02 and Torrents?

timmymeuk1 · 16 Dec 2009 at 23:03

I have read a lot about o2 and how they restricting the bandwith of them but is there a way to get around this? I really dont want o2 broadband if i will only get *looks at utorrent* 4kb ps. I did have a good 750kb the other night but its been pretty pathetic since then!

Redgie · 16 Dec 2009 at 23:05

02 are always fine about it for me and my collegues, they're one of the major names that don't throttle it, I'm surprised to hear you're having problems to be honest.

EDIT According to this, only done during peak times: http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87090/uk-isp-to-throttle-bittorrent-newsgroups-8-1pm/

timmymeuk1 · 16 Dec 2009 at 23:09

Although I am having trouble with ports on the router they provide, unsure if maybe this is the cause? the ports i open dont seem to be open

Redgie · 16 Dec 2009 at 23:11

Don't reccomend the router at all mate, mine hasn't left it's box.

timmymeuk1 · 16 Dec 2009 at 23:18

oh ok, what do you reccomend? i read somewhere the sky routers are a good buy.

Redgie · 16 Dec 2009 at 23:21

Sky routers are good but you have to mess round with flashing them to unbranded firmware. You might as well just buy a decent Netgear, will set you back £40-£50 new, but they are well worth it. I use the DG834GT, which aren't sold by OCUK and I'm not about to link to competitors, but OCUK do sell this one, of which I ahve no personale xperience but it is still a Netgear DG834 series

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-121-NG&groupid=46&catid=1451&subcat=1454

timmymeuk1 · 17 Dec 2009 at 00:34

ok ive ordered one, cant be doing with 4.5kb. hope it sorts it!

Nymins · 17 Dec 2009 at 00:47

It's worth noting that it's only O2 ACCESS that gets affected by throttling, not the LLU based packages.

z0mbi3 · 17 Dec 2009 at 00:49

Nymins said:
It's worth noting that it's only O2 ACCESS that gets affected by throttling, not the LLU based packages.

Seconding this.

timmymeuk1 · 17 Dec 2009 at 01:46

how do you check what im on?

the.m · 17 Dec 2009 at 08:26

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php?page=availability-exchange-search

muon · 17 Dec 2009 at 08:37

timmymeuk1 said:
how do you check what im on?

How much do you pay a month?

http://broadband.o2.co.uk/home/

If you pay £17.13/£22.02 a month on an upto 8mb package then its o2 access. Anything else is LLU.

timmymeuk1 · 17 Dec 2009 at 19:54

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/MYRPN

Im on £17.13 and 6mb max, couldnt get any higher, they said i wasnt in the right area to get 02 broadband, not sure what that meant.

marmalade · 17 Dec 2009 at 21:02

It means you are not on an exchange o2 have their own equipment in - therefore you are on a product that uses BT's access and this is throttled. Though the exchange is shown as enabled - this may not yet be the case. You should only be paying around £12.50 a month or as I do £7.50 and £10 every 3 months on an o2 mobile card. Ring o2 and check out whats going on. Ring 0800 230 0202 - it's free

timmymeuk1 · 17 Dec 2009 at 21:23

the website shows
Outside area
Access
£17.13

are you saying im in the area and can get cheaper rate?

marmalade · 18 Dec 2009 at 15:02

timmymeuk1 said:
the website shows
Outside area
Access
£17.13

are you saying im in the area and can get cheaper rate?

Ring them have your post code ready