New ISP (member, quote)

right-track · 05-20-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

This is going up to 10 megs for free in the next month or so. Happy days.

Which is bollocks.
When they say 10meg, they really mean about 8 and only if your area connection can support it.

jackhammer · 05-20-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

Which is bollocks.
When they say 10meg, they really mean about 8 and only if your area connection can support it.

Of course the area can support it. All the urb's are upgraded to take into account the bandwidth. Cable is the best ISP by far. I have managed to download an album in 90 seconds before now so I would say it's quite reliable and I can let a little drop if i am getting a 150% speed increase for nothing.

right-track · 05-20-2008, 02:50 PM

For some reason I thought you were on dial up.
The best deal I've seen so far for dial up is PlusNet.
They're the one with the 30GB per month deal.
The attractive thing about it is they can optimise how you use your time on the PC.
In other words (due to shared bandwidth) they'll monitor how you use use the web and prioritise what you use the most.
That way, the ones you're sharing the bandwidth with all get a fair go...unlike Orange who just let the whole thing grind to a standstill.

Home Broadband *<* PlusNet *|* Home Broadband Internet Packages UK

jackhammer · 05-20-2008, 02:57 PM

The only thing with cable is obviously having the phone too, but I have been with cable for nearly 8 years and was one of the first persons I know to start with broadband way back. On dial up the futher you live from the exchange then your speed drops. I enquired on the offchance and the most I could get on dial up is 4 meg so not for me. Not so with cable as it's fibre optic cable. They have plans for a 50 meg connection within the next 12 months-yowser.

Good site:
Samknows Broadband - Comprehensive Broadband Information

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-20-2008, 03:01 PM

50 meg ?????

Jesus , my ISP is making a big deal about upgrading everybody to 2 meg just last week

jackhammer · 05-20-2008, 03:06 PM

Now this is serious speed. The WHOLE Encyclopaedia Britannica (32,640 pages of it) sent in less than seven seconds!
World's fastest internet will send Britannica to Shoreditch in 7 sec - Times Online

adidasss · 05-20-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

The only thing with cable is obviously having the phone too, but I have been with cable for nearly 8 years and was one of the first persons I know to start with broadband way back. On dial up the futher you live from the exchange then your speed drops. I enquired on the offchance and the most I could get on dial up is 4 meg so not for me. Not so with cable as it's fibre optic cable. They have plans for a 50 meg connection within the next 12 months-yowser.

Good site:
Samknows Broadband - Comprehensive Broadband Information

Didn't you say you have some shitty upload speed? I thought people on cable had great upload speeds...:|

jackhammer · 05-20-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Didn't you say you have some shitty upload speed? I thought people on cable had great upload speeds...:|

Yeah unfortunately upload speed across the board is very low in the UK. Probably to deter from privacy. I can upload @ 748 k/s.

Dr_Rez · 05-20-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Yeah unfortunately upload speed across the board is very low in the UK. Probably to deter from privacy. I can upload @ 748 k/s.

Wow. Thats surprisingly low compared to your down speed.

jackhammer · 05-20-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Wow. Thats surprisingly low compared to your down speed.

Yeah it is but I rarely upload anyhow so if I do I can put up with the slow speed but compared to down speed it is not the greatest really.

05-20-2008, 02:57 PM	#24 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The only thing with cable is obviously having the phone too, but I have been with cable for nearly 8 years and was one of the first persons I know to start with broadband way back. On dial up the futher you live from the exchange then your speed drops. I enquired on the offchance and the most I could get on dial up is 4 meg so not for me. Not so with cable as it's fibre optic cable. They have plans for a 50 meg connection within the next 12 months-yowser. Good site: Samknows Broadband - Comprehensive Broadband Information __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-20-2008, 03:01 PM	#25 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	50 meg ????? Jesus , my ISP is making a big deal about upgrading everybody to 2 meg just last week __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-20-2008, 03:06 PM	#26 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Now this is serious speed. The WHOLE Encyclopaedia Britannica (32,640 pages of it) sent in less than seven seconds! World's fastest internet will send Britannica to Shoreditch in 7 sec - Times Online __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

05-20-2008, 02:50 PM	#23 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	For some reason I thought you were on dial up. The best deal I've seen so far for dial up is PlusNet. They're the one with the 30GB per month deal. The attractive thing about it is they can optimise how you use your time on the PC. In other words (due to shared bandwidth) they'll monitor how you use use the web and prioritise what you use the most. That way, the ones you're sharing the bandwidth with all get a fair go...unlike Orange who just let the whole thing grind to a standstill. Home Broadband < PlusNet \| Home Broadband Internet Packages UK