NTL has increased the cost of its unmetered Net access service by 50 per cent blaming increased costs for the price hike.

Punters will now have to spend £15 a month (it is presently just £10 a month) on non-Internet phone calls to received 24/7 unmetered access to the Net.

If users don't manage to spend a full £15 a month on voice calls, then NTL will simply round-up the figure.

The new pricing arrangements for ntlworld come into force on 1 February and reflect a 50 per cent increase for the year. Ouch. ®