[Sussex] NTL broadband speed up

[Simon Huggins]

On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 11:13:06AM +0100, Jon Fautley wrote:
> Andrew Guard wrote:
> >Cable firm NTL has upped the basic speeds of its broadband offering from 
> >an entry level of 3Mbps to 10Mbps.
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4749987.stm
> >Now we are talking, but no word on upload and bandwidth limits.
> >PS Cable modems can work upto 100Mbs ADSL2 can only do up to 24MBps.
> But Cable and ADSL are two very different technologies, and cannot be 
> compared in the same way.

> Remember - your internet connection speed isn't just limited to the 
> speed you're talking to the 'other end' of the connection (DSLAM in the 
> case of ADSL, UBR in the case of Cable).

It's all good though even if it's just headline figures.  BT might start
pushing forward faster with ADSL2 plans etc.

Otherwise I'll just have to go live in France (http://adsl.free.fr).

Simon.

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