Broadband provider

[Burble]

Originally Posted by Feek

This is quite interesting, looking at O2, I'm outside their "O2's Broadband network coverage area" but within their "alternative O2 Home Broadband Access package".

Effectively that means it's more expensive and I can't get a static IP which I need.

That's a roundabout way of saying no LLU for Feek, but you can get RADSL so you can have that instead.

I really miss the static IP I had from Zen. Well, I actually had a /29 subnet which made life so much easier! At least my IP address these days is sticky rather than dynamic.

[Mark]

I'll vote for Be/O2 too. In the last 17 hours I've downloaded 40GB usually at around 700KB/s. I've done that several times in the last month. Not even a word out of them.

The general rule with the LLU (non-BT) and Cable providers (Be/O2/TalkTalk/Sky/Virgin) is that they treat LLU/Cable as their primary service and concentrate any investment there. Any service they may offer via a BT line suffers as a result and usually comes with more restrictions (FUPs/caps). Such services are best avoided as a result.

[Dymetrie]

Originally Posted by Mark

I'll vote for Be/O2 too. In the last 17 hours I've downloaded 40GB usually at around 700MB/s. I've done that several times in the last month. Not even a word out of them.

That's a LOT of porn!

[Burble]

Originally Posted by Mark

usually at around 700MB/s.

You sure about that?

[Mark]

700KB/sec.

Dunno what made me write M.

[Burble]

Wishful thinking I expect

[divine]

Originally Posted by Feek

This is quite interesting, looking at O2, I'm outside their "O2's Broadband network coverage area" but within their "alternative O2 Home Broadband Access package".

Effectively that means it's more expensive and I can't get a static IP which I need.

It's also not very good, if you can't get the LLU stuff, go elsewhere.

[Desmo]

Odd, O2 reckon I can get an 18meg line but I only get 8 at the moment. Unless of course enta are limited with their speed. Will wait and see what happens when I actually get connected.

[divine]

Enta only do upto 8Mb afaik, O2/Be do up to 20Mb (or 24Mb, I forget, it may have changed)

[leowyatt]

Well O2 told me we'd get 14meg on our line but 12 is the only stable speed we can get.