Pipex
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swinnie said:
I'm on 2meg mines fine though i'm trying to leave and get my MAC code. I sent a request via E-mail yet they sent one back saying i needed to ring so u've sent one back with a quote from there site that says you can request via email. Total joke they are!
Sooner i can leave the better they were once good but now
They seem to port throttle from around 6pm-12am so maybe thats the problem?
Can you follow this speedtest: http://speedtester.bt.com/ and post back with what it says for sync rate, profile and throughput. 
It's not just port throttling - they throttle based on packet inspection. All p2p traffic as well as encrypted traffic is throttled during these times (also depending on how heavy a user you are, they will throttle this traffic the rest of the time as well - I think it's a pathetic 10 GB / month which puts you in their "heavy users" group...)Matrix said:
I too am awaiting my mac code...
This sounds like two unrelated questions. Are you on MAX or are you still on a fixed speed service like 2Mb.swinnie said:
Follow Trifid's advice and let us know the results. You might have to run the test in the morning because it often doesn't work at busy times.
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If i were you id get your MAC code and get out before your only allowed to browse and read e-mails, you've got no hope of downloading, online gaming etc... once Tiscali start. 
My ISP is F2S whom is owned by Pipex and I do notice slow downs during the evening times, I'm supposedly on their 8mb connection. Below is the results I got from the BT link:
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 7616 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 6258 kbps
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
IP profile for your line is - 6500 kbps
DSL connection rate: 448 kbps(UP-STREAM) 7616 kbps(DOWN-STREAM)
Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 6258 kbps
Mine is royally messed up and pipex won't fix it.Your line is working perfectly then. It is an 'up to' 8Mb service, depending on both your phone line and on contention - ie. at busy times, more users online = less bandwidth to go around. You will get this with any ISP.Hessian said: