim the contention ratio based upon the traffic during "normal" business hours (when domestic traffic is light) and also because they might avoid offering the business service on overloaded UBRs.

APS

dougiefresh · 25-10-2007, 11:01

Does the business service get special treatment in terms of installation over and above residential? By that, I mean, would they be prepared to dig up a pathway of say 3m to install?

Richy99 · 25-10-2007, 14:03

i doubt they would dig up anything, they woudl only provide over the existing lines not install cable