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it still works the same way, they just cut out contention on the bt DLAM's at the exchange, but with the amount of customers they have on their own equipment at the exchange, they will more than likely be experiencing contention there too. i know the figures for the pipex MSAN's at bt...
lol, have you ever read http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/sky-unhappiness/ or http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=sky ?
sky are one of the worst.
i hate this "i want it cheaper mentality."
you get what you pay for. cheap = bad contention on the ISP's pipes + shaping/throttling.
This is the way ADSL works....It's what's called a "contended" service.
Based on current BT pricing levels, a 622Mbps central "pipe" costs an ISP around...
solwise get a thumbs up from me.
ordered some stuff at 3.15pm yesterday and it was with my by 9.30am this morning.
i've heard lots of good stuff about adslnation.com
in all honesty your speed tests mean sweet FA. we need to know your sync speed and your IP profile.
you can find out your IP profile by running a test at http://www.speedtester.bt.com.
yes, if you used one phone without a filter that was probably what caused your crappy sync rate.
already watched prison break s02e14 and heroes s01e12 today :D
i am on thinkbroadband, and in every single providers section on the forum you have people whinging about how bad they are.
what you have to bear in mind is that people who are having a good service probably won't be signed up to the forum, so it's mainly full of people bitching about how bad...
you are mistaken.
pipex do not work out of the same building as f2s.
f2s used to be in the same building as me. now they are in another building on the same industrial estate which i will be moving to shortly. pipex don't work out of our location. pipex are up in manchester and in welwyn as...
right, i have them in my posession now and have tried them in my own house.
i do have to say that they work really really well.
at present i have s**t loads of stuff downloading so i can't test if they will transfer at the full rate of my connection, but so far all seems good.
pipex are s**t, virgin aren't partiularly great either.
work out what you want.
a cheapo throttled service with shite customer service, or pay more money and get an unthrottled connection with an english call centre if you have problems.