Guest Heneage Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Long story short, I changed ISP because Orange were being arses with a cap on my connection. It changed to Virgin today but still doesn't feel as fast as it used to. I.e. struggling with youtubes etc. Any idea how long it takes to hit peak? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Assuming you're on the fibre/coax network there shouldn't be any profiling period IIRC. Should be at full speed already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Any idea how I find out what network I'm on? The connection now keeps dropping too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Well, are you paying for fibre broadband or ADSL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Well, are you paying for fibre broadband or ADSL? ADSL.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neesy111 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Well, are you paying for fibre broadband or ADSL? ADSL.... You didn't do your research, Virgin cap their peak time traffic as well! Also seem's the line might be a problem! Try an BT I-Plate for your wall socket. (Buy off e-Bay and not BT (how the fuckers get away charging £85 for something that's £5 on ebay is a joke)). It should improve the connection a little. Edit: I see they've seen sense, now it's £8.50 but it was £85 when they first announced it a few years back. Can speed up connection by 1.5 MBps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 It was never, ever £85 neesy, even from BT themselves. :lol: Anyway, a filtered faceplate is a good idea but it won't sort out dropped connections. If you're really on ADSL Kez, then wait a few days to see if it settles down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neesy111 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It was never, ever £85 neesy, even from BT themselves. :lol: Anyway, a filtered faceplate is a good idea but it won't sort out dropped connections. If you're really on ADSL Kez, then wait a few days to see if it settles down. It was http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7446999.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Try fucking reading it first. The service will be offered by BT's Home IT Support service, which sends engineers to peoples' homes to sort out technical issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 My Virgin connection is faster than owt else anyone I know has, I suppose the network is designed for that as opposed to an archaic network that BT uses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 My Virgin connection is faster than owt else anyone I know has, I suppose the network is designed for that as opposed to an archaic network that BT uses. All getting updated from this year on anyway (apparently). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neesy111 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Virgin is the best for speed and reliability, but they are throttling badly during peak times (if your not on the super super fast connection). Also they are monitoring heavily what you download, which I don't like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Virgin is the best for speed and reliability, but they are throttling badly during peak times (if your not on the super super fast connection). Also they are monitoring heavily what you download, which I don't like. Stop downloading your Donkey Porn and you won't feel as guilty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Sky have never throttled me ever, Bt offered me a max of 2mb on my line, im on 7.5mb with sky......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Aye, Sky have been decent with us. Were suppose to have up to 20mb like, but I know its impossible due to how shit the BT lines are around here, so I'm surprised we're getting 10mb. No download limits, no throttle during peak time. The only incident I can remember is during the early days when SKY banned Xbox/PSN ports due to 'high traffic', but soon realised what they were and no issue since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 My Virgin connection is faster than owt else anyone I know has, I suppose the network is designed for that as opposed to an archaic network that BT uses. All getting updated from this year on anyway (apparently). That may be true but itll will take about 75 years I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neesy111 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I think the message here is to avoid BT if you can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Anyone here use plusnet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Anyone here use plusnet? We use them for backhaul. Reliable, but then it's a business connection. No idea on how they rate from a CS point of view, but they have extension user forums at http://community.plus.net/forum/ and http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/plusnet.html. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Anyone here use plusnet? We use them for backhaul. Reliable, but then it's a business connection. No idea on how they rate from a CS point of view, but they have extension user forums at http://community.plus.net/forum/ and http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/plusnet.html. My broadband speed with them is horrendously slow,though apparently this is the norm over the first 10 days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Well, not really. Over the first ten days or so an ADSL connection is training the line; finding the highest reliable sync speed. If it's still gash after that then get in touch with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Well, not really. Over the first ten days or so an ADSL connection is training the line; finding the highest reliable sync speed. If it's still gash after that then get in touch with them. I will mate,Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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