[ILUG] NTL's Internet offering

[Wesley Darlington]

Hi,

I'm in Belfast, so most of what I say probably isn't all that
relevant...

UKP9.25 for phone line and basic cable TV. The only channel in
there that I wouldn't otherwise get is The Simpsons Channel
(aka Sky One ;-). That includes free 24x7 internet access.

Call charges are dirt cheap. 3p a minute during the day, 2p
in the evening, 1p at weekends. That's to the whole UK and,
AFAIK, to down south too. 3.5p or so minimum call charge, 
though. :-(  I think calls to other local (residential only,
possibly) ntl phones are 3.5p regardless of length at
weekends.

Another phone line would be UKP5 a month. A cable modem would
be UKP40 a month, with UKP175 installation. :-(The cable modem
itself costs UKP150)-:

I have one or two reservations about ntl as a business isp/telco,
but as a home user I think they're just *great*.

Wesley.

PS. Usual disclaimers - I don't work for ntl, speak for ntl, own
shares in ntl etc. Just a happy residential customer and a vocal,
mildly unhappy (relatively speaking) business customer. ;-)


On Sat, Sep 30, 2000 at 04:09:49PM +0100, Niall O Broin wrote:
> I called NTL today to ask what they're offering. For £20 per month, you get
> their basic cable TV package, unlimited Internet access and two telephone
> lines, with "very competitive" call charges. I'm currently paying:
> 
> Item			£ / month
> 
> Eircom line rental	13.20
> NTL basic cable TV	 9.20
> ESAT SurfFree base	20.00
> ESAT SurfFree charged  ~10.00
> 
> That's going to save me £32.40 a month. With figures like that, will Eircom
> ever deploy ADSL or will they jut give up in despair.
> 
> Of course, the jury's still out on the quality of any of NTL's services, so
> that is of course a factor. NTL were just voted the best ISP in the UK, so
> my helpful sales person told me, for whatever that's worth.
> 
> But there's one little fly in the ointment - service won't be available
> where I live for at least 6 months. Has anyone on the list got this service
> yet, and if so, how does the reality compare to the hype ?
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Niall
> 
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