Hmm, looks like some people may be getting even phatter:
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I currently play Live using NTL's 300K connection through a router and it's fine as long as I'm not hosting.
I have heard from various sources that NTL are increasing all their bandwidths this year, but there are conditions. There is an article in Web User (issue 102, page 6) about the "speed boost" and a spokesperson for NTL confirms it will be:
300K to 1Mbps with 5GB download limit at ?17.99 per month
750K to 2Mbps with 30GB download limit at ?24.99 per month
1.5Mbps to 3Mbps with 40GB download limit at ?37.99 per month
As for upload limits, it's believed to be 128K for each.
Apparently there is a download limit now, but NTL do not police it.
All packages include free activation and cable modem, but existing customers have to pay a one-off ?25 charge to upgrade otherwise they will keep their current bandwidth.
If I understand that right, it means new customers get a better deal and possibly NTL will have offers like half price for three months etc, so it will be cheaper to cancel your existing subscription and come back as a new customer albeit with a 12 month tie-in.
I wouldn't expect the prices to stay like that, the NTL spokesperson says in the article: "We upgraded our entire base earlier in 2004 - from 150Kb to 300Kb, from 600Kb to 750Kb and from 1Mb to 1.5Mb - at no cost to the customer. However, there is a large cost to this kind of exercise which we need to recoup at some point."
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As for upload limits, it's believed to be 128K for each.
You can check your upload on ntl by going to 192.168.100.1 (root/root) and checking the modem config.
It'll look something like this (example):
Code:General Instrument SB3100 Cable Modem: Hardware version: 1; OS: VxWorks 5.3.1; Software version: 3.2.9p System up time = 2 days 04h 56m 22.63s Ethernet multiple-collision errs.1 = 16 Downstream channel ID = 3 Downstream channel frequency = 402750000 Hz Downstream received signal power = 0.0 dBmV (or not supported) Upstream channel ID = 2 Upstream channel frequency = 40783269 Hz [b]QoS max upstream bandwidth = 128000 bps[/b] [b]QoS max downstream bandwidth = 600000 bps[/b] SigQu: Signal to Noise Ratio = 34.7 dB Cable modem status = Registration complete Upstream transmit signal power = 55.0 dBmV Date and Time = 2002-09-07,19:42:57.0+00:00 Configuration filename = mota4100-silver.cm
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Originally posted by MJ300K to 1Mbps with 5GB download limit at ?17.99 per month
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Thanks for the information Commander Marklar, it's very useful.
Originally posted by midBut a Gb a week isn't exactly unheard of, even before nebulous things like how much downloading I've done through playing Live games.
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WOO!! So very soon I'll have a 3mb line! How good's that?
40gb per month download limit is way over what I need - I don't download that much music or porno so I'm OK. I only use my net connection for t3h forum and Live!
I wonder how much data is downloaded after 1 hour of Halo with voice? 30mb or so if that even? That works out at about 6gb per month for me.
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