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I have reports that within the next two or three week Telewest will announce that all the boardband packages will be upgraded..
Like NTL...
512k will become 700kb/sec or 750kb/sec
the 1MB will become 1.5Mb/sec
and the 2 will become 3Mb/sec
I presume this would be for the same reason NTL did this. Marketing. Also Telewest's brand values is "Broadband Leadership"... Time will tell.!!!!
Like NTL...
512k will become 700kb/sec or 750kb/sec
the 1MB will become 1.5Mb/sec
and the 2 will become 3Mb/sec
I presume this would be for the same reason NTL did this. Marketing. Also Telewest's brand values is "Broadband Leadership"... Time will tell.!!!!
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Let's hope it's true in any case
Since when have Telewest done anything in favour of their current customers, all I keep hearing is them trying to get new customers by enticing them with offers.
Ive been having constant internet problems with my internet for the past 2 months and still no sign of any improvement.
If this happens to be true I'll take it back but I would be very surprised.
Iain
I could see the 512k service being changed to a 600k service like NTL have but nothing more than this. NTL are rumoured in other forums to be increasing the price for 1mbit (I haven't checked those threads over the last week so ther may be more news on that), so as for TW offering more for the same price, I can't see it?
As for 3-4mbit services launching, don't get your hope's too high! Though while there will obviously be some demand for this service it is likely to be very small. TW only have a few thousand 2mbit customers now, the average user doesn't even need this much bandwith. They will launch something like this one day, but I can't see it happening this year. The british broadband market need to marture more, plus there aren't enough services and applications out there to drive demand for these higher speeds. One day though, it will be different!
I agree totally. I churned out of 2Mbit/s last month due to the law of diminishing returns: not enough servers out there can keep up.
We don't do none of that fancy talk around here!!
I'm sure you get what I mean, though: it no good having 2Mbit/sec if the server to which you're connecting will only let you download at 800kb/sec. I bumped into this quite a lot, and decided 2Mbit/sec wasn't worth it.
.....still waiting.....
I think he misunderstood some comment from the NT&IT section of Oneline!
No it won't but only because this ain't gonna happen...... period........ for anyone.
The numbers involved are just too great for it to be cost effective for TW to do. All the packages would have a 50% hike in Download speed, and apart from the prices for 512Kbps, where the price should be nearer £20 than £25, there is no problem with marketing the services.
I will publicly say I am completely wrong if it does happen (and congratulate TW for the move also) but I'm not holding my breath.
As for the mention of 256Kbps, that has only just been launched and there is no way on God's earth they would change the speed of that so soon after launch.
If a major shakeup were planned I would have thought the introduction of 256Kbps would have been a part of it and the cother changes would have been announced at the same time. :rolleyes:
Dream on.
We're still waiting, like everything with TW, it's probably 'coming soon'
Excuse me, but the rumour did not originate from Telewest, so what are you on about?
I suggest you backtrack your sources and find out who the person was that actually started the rumor before you start pointing the finger of blame at people that had nothing to do with the rumour in the first place!
Eh? What the f are you on about?
I was TOLD by a TELEWEST EMPLOYEE 3 years ago, as was my friend. I don't need to backtrack, I'm pointing out that these rumours have been flying about for ages...
I suggest you backtrack and actually read posts before replying