2006 is calling: Best ADSL2+ provider

Illusion · 18 May 2016 at 13:20

It seems really weird asking this question given that I work for an ISP and currently get a free Internet connection from them which is unshaped and <10ms latency across the UK, however due to not paying attention properly when recently taking on a new flat I am now in the unfortunate position of only having 17Mb ADSL2+ available to me, something I've not even looked at for 5+ years.

Given the lack of difference in speed and cost, I am wondering if any of them are known to be any better or worse latency wise or if there are any other differentiating factors I should consider?

If not it will probably come down to which I can get the most cash back from as I have no interest in live TV packages or phone calls etc.

Thanks

bledd · 18 May 2016 at 13:39

Can't go wrong with Plusnet imo.

Disco_P · 18 May 2016 at 13:56

When I was looking a year ago the biggest difference was price. BT won by leaps and bounds due to them not charging and extra £10-15pm for the audacity of living in the countryside. Plus they've been slowly increasing my speed from 5mbits to 6.5mbits and tripled my upload from 0.3 to 1 mbit.

I've had 2 issues in the last year. One slow Internet and another ping issue to some German bf4 servers. Both were fixed overnight.

linktoinsanity · 18 May 2016 at 15:24

^^ Well that's nice of BT for you.

I live in a new build flat in a built-up area and I am living with around 2Mbit ADSL connection. I can still do everything I could on Fibre, just not at the same time and downloading takes ages.

Apparently Infinity will come, it will just take a few months (or years, knowing BT).

Illusion · 18 May 2016 at 15:48

This flat is in a major city 2-300 metres from a fibre enabled exchange and all the streets around it can get fibre, just not the one I am on for some reason and it doesn't look like its on their road map to be enabled so there must be something preventing them.

Plusnet, Talk Talk and Sky seem to be offering 12 months broadband for free and just charge for the phone line so yes BT are more expensive in this regard as they charge for the broadband too.

Are they worth paying extra for?

Orcvader · 18 May 2016 at 15:53

Not really, just go with Plusnet, they're owned by BT anyway and I found them to be just as reliable.

Cleisthenes · 18 May 2016 at 15:56

linktoinsanity said:
^^ Well that's nice of BT for you.

I live in a new build flat in a built-up area and I am living with around 2Mbit ADSL connection. I can still do everything I could on Fibre, just not at the same time and downloading takes ages.

Apparently Infinity will come, it will just take a few months (or years, knowing BT).

I live in a very rural area, and they started putting in bits and bobs for fibre last June. It's still yet to be connected to the house.

I think it doesn't help that they have to arrange road closures, tree surgeons etc. But still, a YEAR!!