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- 2 Jan 2004
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- Exeter, Devon
Hey guys,
Will shortly be requesting my MAC code from Orange as, despite providing a fantastic connection during daytime hours, playing any kind of online game or video streaming during the evenings has become (literally) impossible. Speedtest gives good and consistant results, but Pingtest at peak hours confirms that it is unusable in any practical sense:

I've been on to Orange about the issue, and they've been happy to fob it off onto a line problem which they "will investigate", but it seems a fairly clear-cut case of their traffic management systems butchering my connection.
Unfortunately, my DSL options are rather limited. My local exchange (Budleigh Salterton, EX9) has no LLU providers and cable is not an option either. Can anyone please recommend me a good ISP who can provide me with a decent, stable connection for <£20 a month? My line speed here is limited at around 2mb (despite my office next door being 6mb+ steady), but evening stability is really what I'm dying for right now over raw speed.
Thanks in advance
Will shortly be requesting my MAC code from Orange as, despite providing a fantastic connection during daytime hours, playing any kind of online game or video streaming during the evenings has become (literally) impossible. Speedtest gives good and consistant results, but Pingtest at peak hours confirms that it is unusable in any practical sense:

I've been on to Orange about the issue, and they've been happy to fob it off onto a line problem which they "will investigate", but it seems a fairly clear-cut case of their traffic management systems butchering my connection.
Unfortunately, my DSL options are rather limited. My local exchange (Budleigh Salterton, EX9) has no LLU providers and cable is not an option either. Can anyone please recommend me a good ISP who can provide me with a decent, stable connection for <£20 a month? My line speed here is limited at around 2mb (despite my office next door being 6mb+ steady), but evening stability is really what I'm dying for right now over raw speed.
Thanks in advance