BT Broadband/Yahoo to upgrade customers to 2MB

BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
support such speeds.

Details at
http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...f-0a59d9f793cc

Regards
Sunil

On 10 Feb 2005 03:32:09 -0800, "Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
>Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
>support such speeds.
>
>Details at
>http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...f-0a59d9f793cc
>
>Regards
>Sunil


Not sure I get this completely.

So 512Kb users are being upgraded to 1Mb and 1Mb users to 2Mb...but what
about their monthly charges...are they staying the same??? If so, does that
mean all the existing 2Mb users will have their monthly fees cut to the 1Mb
level??
--

Regards

John [Essex, UK]
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JC <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> So 512Kb users are being upgraded to 1Mb and 1Mb users to 2Mb...but
> what about their monthly charges...are they staying the same??? If so,
> does that mean all the existing 2Mb users will have their monthly fees
> cut to the 1Mb level??

512Kbps users of Broadband Basic will be increased to 1Mbps. Everyone
else will be increased to 2Mbps or whatever their line will support.

Fees will not change.

--
Phil
http://www.weezer.plus.com/

For the consumers (prices include VAT) ...

Product Price Speed Usage Allowance
BT Broadband Basic £17.99 1Mb 1GB
BT Broadband £24.99 2Mb 15GB
BT Yahoo! Broadband £26.99 2Mb 15GB
BT Yahoo! Broadband £29.99 2Mb 30GB


.... and for Business customers (prices exclude VAT) ...

Product Price Speed Usage Allowance
BT Business Broadband Single £29.99 2Mb Unlimited
BT Business Broadband Share £45.99 2Mb Unlimited
BT Business Broadband Network £65.00 2Mb Unlimited
BT Business Broadband Network (with SLA) £100.00 2Mb Unlimited


"JC" <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 10 Feb 2005 03:32:09 -0800, "Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
>>Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
>>support such speeds.
>>
>>Details at
>>http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...f-0a59d9f793cc
>>
>>Regards
>>Sunil
>
>
> Not sure I get this completely.
>
> So 512Kb users are being upgraded to 1Mb and 1Mb users to 2Mb...but what
> about their monthly charges...are they staying the same??? If so, does
> that
> mean all the existing 2Mb users will have their monthly fees cut to the
> 1Mb
> level??
> --
>
> Regards
>
> John [Essex, UK]
> Remove the obvious spamtrap to reply

But whats the point?

More speed = use cap faster. and if we can use 2mb we should have a cap
twice 1mb.

But better still no cap at all.


"Steve P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> For the consumers (prices include VAT) ...
>
> Product Price Speed Usage Allowance
> BT Broadband Basic £17.99 1Mb 1GB
> BT Broadband £24.99 2Mb 15GB
> BT Yahoo! Broadband £26.99 2Mb 15GB
> BT Yahoo! Broadband £29.99 2Mb 30GB
>
>
> ... and for Business customers (prices exclude VAT) ...
>
> Product Price Speed Usage Allowance
> BT Business Broadband Single £29.99 2Mb Unlimited
> BT Business Broadband Share £45.99 2Mb Unlimited
> BT Business Broadband Network £65.00 2Mb Unlimited
> BT Business Broadband Network (with SLA) £100.00 2Mb Unlimited
>
>
> "JC" <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On 10 Feb 2005 03:32:09 -0800, "Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
> >>Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
> >>support such speeds.
> >>
> >>Details at
>
>>http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...=5a6dc6cd-4a5b
-436e-8fef-0a59d9f793cc
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>Sunil
> >
> >
> > Not sure I get this completely.
> >
> > So 512Kb users are being upgraded to 1Mb and 1Mb users to 2Mb...but what
> > about their monthly charges...are they staying the same??? If so, does
> > that
> > mean all the existing 2Mb users will have their monthly fees cut to the
> > 1Mb
> > level??
> > --
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > John [Essex, UK]
> > Remove the obvious spamtrap to reply
>
>

In article <cufoke$nbu$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed), a.k.a
It's Me says...

[...]

> More speed = use cap faster.

Not necessarily ... you can also simply get the same amount of data, but
twice as fast.

As likely, only 'bandwidth whores' will utilise a connection in the way
you suggest, and given the 30gig cap, i doubt they'll use BT.

"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote


> 512Kbps users of Broadband Basic will be increased to 1Mbps. Everyone
> else will be increased to 2Mbps or whatever their line will support.


So does this mean that BT will look at the line length for each user and
decide what speed they will send or does it mean that BT will kick out 2meg
to every user but those at distant ends might only get a 512k service due to
attenuation?

I've just received my email. It says I am being upgraded to 2Mb as
from sometime within the next 4 weeks and will also be getting a £3
per month reduction in charges for the first 3 months ...twice the
speed for less money ? ...Its got to be a hoax !!

Ian


On 10 Feb 2005 03:32:09 -0800, "Sunil Sood"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
>Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
>support such speeds.
>
>Details at
>http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...f-0a59d9f793cc
>
>Regards
>Sunil

I've just received my email. It says I am being upgraded to 2Mb as
from sometime within the next 4 weeks and will also be getting a £3
per month reduction in charges for the first 3 months ...twice the
speed for less money ? ...Its got to be a hoax !!

Ian


On 10 Feb 2005 03:32:09 -0800, "Sunil Sood"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
>Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
>support such speeds.
>
>Details at
>http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...f-0a59d9f793cc
>
>Regards
>Sunil

"Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> BT Broadband/Yahoo are to upgrade all their ADSL customers to 2MB (BT
> Broadband Basic to 1MB) for free - assuming the customers line can
> support such speeds.
>
> Details at
>
http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/S...a6dc6cd-4a5b-4
36e-8fef-0a59d9f793cc
>
> Regards
> Sunil
>

My glass is half-empty, and I wonder if they will take this oportunity to
start enforcing the capacity limits and charging for excess use? If my
connection is upgraded to 2MB I will be able to reach my daily limit in just
2000 seconds.