Stonkwell Bogtrotter Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 (edited) 11-08-2005 10Mb service will lead new wave of faster cable access Telewest Broadband has today announced plans to shake-up its blueyonder internet services - with the most significant speed boosts seen yet - and outlined its capability to go much faster in the future. The cable company will roll-out speed upgrades from next month, on a region-by-region basis and at no extra cost to existing or new customers. Completion is scheduled for early next year, with the following tiers on offer: blueyonder broadband Currently 512Kbp/s (kilobits per second), the entry-level service will become 2Mbp/s (megabits per second), for the same price of ?17.99 per month blueyonder broadband complete The standard 1Mb service will become a super-fast 4Mbp/s service, still at ?25 per month blueyonder broadband elite The current 2Mb and 4Mb options will be replaced by a flagship 10Mb service, costing only ?35 per month Upstream speeds will also be increased to 256Kbp/s for the 2Mb service and to 384Kbp/s for the complete and elite services. All the tiers will remain free of usage limitations, following research* showing consumers' confusion over bandwidth caps/u>. The company believes its unlimited policy continues to give customers peace of mind and the ability to get the most out of rich media content./b> Unlike faster services touted by ADSL providers, where the maximum speed of internet access is dictated by distance from a phone exchange, the new cable services will be available to every home with access to the company's broadband-enabled network. Eric Tveter, president and chief operating officer of Telewest Broadband, said: "There have been a few ISPs making a fuss about 2Mb services recently, but that often represents the maximum speed they can offer at the moment. We're making 2Mb our minimum speed and we'll also be offering a choice of affordable 4Mb and 10Mb services for more demanding internet users. "What's more, our customers will be able to make full use of this extra bandwidth because we won't be introducing caps and all the new speeds will be available across the network. With blueyonder services you actually get what you pay for." Today's announcement is part of the cable company's aggressive programme to maintain superiority over competitors. In 2006, with the deployment of LLU (local loop unbundling), the general increase in internet access speeds is likely to continue. Telewest Broadband's advanced fibre optic network is poised to respond rapidly to developing consumer demands and competitive moves in the event of a speed-based arms race. The bandwidth upgrades planned for September will meet the requirements of most consumers and the applications and content currently available online. But plans are already in place to accommodate further speed increases beyond 10Mb next year, should the market dictate. And with the advent of DOCSIS 3 or ethernet to the home, cable services of up to 50Mbp/s could be possible in 2007. Tveter added: "Cable is built for speed and, with the advent of the digital home, we are capable of satisfying even the most bandwidth-hungry family." Details of the speed upgrades can be found at www.blueyonder.co.uk/evenfaster and consumers can find out more about Telewest Broadband's bundle of digital TV, broadband internet and telephone services at www.telewest.co.uk. Ends Notes to Editors *Research conducted by GFK NOP on behalf of Telewest Broadband in July 2005. Forty-eight per cent of dial-up respondents stated they had not noted usage restrictions when making a broadband selection. When made aware of restrictions, and given the choice between capped and non-capped products, 65% of those respondents said they would only pursue their original selection with further investigation and 35%.expressed an instant preference for uncapped products. Telewest, the broadband communications and media group, currently passes and markets to 4.7 million homes and provides multi-channel television, telephone and internet services to 1.8 million residential customers. Its content division, Flextech, is the BBC's partner in UKTV. Together they are the largest supplier of basic channels to the UK pay-TV market with a portfolio that combines wholly owned and managed channels, including the ten joint venture channels with the BBC. For further information go to http://mediacentre.telewest.co.uk High-resolution Telewest Broadband images are available for the media to download free of charge at www.vismedia.co.uk (Can a mod change title to "Telewest Broadband Announces Speed Boost") I spelt it wrong d:D :D Edited August 11, 2005 by axious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Mick Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Yay! I'm a 2Mb Telewest customer. This is great news. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigurd Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Seems like alot are doing this now, i just hope Plusnet is next in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkwell Bogtrotter Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 i just hope Plusnet is next in line. 586360613[/snapback] Yep. But I bet they still have some sort of cap. This is what I love about Blueyonder "All the tiers will remain free of usage limitations, following research* showing consumers' confusion over bandwidth caps. The company believes its unlimited policy continues to give customers peace of mind and the ability to get the most out of rich media content" Again, one of the only broadband isp's that speaks sense. Five (Y) (Y) (Y) (Y) (Y) from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 No ADSL provider in the UK can currently seriously offer 10Mb/s uncapped, especially not for ?35 a month. I'm a 1Mb customer at the moment, but I'm upgrading to 2Mb when I get home. Still very disappointed by the upload speed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 This is bcause NTL And Blueyonder are merging. I would guess its cheaper upgrading the whole cable system in 1 go. 586360624[/snapback] That's still only a rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiMcFly Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 This is bcause NTL And Blueyonder are merging. I would guess its cheaper upgrading the whole cable system in 1 go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomZ Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I wish the upload would be increased a bit more aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Here's a thought.... I'm not sure about the Webstar modems but I'm pretty sure the Motorola Surfboard modems (3100/4100/4200) that Telewest used to provide won't support anything near 10Mb. Aww, I don't want mine replaced. It's been a reliable companion over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeee Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thank F*CK FOR THAT! Ive been a 1mb customer with Blueyonder for a while now, and have been really annoyed at the speeds I get, mainly the upload (a poxy 128k) and now i get almost 4mb/400kbps :D WAHHHOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigurd Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I really wanted to join up to Blueyonder but there not avaible in my area which really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkwell Bogtrotter Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Here's a thought....I'm not sure about the Webstar modems but I'm pretty sure the Motorola Surfboard modems (3100/4100/4200) that Telewest used to provide won't support anything near 10Mb. Aww, I don't want mine replaced. It's been a reliable companion over the years. 586360652[/snapback] I've got a 5100. :D "SURFboard SB5100 cable modem, you're compatible with today's broadband Internet ? and ready for the future, too. When your cable service provider upgrades to a DOCSIS? 2.0 network system, you'll surf the Internet at as much as 30 Mbps ? 3 times faster than earlier modems!"; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooths* Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 omfg! these speeds are going to be orgasmic! lol i love blueyonder soo much! the best bit about this is NO CAPPING! :D *dances* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeggstry Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 hmmm.... I'm now tempted to upgrade from the 1Mb (now 4Mb) to the 10Mb one :) God bless telewest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono2003 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Nice & i was thinking about moving to ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velocity3k Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Here's a thought....I'm not sure about the Webstar modems but I'm pretty sure the Motorola Surfboard modems (3100/4100/4200) that Telewest used to provide won't support anything near 10Mb. Aww, I don't want mine replaced. It's been a reliable companion over the years. 586360652[/snapback] From what i remember the SB4100+ can support the full docsis specification which if memory serves correctly is 30mb down and 10mb up, don't quote me on this though, i vaguely remember reading this a long time ago. This is great news, 10mb/s uncapped is brilliant, i just wish they would have given us a bit more upload bandwith, 512kb/s would have been nice but i am not complaining, bring on the upgrades! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 No ADSL provider in the UK can currently seriously offer 10Mb/s uncapped, especially not for ?35 a month. I'm a 1Mb customer at the moment, but I'm upgrading to 2Mb when I get home.Still very disappointed by the upload speed though. 586360626[/snapback] until ADSL2 has completed testing in the UK, the most you can get on ADSL is 8mb/s. Which I currently have, for ?30 a month. With ADSL2 (shouldn't be too far off), download speeds up to 24mb/s will be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Guess BulldogDSL will be come the second fastest for theri 8Mbps now I feel like I'm on a Dial-UP with the way speeds are shooting :(, 1Mbps is no good :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 This is bcause NTL And Blueyonder are merging. I would guess its cheaper upgrading the whole cable system in 1 go. 586360624[/snapback] It is infact, Telewest and NTL that are merging, NTL has caps I think and Telewest customers are worried about the introduction of caps which would seriously **** me off, I love Telewest the way it is, and NO CAPS RULE I got 1mb connection at the moment, so I should have 4mb soon :D THANKS FOR THE GREAT NEWS (Y) *does a strange dance* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogosama Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 No ADSL provider in the UK can currently seriously offer 10Mb/s uncapped, especially not for ?35 a month. I'm a 1Mb customer at the moment, but I'm upgrading to 2Mb when I get home.Still very disappointed by the upload speed though. 586360626[/snapback] blueyonder are not adsl:pp :ninja:: :ninja:: :ninja:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted August 11, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 11, 2005 Awesome! This means other companies will follow suit close behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted August 11, 2005 Veteran Share Posted August 11, 2005 blueyonder broadband eliteThe current 2Mb and 4Mb options will be replaced by a flagship 10Mb service, costing only ?35 per month is this euro? if so damn it's cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk-F117 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 is this euro? if so damn it's cheap 586360796[/snapback] No, it's in Great British Pounds (GBP - ? ). Excellent, I'm a 1Mb Blueyonder customer, now I'll get 4! YESSS! Now, I need to convince my dad to get 10Mb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velocity3k Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 is this euro? if so damn it's cheap 586360796[/snapback] erm...it's ?>35, that would be roughly ?50 /$63 USD/$75 CAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooths* Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 It is infact, Telewest and NTL that are merging, NTL has caps I think and Telewest customers are worried about the introduction of caps which would seriously **** me off, I love Telewest the way it is, and NO CAPS RULEI got 1mb connection at the moment, so I should have 4mb soon :D THANKS FOR THE GREAT NEWS (Y) *does a strange dance* 586360775[/snapback] who said you could steal my strange 3rotic dance! :angry: lol dw everyone can join in! yay no caps!!! :D is this euro? if so damn it's cheap 586360796[/snapback] nah, its Brittish Pounds mate altho ?35 is still quite cheap for 10mb i'd say :yes:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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