ntl:Telewest Trial Broadband Speed Limiter
Posted: 17th Jan, 2007 By: MarkJ
Swansea based ntl:Telewest broadband customers are being used as guinea pigs to trial the providers new automatic speed reduction technology, which is targeted at heavy users:
To make matters worse, ntl:Telewest do not clearly outline what they consider to be "Acceptable Usage", a common fault with many ISP's.
Cable Forum goes on to report that the ISP will not even confirm whether a user has had their service restricted unless they "directly ask if they are being traffic shaped". Curious.
Heavy users who have been hammering their connection thoughout the day will have their speeds cut to 5Mbits between 4:00pm and midnight, after which the speed is reset.
To make matters worse, ntl:Telewest do not clearly outline what they consider to be "Acceptable Usage", a common fault with many ISP's.
Cable Forum goes on to report that the ISP will not even confirm whether a user has had their service restricted unless they "directly ask if they are being traffic shaped". Curious.
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