Pipex Max DSL Regrades

bikes · 8 Apr 2006 at 15:29

Andyt_uk said:
where are the regrade options then? If i go to change service theres only the 1mb and 2mb packages as usual. Searching for regrade or max dsl on the site shows nothing either.

AFAIK the option to regrade will not be available until next week. Dont think I will bother upgrading as I dont want to be tied to another 12mth contract, I'll prob stick with my 1mb line until June then jump ISP to one that offers 1mth contracts with MAXdsl and who doesn't traffic shape 24/7

Mook · 8 Apr 2006 at 20:22

I've jumped from Pipex. Rang up about 3pm on Thursday, 10am on Friday I had an email with my MAC in it. The man on the phone at Pipex mentioned 'special offers' if i stayed, but I declined. Might be worth a phonecall and a barter if your thinking of moving.

red11 · 8 Apr 2006 at 21:04

Mook said:
I've jumped from Pipex. Rang up about 3pm on Thursday, 10am on Friday I had an email with my MAC in it. The man on the phone at Pipex mentioned 'special offers' if i stayed, but I declined. Might be worth a phonecall and a barter if your thinking of moving.

They'll only tie you down to a 12 month contract regardless of the deal and then charge you £60 if you leave before the contract expires.

marc2003 · 8 Apr 2006 at 21:16

Tony Soprano said:
They'll only tie you down to a 12 month contract regardless of the deal and then charge you £60 if you leave before the contract expires.

wrong. they charge you the remainder of the contract term to leave. :eek:

Peve · 8 Apr 2006 at 22:11

I am waiting until the end of the 12month contract and then leaving pipex. I don’t think its fair to be capping bit torrent when it can be used for many legit reasons.

red11 · 8 Apr 2006 at 23:19

marc2003 said:
wrong. they charge you the remainder of the contract term to leave.

That's much much worse. :eek:

marc2003 · 8 Apr 2006 at 23:40

Tony Soprano said:
That's much much worse.

well that's only what i've gathered from reading the forums at adslguide. the 58pound or so disconnection fee used to apply in the first year to recoup the connection fee they have to pay bt which is fair enough. but doing what they are now to existing customers is a disgrace. do they care? of course not.... :mad:

mr.bond · 9 Apr 2006 at 00:27

Guys, have a look at Griffin if your thinking or migrating to a new ISP.

http://www.griffin.com/

Well happy here, no caps etc and 5:1 contention ratio.

Origin · 9 Apr 2006 at 02:30

mr.bond said:
Guys, have a look at Griffin if your thinking or migrating to a new ISP.

http://www.griffin.com/

Well happy here, no caps etc and 5:1 contention ratio.

Are you having a laugh?
CopperStream Office 500 - £25.99* per month
CopperStream Office 1000 - £39.99* per month
CopperStream Office 2000 - £49.99* per month
CopperStream Office MAX - £69.99* per month

512k for £25.99? or am I reading this wrong?
I'd rather pay f2s £23 for 8mb with throttling and 50Gb cap, I schedul d/l's anyway and it it cheaper than my current 2mb package with them. I was jut waiting for my exchange to be enabled. Should be upgraded on Thursday

malccy · 9 Apr 2006 at 08:26

Have also just got my MAC code and am leaving Pipex; they told me over the phone that the port throttling will effect all speed grades including the MAX. For leaving, Pipex have charged me £58 and a further month payment.

Supposed to be switched over to Nildram on Thursday and have told me on the phone that they have no intention of any port throttling in future - but am sure pipex would have said that a few months ago.

mr.bond · 9 Apr 2006 at 10:57

Origin said:
Are you having a laugh?
CopperStream Office 500 - £25.99* per month
CopperStream Office 1000 - £39.99* per month
CopperStream Office 2000 - £49.99* per month
CopperStream Office MAX - £69.99* per month

512k for £25.99? or am I reading this wrong?
I'd rather pay f2s £23 for 8mb with throttling and 50Gb cap, I schedul d/l's anyway and it it cheaper than my current 2mb package with them. I was jut waiting for my exchange to be enabled. Should be upgraded on Thursday

Try looking at the 'Home Worker' option.

bikes · 9 Apr 2006 at 11:16

mr.bond said:
Try looking at the 'Home Worker' option.

Still pretty steep if you ask me dude :eek:

CopperStream Homeworker 500 - £19.99* per month
CopperStream Homeworker 1000 - £23.99* per month
CopperStream Homeworker 2000 - £28.99* per month
CopperStream Homeworker MAX - £38.99* per month
One-off activation fee for lines without broadband - £40
Migration from another ISP is free of charge

marc2003 · 9 Apr 2006 at 11:18

bikes said:
Still pretty steep if you ask me dude

CopperStream Homeworker 500 - £19.99* per month
CopperStream Homeworker 1000 - £23.99* per month
CopperStream Homeworker 2000 - £28.99* per month
CopperStream Homeworker MAX - £38.99* per month
One-off activation fee for lines without broadband - £40
Migration from another ISP is free of charge

indeed those prices don't even include vat and lets face it, people who can get max, want it.....

mr.bond · 9 Apr 2006 at 19:56

All depends on your needs m8

I get 2mb unlimited and uncapped 24/7, plus a premium usenet service threw in.

Also business grade service, and real techies on the end of the phone (should you ever need them). All in all I couldn't recommend anyone higher. :cool:

tolien · 9 Apr 2006 at 20:15

Bear in mind £45 a month inc VAT's only buying you about 30GB a month...

mr.bond · 9 Apr 2006 at 20:43

Where did you get 30gb per month from? I regulary hit 500 lol

tolien · 9 Apr 2006 at 21:02

mr.bond said:
I regulary hit 500 lol

Er and?

£45 - £8.50 port == £36.50. By the time the ISP pays staff, transit costs, £30 isn't far off.
By most estimates, you're looking at £1/GB over a (roughly maxed out) Central (inc VAT), so anything over 30GB a month and they're making a loss...
The fact the ISP isn't chasing anyone up yet is more a matter of time than anything else.

mr.bond · 10 Apr 2006 at 09:01

Ahh now that I wasn't aware of.

Strange how any ISP's offer uncapped then?

CurlyWhirly · 10 Apr 2006 at 11:23

mr.bond said:
Strange how any ISP's offer uncapped then?

AOL (who I am currently with) offer uncapped packages and I think they rely on most of their customers not downloading more than 30 GB a month!

I have been monitoring my usage over the last month or so and I don't go over 5 GB a month despite being online for many hours a day.

I know that just one month isn't long enough to really monitor my usage but I think that even if I downloaded more I still wouldn't go over a 30 GB usage limit.

tolien · 10 Apr 2006 at 13:46

mr.bond said:
Strange how any ISP's offer uncapped then?

Not using Centrals (look at LLU or cable, though even they're tightening up) and relying on a massive number of light users - you need 18.8

D) users doing 5GB a month to balance out the 1 doing 500GB a month - usually does it.
Other than that you've got either a) crazy ISPs who're going to either go bust or have horrific performance or b) ISPs with traffic shaping in place to keep your usage down anyway.