ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 isn't the uk broadband speedup supposed to be happing end of this month? (ntl etc) im on 150K and cant wait to the get 300K, every bit of speed helps :happy: its a shame ntl didn't say an exact date or did they i cant remember, anyone heard anything recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manroweb Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I spoke to a NTL rep in Swindon Town Centre couple of weeks back, and they said August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 (edited) Yeah, i've heard late july/august, it might be slighty different dates for different parts of the country too Edited May 31, 2004 by Zetter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 isn't the uk broadband speedup supposed to be happing end of this month? (ntl etc)im on 150K and cant wait to the get 300K, every bit of speed helps :happy: its a shame ntl didn't say an exact date or did they i cant remember, anyone heard anything recently? why not just upgrade to 600K? For an extra ?7 a month its well worth it and fast enough to get whatever you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbo Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Well they better hurry up, i'm wating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Is the speedup for all ISP's? Cos i've not been informed about any speedup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted May 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2004 Is the speedup for all ISP's? Cos i've not been informed about any speedup? No. BT haven't cottened onto it yet. Telewest have already done the upgrades. NTL's are due in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checky Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 @Prem Just Ntl and Telewest from all reports @Rancor - if ya are already connected through a set top box ya are actually getting 250k due to the overheads the set top box use's, if not then ya only get the 150k to the upgrade :) Checky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+s55 Subscriber¹ Posted May 31, 2004 Subscriber¹ Share Posted May 31, 2004 Dont expect anything nu from Bt any time soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsesis Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Poop, I heard they only sticking 600k upto 750k or something :( Would b cool if they doubled it to 1200 :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checky Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 @Har 150k is going to 300k 600k is going to 750k 1meg is going to 1.5meg Not too Bad Checky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt26 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I've had my upgrade and I'm now running 3mb :D Still lag though :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsesis Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 @Har150k is going to 300k 600k is going to 750k 1meg is going to 1.5meg Not too Bad Checky Ya but still daylight robbery compared to other places :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted May 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2004 Ya but still daylight robbery compared to other places :p Yeah - like Japan (i think). Something like $30 for 100mb connection....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I see....but I'm not connected to BT but my ISP backbone is by BT i'm with Plus.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan C Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Dont expect anything nu from Bt any time soon! Well from the way you type, I doubt you work for BT ;). So why don't you shut up. Something new may come or may not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checky Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Ya but still daylight robbery compared to other places :p lol.. very true... a shame we dont have those speeds :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=NickJ= Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Ya but still daylight robbery compared to other places :p what other places? we only have BT-run ADSL, ntl or Telewest to choose from! BT-run ADSL completely blows, I've had ntl for a while now and its SO much better, none of this random disconnection or line errors bollox, and no crappy alcatel stingray-POS ADSL modem either sorry rant over :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsesis Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 lol.. very true... a shame we dont have those speeds :( Ye it sucks..... I'm like downloading at 70kb/s omg omg omg then my mate laughs and goes hes downloading at 500kb/s :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted May 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2004 what other places? we only have BT-run ADSL, ntl or Telewest to choose from! BT-run ADSL completely blows, I've had ntl for a while now and its SO much better, none of this random disconnection or line errors bollox, and no crappy alcatel stingray-POS ADSL modem eithersorry rant over :happy: I have BT ADSL - its great! Ok, so I replaced the Alcatel modem with a proper router, but I get constant 60k download speeds and it has only disconnected TWICE in the whole 3/4 years that I have had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt26 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 what other places? other countries. Places like Japan have nearly 100gb lines which smells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted May 31, 2004 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2004 Yay... my 1mbit will be going to 1.5mbit then :D To be honest, whilst the lack of speed and high prices compared to other countries sucks, I really think domestic broadband users should have sensible caps on the connections anyway. The costs of getting a fast connection have dropped.. but the costs of providing for people on fast connections has not really.. bandwith still costs a lot of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I thought they werent upgrading the 150kb speeds :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted May 31, 2004 Author Share Posted May 31, 2004 wtf :crazy: another two months, just found the info again it said end of may!!! noooooooooooooo damn u ntl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 man u ppl have slow speeds. my 5mbps/1mbps costs $CAD 39.99/month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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