O2 broadband ?
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o2. By a mile.
I had virgin BB for a year and hated it. We had a 10mb connection. When my housemate was downloading something I couldn't use the internet at all.Not even for just looking at websites as it would take ages to load a page. My speed was always dropping as well. And for online I thought it was rubbish.
I've been with o2 for 1 1/2 years now and have had no problems at all. Me and my brother both regularly play online at the same time and don't suffer any lag at all.
I had virgin BB for a year and hated it. We had a 10mb connection. When my housemate was downloading something I couldn't use the internet at all.Not even for just looking at websites as it would take ages to load a page. My speed was always dropping as well. And for online I thought it was rubbish.
I've been with o2 for 1 1/2 years now and have had no problems at all. Me and my brother both regularly play online at the same time and don't suffer any lag at all.
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Easy - o2 great speeds (1.6mb dl) but does depend on how close you are to exchange.
i always thought virgin were the nuts but after going o2 id never go back to them.
cheap, they dont nag, and are reliable.
i always thought virgin were the nuts but after going o2 id never go back to them.
cheap, they dont nag, and are reliable.
As always it makes a big difference where you are. If you are in a low contention area for cable then you will definitely always get the advertised speed (subject to the daytime traffic management limits - check the website).
For ADSL you should go to the Samknows website and find out what kind of ADSL you have available on your exchange, roughly how far you are from the exchange, and what LLU providers there are. These should help inform your decision as perhaps O2 isn't even available.
For ADSL you should go to the Samknows website and find out what kind of ADSL you have available on your exchange, roughly how far you are from the exchange, and what LLU providers there are. These should help inform your decision as perhaps O2 isn't even available.
Are you using the wrong units or do you mean you can achieve a download speed of 1.6MB/sec which means you connect at ~13Mb/s?
OP osc89er has it right - the best technology to use will be the one that supports your area best - this is never the same for everyone and peoples individual tales here relate to their circumstances, not what you will have.
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when i am downloading a file it is constantly at 1.6mb/s sometimes it will rise to 2.1mb/s but it is very rare.It never ever has gone under 1.6mb/s. and its not capped either - unlike virgin which i was only getting 1.3mb/s on fibre with it being capped after an hour or so to 300kb/s.
why? is that not normal? seems normal to me..lol.
why? is that not normal? seems normal to me..lol.
To the OP, it mainly depends on the packages available in your area and if it's congested with the same users. For example, if everyone is on Virgin Media, then it'll obviously be capped more often and generally slower, so then the best choice would be someone like O2 or similar ISP (and vice versa). This isn't always case though!
For me, O2 have been awesome, their tech support and speeds have been far superior to any other ISP that I've used (Sky, Virgin, BT), this isn't the same for everyone though.
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No, he's just referring to the units your using, which in the case you're describing are weird! Most people use MB/s to indicate their download speed and Mb/s (or Mbit) to show their line speedm with the appropriate numbers that is
Mb = Megabit
MB = Megabyte
For me, O2 have been awesome, their tech support and speeds have been far superior to any other ISP that I've used (Sky, Virgin, BT), this isn't the same for everyone though.
Edit:
No, he's just referring to the units your using, which in the case you're describing are weird! Most people use MB/s to indicate their download speed and Mb/s (or Mbit) to show their line speedm with the appropriate numbers that is
Mb = Megabit
MB = Megabyte
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ah yeh the unit thing sorry i forgot this forum was full of grammer nazis.....yes i meant MB.
2.1mb/s = 16.8mbit + 8% dsl overhead means you must be connecting at around 18/-19mbit which puts you in the top 5% of connection speeds for DSL. Today OFCOM announced that the average "20mbit DSL package" actually connects at 6.5mbit which is a lot more realistic for most people. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/27/telecoms-btgroup)
Virgin fibre is 50mbit over DOCSIS 3.0 and usually connects at a mimimum of 35mbit otherwise people are downgraded in service to lower packages. Also, fibre is famously uncapped (see: http://www.virginmedia.com/images/traffic-management-130509.jpg). The max speed you claimed you got is the max speed of a 10mbit line, their L package. fibre is XXL and costs significantly more because it's a significantly better service.
Guess maybe you should try and be helpful instead of making stuff up..lol.
Good job totally lying to someone asking for help!
Virgin fibre is 50mbit over DOCSIS 3.0 and usually connects at a mimimum of 35mbit otherwise people are downgraded in service to lower packages. Also, fibre is famously uncapped (see: http://www.virginmedia.com/images/traffic-management-130509.jpg). The max speed you claimed you got is the max speed of a 10mbit line, their L package. fibre is XXL and costs significantly more because it's a significantly better service.
Guess maybe you should try and be helpful instead of making stuff up..lol.