My dad's exchange has ADSL/ADSL Max only - no ADSL2, no LLU, no nothing - therefore the only option is something BT Wholesale.
He lives 1.9 miles from the exchange (using Google Maps to plot the road) - I doubt the line will be any shorter than this, possibly longer.
For the last few years, he's been with PlusNet - since the times that they offered a 1mb package - and, despite multiple communications with PlusNet after upgrading to their "up to 8mb" package asking them to re-sync the line, he still has a sync speed of 1152kbps down, 288kbps up - the very same he's always had.
As you can imagine - this is just ridiculous!
His old work, which is 6 houses down the road, was getting around 3-4mbps - whilst not blisteringly fast by some standards here, is still much, much better than his current offerings, and would at least make the basic services such as iPlayer and YouTube somewhat useable, even if not at high resolution, unlike the current situation which is that it is just completely unusable.
They do not have Sky, and it is very unlikely they will ever get it (they just don't watch enough TV to justify it), and are with BT for their phone line/calls, which I do not believe they wish to change.
So - given a lack of any LLU operators whatsoever, and not wishing to stay with PlusNet any more - does anyone have any suggestions?
I've been with Virgin for years, and prior to that O2 LLU, so my current knowledge of BT Wholesale providers is zero - hence my request to you, OcUK, for information, advice and recommendations!
Or - to throw a curveball - the mobile signal actually isn't too bad there - what are thoughts on something like a 3 One Plan SIM in a compatible router?
He lives 1.9 miles from the exchange (using Google Maps to plot the road) - I doubt the line will be any shorter than this, possibly longer.
For the last few years, he's been with PlusNet - since the times that they offered a 1mb package - and, despite multiple communications with PlusNet after upgrading to their "up to 8mb" package asking them to re-sync the line, he still has a sync speed of 1152kbps down, 288kbps up - the very same he's always had.
As you can imagine - this is just ridiculous!
His old work, which is 6 houses down the road, was getting around 3-4mbps - whilst not blisteringly fast by some standards here, is still much, much better than his current offerings, and would at least make the basic services such as iPlayer and YouTube somewhat useable, even if not at high resolution, unlike the current situation which is that it is just completely unusable.
They do not have Sky, and it is very unlikely they will ever get it (they just don't watch enough TV to justify it), and are with BT for their phone line/calls, which I do not believe they wish to change.
So - given a lack of any LLU operators whatsoever, and not wishing to stay with PlusNet any more - does anyone have any suggestions?
I've been with Virgin for years, and prior to that O2 LLU, so my current knowledge of BT Wholesale providers is zero - hence my request to you, OcUK, for information, advice and recommendations!
Or - to throw a curveball - the mobile signal actually isn't too bad there - what are thoughts on something like a 3 One Plan SIM in a compatible router?
