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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:10 AM
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Everyone on bluyonder is in for a treat

http://ir.telewest.co.uk/phoenix.zht...232&highlight=

or if you cant be arsed to click the link its summarised below

blueyonder broadband
Currently 512Kbp/s (kilobits per second), the entry-level service will become 2Mbp/s (megabits per second), for the same price of £17.99 per month

blueyonder broadband complete
The standard 1Mb service will become a super-fast 4Mbp/s service, still at £25 per month

blueyonder broadband elite
The current 2Mb and 4Mb options will be replaced by a flagship 10Mb service, costing only £35 per month

Upstream speeds will also be increased to 256Kbp/s for the 2Mb service and to 384Kbp/s for the complete and elite services.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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Excellent!
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 05:42 AM
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menas i go from 2mb to 10mb
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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Schweeet
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 06:43 AM
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Seen this yesterday, fucking quality aint it
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 06:54 AM
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yeah!!
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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i get a nice upgrade to 4MB then
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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Bring on the 4mb!!!! Yeah baby!!!! Downloads.....just got quicker!!!!
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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Just paying for the 256k was soooo the best thing I've done

Shortly after starting that they upped it to 512, now going up to 2 Meg - bargain.

They have impressed me a bit lately TBH, the TV is just getting a new, partly free, service that is similar to Sky+. Can't moan at that.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 08:08 AM
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how the hell are they going to get 385kbit through a cable upstream? i'll put money oin the facy nobody will get anymore than 256k in the real world :P
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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upstream was 384kbit anyway for their top packages.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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10 meg for me then

Just phoned them to confirm it aswell

Although no actual date for the changes as yet they assured me it would be VERY SOON
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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Woo

I love broadband, esp as it keeps getting faster and i dont have to pay any more
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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10MB for me too, cant whack a freebie
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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i think im gonna call them for 10 meg as well, only an extra 2.50 a week for 9meg extra bandwidth

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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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Oh hell yes I'm on 2 meg at the mo, so that's increased to 4 meg.

Oh fuck it, I'll have a 10 meg effort please Turkish
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
how the hell are they going to get 385kbit through a cable upstream? i'll put money oin the facy nobody will get anymore than 256k in the real world :P
blueyonder are always spot on with their speed figures. what they say is IS what you will get
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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ACE

That means i go from 1mb service to 4mb broadband, get in there son

I had 5.5mb broadband the other night,with a bit of "tweaking"
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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cooool i get 10 meg b/b

shame i only use it on forums so tbh except for the pictures i cant tell the speed difference

i have never downloaded a song or a film, i dont even know how to use kazza

wonder if i will beable to drop my connection speed and save cash
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Quality ive just been playing with the tele part teleport its quality and at no extra cost
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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10 meg for meeeeeeeeee
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 10:23 AM
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ive just been playing with the tele part teleport
what the fuck is that, you been watching startrek again ,

is that the new way of getting from place to place, "beam me up spenner"



seriously ,what is it
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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