Uk broadband companies tested

SUBMAN1 · 04-15-08, 03:46 PM

I wish I could find one for the US of A too:

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...stomers-ripped

If I read that right, Virgin Media and Online UK are the top.

-S

bert8for3 · 04-15-08, 03:51 PM

Yup, likewise up here. ... although it's not hard to figure out that my "extreme high-speed" connection only delivers a % of the advertised throughput. The ISP's run great advertising though

STEED · 04-15-08, 03:58 PM

Well we are coming up to crunch time and copper wire will be history. We will all need fibre optics. I hold out no hope here, as the cost will be placed on old muggings here. So I will say this before I have to pull the plug, great knowing you bye bye.

May as well get it over with as we are in a mess here in the UK.

SUBMAN1 · 04-15-08, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Well we are coming up to crunch time and copper wire will be history as we will all need fibre optics. I hold out no hope here as the cost will be placed on old muggings here. So I will say this before I have to pull the plug, great knowing you bye bye.

May as well get it over with as we are in a mess here in the UK.

I just had fiber installed in my house. Cost me a whole $25. I think you can afford it!

-S

STEED · 04-15-08, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

I just had fiber installed in my house. Cost me a whole $25. I think you can afford it!

-S

Try living over here in coruptsvill. Bet you they will charge the earth.

jumpy · 04-15-08, 07:23 PM

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php#

good site to rate UK ISP's

I'm with ADSL24 (an entanet reseller) 'home 30' package http://adsl24.co.uk/broadband_home.php after moving from pipex who were bloody awful by comparison. Currently if I have any small issues then I use the isp's forum and the md and his underlings get right on the problem, they're very honest and approachable too. There are cheaper services, such as those with SKY or Virgin that offer phone tv and all of that nonsense, but you get what you pay for and I really hate the 'buy cheap, buy twice' consequenses of that kind of thinking.

It varies a little, dependent on network traffic, but these guys don't port block or traffic shape to any serious detriment to my connection. Any other shortfall to speed is purely down to the condition of the network itself being able to handle a stable connectin to and from my local exchange.

Jimbuna · 04-15-08, 03:53 PM

I currently pay £25/month for a 20MB connection with Virgin (formerly Telewest)....if only I could believe it.

My speed checks often drop to between 13/16MB dependant on the time of day.

04-15-08, 03:46 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Uk broadband companies tested I wish I could find one for the US of A too: http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...stomers-ripped If I read that right, Virgin Media and Online UK are the top. -S __________________

04-15-08, 03:51 PM	#2
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Yup, likewise up here. ... although it's not hard to figure out that my "extreme high-speed" connection only delivers a % of the advertised throughput. The ISP's run great advertising though __________________

04-15-08, 03:58 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Well we are coming up to crunch time and copper wire will be history. We will all need fibre optics. I hold out no hope here, as the cost will be placed on old muggings here. So I will say this before I have to pull the plug, great knowing you bye bye. May as well get it over with as we are in a mess here in the UK. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-15-08, 07:23 PM	#6
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php# good site to rate UK ISP's I'm with ADSL24 (an entanet reseller) 'home 30' package http://adsl24.co.uk/broadband_home.php after moving from pipex who were bloody awful by comparison. Currently if I have any small issues then I use the isp's forum and the md and his underlings get right on the problem, they're very honest and approachable too. There are cheaper services, such as those with SKY or Virgin that offer phone tv and all of that nonsense, but you get what you pay for and I really hate the 'buy cheap, buy twice' consequenses of that kind of thinking. It varies a little, dependent on network traffic, but these guys don't port block or traffic shape to any serious detriment to my connection. Any other shortfall to speed is purely down to the condition of the network itself being able to handle a stable connectin to and from my local exchange. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

04-15-08, 03:53 PM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I currently pay £25/month for a 20MB connection with Virgin (formerly Telewest)....if only I could believe it. My speed checks often drop to between 13/16MB dependant on the time of day. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!