ISP - spec me a gaming one please!

Raumarik

Raumarik

Raumarik

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After finally having enough of Tiscali we're moving ISP having dragged a MAC code out of them.

Anyone have any recommendations? I want to be able to play games on it. We don't need 8meg + though as we'd be happy with 2-4meg that actually worked at roughly 2-4meg instead of <30kbps on Tiscali.

Any recommendations? I'm particularly interested in both gaming and customer service!
 
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BT have given me a stable 8Mb connection that actually gives 8Mb speeds since they launched the 8Mb/sec service. I've been with them since 2000 I think and have never had a problem (well except for a couple of months after we first got it but I believe we were amongst the first to get a domestic ADSL line so I'm prepared to give BT the benefit of the doubt on that one).

Oh and their unlimited bandwidth plan is pretty good. I hit 100GBs a month downloaded sometimes and never had a problem with BT.

Edit : For reference I get 877kbps download speeds on the 8Mb line.
 
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another Vote for VM.

I have the the 20mb but had the 2mb and 4mb before, always had a 10-20ping to all london servers - from oxford BTW.

Never had a fault, and always get full speed. (240kbps on the 2mb, 450kbps on the 4mb and 2.4mbps on the 20mb)
 
Not sure we can get Cable where we are, would this effect VM? I'd also not want external boxes of any kind fitted - it's a 200 year old sandstone building and it'd look awful.
 
If it's a non cabled area you're looking at adsl, also if you don't want a hole drilled in the wall then cable isn't for you.
 
If your the kind of person that likes self inflicted pain, added stress and ISP which you have to battle with to get 10th of your connection then VM ADSL is for you.

p.s Im not bitter :p

EDIT: Im on 8mbs unlimited, My pings are arefull into the early morning (200+) then they suddenly seem ok, oh and downloads are at 512kb speeds. Even though I have been connected at 2500+ for days.
 
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Avoid virgin media they throttle your connection of an evening.

Im on 20mb get 18 - 19mb constant during daytime and average 3mb of an evening with it dropping as low as 1.5mb at times.

You just get excuses off VM as to why its happening
 
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