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vtrchris64 · 16th December 2009, 00:40

I'm on O2 broadband, 20mb i'm paying for.

Royzx · 16th December 2009, 01:49

TalkTalk

jpsaxo · 16th December 2009, 02:52

Lads....

the 20 mb/s is adsl2+, the speed will depend on how busy the line / exchange is and how far you are away from the exchange.

Cable internet is slightly different but pretty much works on the same prinicple - depends how many people are using it.

Anyone know what the UKs fastest cable speeds are? We've just introduced 100mb/s in Melbourne over here, but there is always "caps" on the downloads, once the 'Limit' is met then the speed slows to dial up speed until the end of the month which sucks big time.

deks36 · 16th December 2009, 08:05

i'm with a small provider most people have never heard of called plus net

this is what mine is running at too be honest means nothing to me its fast enough for me customer service is great when i rarely need to call them 2 times last 4 years always works as for download this is a copy of their text

1 - Broadband is described as up to 8Mb or 20Mb because your actual download speeds will vary depending on your telephone line and where you live. When you sign up we'll check your line and give you an estimate of the speed you should get. Download speeds will vary a lot in the first 10 days after connection and will then become more consistent.

not the cheapest but i will never change unless forced to as i said it always works never had any network issues and cutomer service fine

markymark1987 · 16th December 2009, 08:19

im suposed be on 2meg brodband hahahahaha dunno why its sayin that

JamesR^m · 16th December 2009, 08:26

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Originally Posted by vtrchris64

I'm on O2 broadband, 20mb i'm paying for.

Really? Your getting a seriously bad deal there mate, should get onto them about it. Upload speeds are a little better than everyone else's though

pr0xibus · 16th December 2009, 09:16

im with errr colt at work and BT at home cant complain with either. 2mb lease line up and down at work and 8 mb boradband at home get about 650k tho aint too bad and i only really surf the net

jpsaxo · 16th December 2009, 09:19

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Originally Posted by Saxo_vtr

Really? Your getting a seriously bad deal there mate, should get onto them about it. Upload speeds are a little better than everyone else's though

As i said above.... 20mb/s is a maximum speed, your speed will fluctuate depending on distance from the exchange & how many people are using the internet at any one time in your area!

At work we are 500meters away from the exchange & last time we checked it was 21mb/s on adsl2+, but you will only get that if you are near enough next door to the exchange and in a very developed modern area.

Carlvtr88 · 16th December 2009, 15:22

Virgin 10 meg FTW ! Fibre Optics and I've Never lost connection in about 2 and a half years... and im always running fast speed. Good service.

Boxshape_Pearl · 16th December 2009, 15:37

I got virgin broadband with the optic fibre thingy and i get 10mb straight through without any problems (Y)

vtrchris64 · 16th December 2009, 15:44

O2 did explain to me that the max speed i will get is around 14mb due to the area i'm in. Can't really complain though for £9.70 a month, works a treat.

KamRacing · 16th December 2009, 15:47

dont bother with Tiscali if you want customer service. Their technical support dont know what NAT settings are as its not in their step by step guidebook they read from. I spent 5 minutes of silence as he flicked aimlessly through his documents before they said they cannot help me.

Eskimo · 16th December 2009, 15:50

Rang Virgin again, complaining.. Saying i think my Modem is broken, they are 110% saying it isn't.. They can test it from there.. I did speed tests and was getting 14mb.. And he reckons thats fine.. Im like no? Im paying for 20mb.. Then he just basically said there is nothing wrong with Modem.. Sooo?..

hellonpluto · 16th December 2009, 16:12

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Originally Posted by Carlvtr88

Virgin 10 meg FTW ! Fibre Optics and I've Never lost connection in about 2 and a half years... and im always running fast speed. Good service.

i too are on virgin wank 10Mbps service, it was uber shite for the last few months averaging around 1.4Mbps if i was lucky. Now recently its been around 3 - 4Mbps at peak times.

Best time to surf is Sunday morning when its always c.9Mbps

haz_pro · 16th December 2009, 17:40

This is at uni, pretty speedy upload ide say!

I get around 10 mbps all the time when i am at home and that is on virgin, not sure why we get that speed as we only pay for 2 mb i think, maybe because we have been a customer for 10 years.

GoGs_MacAulay · 2nd January 2010, 21:29

Plus Net Are Good. I Pay For Upto 8 mbps and Get Just Over 6 mbps All The Time!

Penn · 2nd January 2010, 21:43

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Originally Posted by Eskimo

Rang Virgin again, complaining.. Saying i think my Modem is broken, they are 110% saying it isn't.. They can test it from there.. I did speed tests and was getting 14mb.. And he reckons thats fine.. Im like no? Im paying for 20mb.. Then he just basically said there is nothing wrong with Modem.. Sooo?..

Speed tests are crap, they simply don't put enough data through the line to test the connection.

You need to find a download without a cap that is over 100mb and see what speed you get. Keep an eye on any fluctuations as well as the time you are trying to download as at peak time the contention ratio may max out meaning you will get slower internet.

I had virgin 20mb cable for 13 months and always got full speed. I've now been on virgin 10mb cable for about 14 months and always get full speed instantly.

b0t13 · 4th January 2010, 11:34

damage the router that youve got as it will slow down the connection, they only check to see if its doing what its supposed to, but they cant test how crap it is, put some water on it or something and ring them telling them it wont turn on or anything and theyll have to replace it, then ull get faster speeds with the new modem.

jasonfitness · 9th January 2010, 14:21

Im with O2 atm

They use ADSL 2 and offer speeds up to 24MB depending on how far you are from the exchange server etc. I've been on a constant 18MB line for the past 12 months.

Technical support seems very knowledgable. If your an O2 Mobile Phone Customer then its only £17 a month!

bald24 · 9th January 2010, 14:26

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Originally Posted by Eskimo

Rang Virgin again, complaining.. Saying i think my Modem is broken, they are 110% saying it isn't.. They can test it from there.. I did speed tests and was getting 14mb.. And he reckons thats fine.. Im like no? Im paying for 20mb.. Then he just basically said there is nothing wrong with Modem.. Sooo?..

Unplug it and say the things dead