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Andylaser 
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 Posted: 09 May 2010 at 8:38pm |
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Although it pains me to say it, I have been getting good results from BT!!!
Getting 5.2 mb download at 8PM on a sunday isnt too bad and they recently reduced my bill by almost 50% a month. |
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Ben_Lawrance
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Posted: 09 May 2010 at 11:33pm |
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Fast.co.uk is run by a mate of mine. Top service from a UK business at very good speeds with very low contention ratio.
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mk2_ginger_biscuit69
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Posted: 08 June 2010 at 4:23pm |
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im on 02's ADSL service, only £10/month unlimited as a mobile customer, 8mb connection.
Been on it 2years, copes with 4 of us most the time, slows a bit in the evenings, but down our way, every service does!! (dont bother with virgin if you are more southwest than exeter, the lines are so over subscribed you get slower than standard ADSL!!).
UK call centres too which after a 20min que tend to sort things out very efficiently (if you can understand glasgow accents - i think the indians are easier to understand IMO lol).
Gud luck with whatever u get.
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The Builder
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Posted: 08 June 2010 at 7:58pm |
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toastyghost
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Posted: 08 June 2010 at 10:41pm |
I'm just on the wind up here but what guaranteed contention ratio are they offering on DSL Max based services, and on 21CN? 
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The Builder
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Posted: 08 June 2010 at 10:57pm |
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Absolutly no idea. However I spend all day in private and business premises in North Devon, day and eve. Unless it's witchcraft, the numbers are good here at home ;)
Having said that, 21cn is in my dreams (maybe nightmares) for now. Not planned apparently ;(
For the hell of it, my mate is on Zen, 800mtrs away from here, normal "8mb" service. His and mine are totally comparable in every way, no difference, we've checked, almost the same at all times.
So 21cn? Are they still doing it?
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toastyghost
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 12:30pm |
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They're definitely doing 21CN, if you're not on it already you will be soon. You do not have a choice in the matter, it's just that some rural areas are taking longer to get switched on.
Remember though that 21CN is not the same thing, nor a guarantee of ADSL2 or 2+ services. The only reason I asked about guaranteed contention ratios is that they technically don't exist anymore for IPStream Max or 21CN based services, due to the way virtual paths are aggregated. |
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The Builder
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 5:59pm |
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Ahh, I see.
So it's a possibility that a non 21cn could be a better service than a 21cn on Max/2?
Progress!
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toastyghost
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Posted: 09 June 2010 at 6:00pm |
It's not just a possibility, on some lines it's a fact. I had to move somebody back last month after exhausting all possible options for 21CN. Unfortunately you really don't have a choice, you WILL be put on 21CN at some point before 2012 whether it breaks your circuit or not. |
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AME_Syst.
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Posted: 16 July 2010 at 1:41pm |
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Services for different network providers vary in different areas, I went trhough virgin bt and thehn sky, i thinkif we're following names i would personally go with sky, but if you want the convenience of not having to set up a landline virgin is the one ofr you
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