Re: Re: Unlimited broadband

[Tim Ramsdale <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So - I do need to investigate slightly more, as this could just be
coincidental, and perhaps some of these observations are due to other
factors, but:
* Downloads from websites running extremely slow (last night at
<0.5Mb/sec=
)
* get_iplayer downloads running at less than real-time (after an initial
high-speed burst)
* Frequent pausing on iplayer, and negotiation down to very low BW streams

I was previously with madasafish, and exceeded a BW cap whilst I was on a
biz trip which gave me a single bill of over 60GBP, and so decided to move
to an unlimited package. The O2 deal seemed very good. I am perhaps
startin=
g
to regret the move now, as I never had any issues with madasafish.

I will say there were some very good offers (free modem, cashback) on some
of the cashback sites for O2...

T.

2009/10/22 noel <noel@xxxxxxx>

>
>
>
> O2's recent letter said that they were going to apply traffic shaping
to
> restrict torrent and usenet downloads in an effort to improve normal
> experience especially for things like iplayer etc.
>
> My experience is that as of about 8pm any attempt to stream video from
> iplayer, itv, youtube etc, is pointless as they're network just can't
han=
dle
> it, frequent stuttering, pausing etc.
>
> I've logged it with support who've asked me to use the o2 router so
they
> can line test for 24 hours, something i've not yet been bothered to do
as
> the routers somewhere in the loft as i use a netgear!
>
> Pretty frustrating as up to now all was going well with O2.
>
> N
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>, "John
Nye"
> <john@...> wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately the only people in our exchange are BT wholesale so
I gue=
ss
> > all the offerings will be resale of BT packages?
> >
> > How are O2 killing your link Tim, are they restricting to a
certain
> download
> > speed? And did they say what triggered the restriction?
> >
> > Had a quick look at the BT business site Phil and they still seem
to be
> > talking about a 'fair usage policy'... trouble is the buggers
won't
> define
> > what 'fair usage' is!
> >
> > John
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > >Of Tim Ramsdale
> > >Sent: 21 October 2009 23:03
> > >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Unlimited broadband
> > >
> > >Watch out for the O2 packages which resell the BT packages.
They are
> > >'unlimited' but the traffic shaping they have recently
deployed seems =
to
> > >be
> > >killing my link. If you have an O2 enabled exchange, I
believe this
> > >doesn't
> > >apply....
> > >
> > >T.
> > >
> > >2009/10/21 Phil Harris <phil@...>
>
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I think we have a BT Business account on our phone line
which is
> > >unlimited
> > >> as far as I can tell ...
> > >>
> > >> ...no other details other than it's about =A337 a month
+ VAT
> > >>
> > >> Phil
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> <ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> > >> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > >> > Of John Nye
> > >> > Sent: 21 October 2009 22:48
> > >> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > >> > Subject: [ukha_d] Unlimited broadband
> > >> >
> > >> > I currently use BTinternet and I'm increasingly
getting caught up
> > >with
> > >> > their
> > >> > (unadvertised!) 100GB usage limit per month, at
which point they
> > >slug
> > >> > my
> > >> > link to 1Mb/s (and frequently lower) during the
evening (which
> > >causes
> > >> > me
> > >> > much earache from the rest of the family) .
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > I do have a 20yr old who I could blame, but its
probably me
> > >streaming
> > >> > some
> > >> > remote security cameras, using iplayer and Napster
that's probably
> > >the
> > >> > main
> > >> > culprit, plus accessing homeseer that is running in
the holiday ho=
me
> > >> > (the HA
> > >> > angle!).
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > So I'm looking for a reliable service (at least the
one from BT ha=
s
> > >> > been)
> > >> > but with proper no limits.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > A bit of googling says that O2 and Plusnet may be
candidates, but
> > >I'd
> > >> > like
> > >> > to hear from anyone using them before I take the
plunge. Or is the=
re
> > >> > somewhere else I should be looking? Unfortunately
little chance of
> > >any
> > >> > unbundling at our local exchange in the near future
so I'm a bit
> > >> > limited on
> > >> > options.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > John
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
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> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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> > >> >
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> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--
> > >--
> > >Tim Ramsdale.
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >------------------------------------
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