NTL turns back on Linux users

[mdwh2]

@KennyR

Do you have any data to back up your claim about downtime?

My NTL cable connection is fairly stable; it might be down for a couple of hours every few months (and things seem to be improving), and I don't ever get random disconnections. OTOH I've seen people on other ISPs (including blueyonder) suffering from downtime and disconnections fairly often.

NTL do have their problems - things like the 1GB cap (which they didn't even bother to tell their customers), and the customer service is useless. But the actual connection seems pretty good for me.

[mdwh2]

@KennyR

Sure, there are NTL users who have problems. Is there evidence to suggest that these outnumber problems on other ISPs?

[mdwh2]

Does anyone know what this software does, and is it actually needed?

I remember a while ago they changed their dialup services, and if you chose one of the options, you have to use a different number. Except instead of telling us the new number, they provided a Windows-only program to edit your settings appropriately. I mean - why?? Aside from the problem of it being Windows-only, and being a ridiculously inefficient method of transmitting a few bytes of information, I'd be reluctant to run something that might mess up my system (either accidentally, or possibly more maliciously, eg, things like spyware). Thankfully I'd just switched to cable, so it didn't matter to me..