Broadband provider - Page 8

Desmo · 24-06-2009, 07:10

WOOOOOT!!! We're connected.

Up : 1,300
Down : 18,844

Will · 24-06-2009, 07:36

Nice! Our O2 package has 1.2 up and 9.9 down - which considering I'm paying for an 8 meg connections is pretty cool

Desmo · 26-06-2009, 22:48

The box restarted it's connection tonight...and has jumped up to 19,838

Mark · 26-06-2009, 23:01

Reckon I'll break out the Be/O2 box then and see what it'll sync at (compared to my Draytek). My rate is going down - was just under 9Mbps, now 7Mbps.

I guess I'll lose the SNMP monitoring I just enabled on the Draytek. No biggie - had access to that and didn't know for years.

Feek · 26-06-2009, 23:11

I'm starting to get a bit frustrated at UKFSN. Despite the fact that my ADSL modem is connected at 4416kbps, I'm getting barely half that transfer rate. I used to get full whack.

Psymonkee · 27-06-2009, 01:09

Similar story here with UKFSN - connection speeds are dropping browsing is becoming horrendous

Be/O2 say 30/6/2009 though so fingers crossed...

Desmo · 27-06-2009, 10:00

Never had any problems with UKFSN, just that O2 were a far better deal these days at half the price and the unexpected speed increase is just a massive bonus.

divine · 27-06-2009, 11:05

My speed jumps about a fair bit, some days it will sync at 5500, others more like 3500, most of the time it's somewhere between 4000-4250.

Mark · 28-06-2009, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Reckon I'll break out the Be/O2 box then and see what it'll sync at (compared to my Draytek). My rate is going down - was just under 9Mbps, now 7Mbps.

I guess I'll lose the SNMP monitoring I just enabled on the Draytek. No biggie - had access to that and didn't know for years.

Actually, it's VoIP I'll lose - the router acts as my VoIP gateway.

Anyway, just did this, and got an instant 50% speed boost (though to be fair that's comparing against the worst reading I've had from the Draytek - it's only 25% better than the best). I didn't expect that at all.

I'm now left to ponder whether I'm prepared to live with the noddy interface that doesn't let me configure things I'd like to (e.g. DHCP binding) and the loss of my secondary VoIP service, go back to the slower but more feature-rich 2800, or break out the plastic again and get a 2820Vn. :/

24-06-2009, 07:10	#71
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	WOOOOOT!!! We're connected. Up : 1,300 Down : 18,844 __________________

24-06-2009, 07:36	#72
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Nice! Our O2 package has 1.2 up and 9.9 down - which considering I'm paying for an 8 meg connections is pretty cool __________________ *No No!*

26-06-2009, 22:48	#73
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	The box restarted it's connection tonight...and has jumped up to 19,838 __________________

26-06-2009, 23:11	#75
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I'm starting to get a bit frustrated at UKFSN. Despite the fact that my ADSL modem is connected at 4416kbps, I'm getting barely half that transfer rate. I used to get full whack. __________________

27-06-2009, 01:09	#76
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	Similar story here with UKFSN - connection speeds are dropping browsing is becoming horrendous Be/O2 say 30/6/2009 though so fingers crossed... __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

26-06-2009, 23:01	#74
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Reckon I'll break out the Be/O2 box then and see what it'll sync at (compared to my Draytek). My rate is going down - was just under 9Mbps, now 7Mbps. I guess I'll lose the SNMP monitoring I just enabled on the Draytek. No biggie - had access to that and didn't know for years.

27-06-2009, 10:00	#77
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Never had any problems with UKFSN, just that O2 were a far better deal these days at half the price and the unexpected speed increase is just a massive bonus. __________________

27-06-2009, 11:05	#78
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	My speed jumps about a fair bit, some days it will sync at 5500, others more like 3500, most of the time it's somewhere between 4000-4250. __________________