Need new ISP

the_box · 14 Jun 2007 at 10:23

My brother has been activated through TitanADSL this morning and he gets 8128 sync and pretty similar download speeds to mine around the 780k+ region, but again he lives a little closer to the exchange.

Jimbeam3678 · 14 Jun 2007 at 13:31

do titan do a 856 upload speed ??

I know ADSL24 do and thats what sold it to me

Jumping · 14 Jun 2007 at 13:59

If they sell office package they will be able to offer the higher upload speed at a higher monthly cost.

Tosk · 14 Jun 2007 at 14:38

Trifid said:
You wouldn't pay £20 for 8Mbps for 30GB/300GB?

Or are you looking at the true price of an unlimited (contended) service? In which case it is still worth every penny if you need that kind of usage at any time.

how can it be unlimited when they have a cap on most of there packages
and most users take up most of there bandwidth at peak times

yes your right as in that 8Mbps for 30GB/300GB? is ok for the money
but the rest of them start to get high for a 8mbs connection.

Tosk · 14 Jun 2007 at 14:46

that guys only getting just over 6mbs divaboy so really interleaving isnt needed
so i dont know why the isp even turned it on. i guess they switch it on for all of
there customers just to be safe. incase most of them have old lan lines

i find if you go past 10mbs most lines need it. coz if not there Noise Margin or Line Attenuation just drops out.

the_box · 14 Jun 2007 at 14:52

i myself have the office 45 with titanadsl and my upload on that package is 832 kbps

GSDog · 14 Jun 2007 at 15:00

Tosk said:
you will find most good isps that give you upto 8mbs are ok with low pings
but if you go over that you will have a higher ping when gaming

also divaboy i find it hard to beleave any isp with interleaving. will turn
it off for you. they add if for all adsl llu based connections from 16mbs+

titan and adsl24 seem to be abit pricey. but they do look like a good isp
i wouldnt pay that much for an 8mbs connection tho.

if i was looking for a new isp i would probly go for ukonline 8mbs

You must be joking?
I just went onto UKOnline website and they have offered me 2MB download speed and 256kbps upload speed for £25!
And you say Entanet are expensive at £19.99 for 8MB???
I think the prices listed on UKOnline are only for their LLU enabled customers.

We will be delivering broadband services to your BT phone line using BT's network, which means we are unable to offer you our lowest broadband prices. Although £9.99 broadband is not available in your area, you can still choose from our great unlimited broadband services below.

1MB UKOnline is the same price as 8MB from Entanet. I know which one I would rather choose!

BT enabled interleaving on my line, even though I have a stable 8128kbps line.
I am leaving them soon anyway and will ask my new ISP to turn it off.

Jimbeam3678 · 14 Jun 2007 at 15:06

Tosk said:
that guys only getting just over 6mbs divaboy so really interleaving isnt needed
so i dont know why the isp even turned it on. i guess they switch it on for all of
there customers just to be safe. incase most of them have old lan lines

i find if you go past 10mbs most lines need it. coz if not there Noise Margin or Line Attenuation just drops out.

Bt just turn it on by default , so you need to ask for it to be turned off

the_box · 15 Jun 2007 at 01:31

have you decided which isp to go for yet?

churned · 15 Jun 2007 at 03:00

Yes, I'll probably be going for TitanADSL, I sent them an email and they replied in 10 minutes :eek:

although I won't be switching for another month or so for various reasons.

KIA · 15 Jun 2007 at 07:29

I don't think Titan are worth the extra £5. ADSL24 get my vote

Jimbeam3678 · 15 Jun 2007 at 08:47

fluff said:
I don't think Titan are worth the extra £5. ADSL24 get my vote

Good choice that , you won't regret it

ShiWarrior · 15 Jun 2007 at 09:11

sold me too i think now

Gonna switch iover from Nildram

so what do i do, just ring adsl24 up and say i want xx package?

Jimbeam3678 · 15 Jun 2007 at 09:17

ShiWarrior said:
sold me too i think now

Gonna switch iover from Nildram

so what do i do, just ring adsl24 up and say i want xx package?

Yep or you can do it all online like I did . CLearly you need your MAC code as well

ShiWarrior · 15 Jun 2007 at 09:20

divaboy said:
Yep or you can do it all online like I did . CLearly you need your MAC code as well

cheers

so how does that work then, if i use the MAC code, what does that do?

Will it still go via nildram or does that just like a mobile phone when u ask the the PAC code? just so they can relase it to u so u can use the same number

the_box · 15 Jun 2007 at 10:57

fluff said:
I don't think Titan are worth the extra £5. ADSL24 get my vote

TitanADSL are the same price! they are offering £5 off the first month! you need to read the price lists more carefully. :eek:

the_box · 15 Jun 2007 at 11:03

ShiWarrior said:
cheers

so how does that work then, if i use the MAC code, what does that do?

Will it still go via nildram or does that just like a mobile phone when u ask the the PAC code? just so they can relase it to u so u can use the same number

a MAC code is just a bunch of numbers and letters which are assigned to your telephone number for 30 days! these letters and numbers (MAC) allow you to move from 1 isp to another.

ShiWarrior · 15 Jun 2007 at 11:07

the_box said:
a MAC code is just a bunch of numbers and letters which are assigned to your telephone number for 30 days! these letters and numbers (MAC) allow you to move from 1 isp to another.

ok cheers

i'll email nildram and see if they an release or do i need to contact BT?

the_box · 15 Jun 2007 at 11:17

ShiWarrior said:
ok cheers

i'll email nildram and see if they an release or do i need to contact BT?

Contact Nildram

ShiWarrior · 20 Jun 2007 at 19:59

Got my MAC code through now

I guess I just signup for a new one i.e. Titan and keep the nildram one going untill this new one works

wish me luck!