Re: Which unlimited broadband?

["Simon Coates" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter,

We've only got 0.5Mb/s also, but a couple of years ago Demon bought out
our=
local ISP and put everyone on 8.0M adsl max.  My connection instantly drop=
ped to around 20 to 40kb/s.  Anyway, after a few months of getting nowhere
=
with Demon I went to the local exchange and had a chat with a manager
there=
- he arranged for our line to be put back to a managed 512kb/s connnection=
.  We always get a fixed connection speed and no contention.
Might be worth asking your ISP if they can sort out a fixed line speed,
mig=
ht cost a bit more - we pay =A325 pm with static IP.

HTH

Simon

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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Peter + Jane=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: 08 February 2010 10:22
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Which unlimited broadband?


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Phil
Can you post a link to that "obscure page" please?
I am on unlimited O2 on a rural Isle of Wight=20
exchange with only 400 subscribers. O2, Orange,=20
TalkTalk and maybe others resell BT "service".=20
Ranges between 5400kb/s and 50kb/s. I have been=20
using the Jack Dinn speed check since Mark=20
mentioned it before Christmas. Weekends are worst=20
(unsurprisingly). When reselling BT (ie no=20
unbundling) does the contention ratio change from=20
seller to seller. Planning to complain to=20
O2...Sonos stops and VOIP is hopeless, but=20
question is can anyone else do better. Option of=20
a "business connection" ie no contention is an=20
expensive alternative. Any thoughts?
Rgds
Peter
At 22:35 07/02/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>*chuckle* I have the opposite problem - postcode/line checker says I
sho=
uld
>get 4.5mbits but I actually get about 450-500kbits ... I've tried
report=
ing
>it as a fault to BT but they've just referred me back to some obscure
pa=
ge
>which states that for a supposedly 8mbit line anything over 400kbits is
>deemed "acceptable"...
>
>Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:=20
> <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of noel
> > Sent: 07 February 2010 20:57
> > To: <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Which unlimited broadband?
> >
> > Hi all,
> > After prolonged shocking service with O2 (they plainly can't
handle t=
he
> > number of customers/usage they have) i'm about to kick off and do
> > everything possible to get out of my contract on the grounds of
the
> > appalling service they're providing. Nearly three minutes to load
AH
> > home page!!
> >
> > So...previously I was with Andrews and Arnold which whilst
perfect
> > service wise were pretty expensive, so has anyone got a
recommendatio=
n
> > for a good unlimited (or very high) download broadband provider?
I
> > can't get cable and postcode checker tells me I should get 2Mb
whilst
> > my router reports a solid 8Mbps connection.
> >
> > Thanks all
> >
> > Noel
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>



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