NTL bband....why not?

chabsey

Considering getting broadband and the usage cap is a bit of an annoyance (am thinking of getting the latest eircom offer).

Upon doing a little research I've found NTL cable internet, it appears too good to be true, no usage cap!

Soooo....where's the catch?

Is it the theoretical slowdown of cable modems once lots of people in your area start using them? I say 'theoretical' by way of asking anyone out there to confirm/deny it happens with NTL or makes any difference.

Is NTL really restricted in who can actually get the modem fitted? I'm in south Dublin, near foxrock and am subscribed to NTL for TV (basica channels).

Is it not really uncapped...in that if I get it and start downloading like a lunatic (which I would) then will I get a swift email/call from NTL saying stop hogging the line?

I'm thinking of the 600kbps service they have, only 40 euros a month and seems fine. BUT.....not many people here seem to be talking about it so I assume it must be crap/ hard to get.


Please help....I have the eircom 'engineers' coming out to inspect my place for possible connection and wan't to know if I should just go with NTL.

Cheers!

Creamy Goodness

i'm afraid ntl bband is only available in the west of dublin and selected parts of lucan

chabsey

Crap


But....that said, is it a good service? The current holy grail of broadband in that it has no usage cap?

The NTL website doesn't state anything about city limitations....ARGH@!


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Scratch that:

How do I order the service?

The Always-On Broadband Internet service is available in certain parts of West Dublin. To order the service or for enquiries, please call 1800 923 005.

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Talk about tucking it away on the site....BUGGER.

Subc

o and also when they say west part thats just a bunch of (excuse me) bs. Cause I'm in the west and its not available. Only a few streets in west
I used to have ntl 600k but moved. I'dd say its the best u can get in ireland really cause i dloaded at 73kb, pings at 30-70 and stable.
But its not really cable cause like i mentioned in another topic friends in the states get 150kb when he dloads
But it is the best u can get so if u can go for it otherwise i would recommend UTV or Esat BT dsl even though they have a cap of 5gb but its better then nothing right . O and stay away from eircom i think u know that by now.
Theres always wireless but i don't know much about it, so im not sure if its stable or not.
For ntl just call them up and they will ask for adress and all , they will tell u if its available or not

Creamy Goodness

sry by west i meant tallaght/firhouse

unkel

Originally posted by chabsey
Soooo....where's the catch?

There isn't any :cool:

Originally posted by Cr3m0
sry by west i meant tallaght/firhouse

They've been upgrading large parts of Lucan (34000 inhabitants) recently :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

mrblack

I got the NTL 600k service over a month ago and generally I am pleased with it . There were some outages 8-9 days ago, and sometimes it seems slower than usual but for the most part its a reliable service. D/l's are normally 50kbs- 78kbs and no cap. I think I have D/l'ed a small percentage of the internet and no mail received from NTL so far. This beats all the other BB offerings out there for the moment anyway.

Cheers

carrotcake

whereabouts are you? i've been getting around 73k constantly since i signed up

mrblack

Lucan, Johnswood estate. We were BB enabled about 6-7 weeks ago but a letter from NTL advertising this fact only arrived today.

unkel

Originally posted by carrotcake
i've been getting around 73k constantly since i signed up

Me too (about 9 weeks now).

NO outages

NO speed drops

100GB in first 5 weeks (just for the hell of it)

Serbian

Originally posted by Subc
But its not really cable cause like i mentioned in another topic friends in the states get 150kb when he dloads

Just because someone can download faster than you, doesn't mean that you don't have cable. It just means that they have a faster connection than you.

Or, just because a porsche drives faster than your mini, doesn't mean you don't have a car!

carrotcake

Originally posted by mrblack
Lucan

that must be it then!