Re: Which unlimited broadband?

[Adrian Merwood <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Guys,

I am with Be which is owned by O2 and I get great service and support -
but=
I am on an unbundled exchange using Be/O2s own network.

When I moved I contacted BT who told me I could only get 512Kb on a line
th=
at was getting 8Mb from Bulldog (now that was truly awful customer
service)=
.  Be unbunled the line at around 11Mb rock solid, about 1.2Mb up.

Adrian

On 8 Feb 2010, at 13:55, chrisnharris@xxxxxxx wrote:

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> Hmmm.. I'm moving house and was thinking of going with O2.... now I'm
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so sure. Has anyone had a good experience of them?
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> Chris.
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> ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Coates <simon@xxxxxxx>
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:30
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Which unlimited broadband?
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> Peter,
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> We've only got 0.5Mb/s also, but a couple of years ago Demon bought
out o=
ur local ISP and put everyone on 8.0M adsl max. My connection instantly
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pped to around 20 to 40kb/s. Anyway, after a few months of getting nowhere
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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, m=
ight cost a bit more - we pay =A325 pm with static IP.
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> HTH
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> Simon
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> .
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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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