@kevinmchapman. OK, I acknowledge that 'most' was a gratuitous throwaway comment as an afterthought and too presumptuous. As to proof, as you...
@BrownieBoy
> Works really well for thieves....
>> Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally
>> irrelevant, even...
fantastic that the so called piracy bills have been withdrawn. however, these anti-democracy supporters are still in the shadows so lets be alert...
Please God no; teach them anything you like - thinking rationally, the uses and misuses of data, what data is and what it's not - but leave the...
@Jack,
> Works really well for thieves....
Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally irrelevant, even it were...
Make that 13 people now - I got refused today at Manchester airport.
I thought I was up to date on this legislation - I knew of the EU ruling from...
Don't forget to check out apps like GoodReader or SlideShark either, they're indispensible for people on the go in presentation situations. Best...
Well it seems there is something a number of us agree on. Why is the Ubuntu Unity launcher so ugly?
I thought perhaps it was something to do with...
Duplicate comments are not made intentionally. Its very good to know that now you are keeping check on this problem because sometimes a commenter...
"the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
Another grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick...
Kubuntu is late.
Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions.
cf.:...
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
"Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system."
Point truly missed. Both use a...
whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article.
I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
If we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
Talkback
To re-iterate comments made last December when the CIO at NTL resigned, Telewest customers can only hope that their generally good service levels don't plummet to the dismal standards of NTL.
I completely agree with the previous comment.
That is one of the reasons why I have not chosen Telewest Blueyonder as my broadband supplier. They have in fact just updated my area with was previously a Eurobell area, from an analogue TV service & dial-up Internet access, to digital TV & Blueyonder Internet. Another consideration is of course the higher price, (at present), of both theTelewest & NTL broadband offerings.
I have a friend who lives about 20 miles away & have helped him, from time to time. Re-establish his connection to the Internet & to e-mail. NTL customer service is in my opinion, completely & utterly appalling.
On a scale of 10 to minus 10,000, NTL would in actual fact have considerable trouble reaching the lower figure.
As a Telewest customer I am now very concerned that my currently acceptable ISP will drop to the levels of NTL's abysmal performance.
NTL has the worst reputation of any ISP I know of, and I urge all Telewest customers to contact Telewest and make their expectations of continued service known.
I don't understand all the NTL customers that moan. I have had my NTL 3Mb service for 2 years now (Previously 1.5Mb), and I've not had a single problem in the whole period: Installation was smooth and worked from the off. I still have the very same IP address from the day of installation.
Speed: I get over 3Mb on speed test scores and my pings are consistant to a level of 15-20ms.
No problems here I'm afraid
ntl=hell bt and other isps will aquire theyre customers as theyre already loosing tens of thousands of customers a month due to their awfull customer service,crap billing system and crap service
I agree with Richard Green. I have used NTL Cable modem service for some time and have had no problems. As for NTL customer service, this has improved dramatically over the past year.
As NTL customers from day 1 and dial up users since the old Cable and Wirless name I am not holding my breath.
For over two years I have failed to get them to understand that it is ONLY when I dial up via their system do I get continious drop outs. They will not accept that with other suppliers (same kit and line) the problem does not happen. (Virgin for example, and if what I hear is true I wonder how long for..........)
Even better when I ask to be transfered to the new BB for dial up users I am told that as my son has BB over his TV line, I can't have it over my BT telephone line; nor can I revert to pay-as-you-go dial-up in place of pay-per-month.
As for Telewest customers, whom are getting much faster BB for no cost for example, I do think they are right to be concerned. We, for personal reasons, are stuck with NTL; but what Business Model are they actually running I do wonder.