Best ISP?

willhub · 3 Oct 2007 at 20:34

Hi.

Well apparently my speed is been throttled my AOL because I download too much according to there fair usage policy, and the connection seems crappy anyway.

So I'm wondering, whats the best ISP to go for? I live up north in north yorkshire and cant get ISP's like Be so I dont know which is the best, any good ones thats cheaper than AOL and also have a better Fair Usage policy and dont keep throttling you?

willhub · 3 Oct 2007 at 20:52

What would happen if you reached the 60gb a month limit?

willhub · 3 Oct 2007 at 20:58

It's too expensive going for a higher package.

How exactly do you know how much usage limit you got left? is there a meter somewere?

Is off peak between the times of 6PM and 12AM? so there is no Down speed throttle on this?

willhub · 4 Oct 2007 at 13:44

AOL say LLU is coming to my area in november (I think), does this mean it will be AOL only, the LLU part?

willhub · 4 Oct 2007 at 20:45

If the exchange near me got LLU, would this mean ADSL2 or something? or would it make it possible for me to get 6mb broadband comapred to my current max of 3.4 according to BT?

willhub · 4 Oct 2007 at 22:21

tolien said:
Depends on the LLUer. Not all offer ADSL2+, but even if they did it's fairly unlikely you'd get 6Mbps.

Why is it unlikely?

willhub · 5 Oct 2007 at 09:26

Trifid said:
They are not going to as such. They are asking ISP's to start moving legacy connections over to MAX in preparation. They are a long way off from providing a cut off date.

So in time I'll see my speed get lower? I'm like 2300 meters from an exchange here.

willhub · 5 Oct 2007 at 09:38

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange.php?ecode=MYCAW

Thats the exchange I'm on.

So what's ADSL MAX and 21CN?

willhub · 5 Oct 2007 at 18:58

So when this new 21CN is up may my speeds actually go down and no up?

willhub · 6 Oct 2007 at 21:59

Si MPS said:
they arent replacing the last mile, but they're going to be reselling ADSL2+ soon

Whats that mean if they resell ADSL2+? means everywere will get it?

willhub · 6 Oct 2007 at 22:51

8igdave said:
Have you thought about getting cable if your far away from the exchanges or cant get many decent isps?

I went from AOl to virgin media and im very happy with it. I got a deal of 17 quid a month for 4mb cable and it never drops bellow 3.5mb and is usualy at 3.8/9 the whole time

No cable in my area at all