Spec me a new ISP!

jim5000 · 12 Dec 2006 at 14:51

I've finally had enough with Virgin.net (only took 2 months) and their abysmal download speeds (50k/sec max on 7.6mb adsl) and the complete inabilty to play online games.

Can anyone recommend a good ISP which does ADSLmax uncapped, has good speeds\pings and a customer service team which vaguly know their rear end from their elbow?

Virgin.net is 24.99/month so something around that or cheaper would be best

Freakish_05 · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:14

Can I get some reccommendations as well?

I'm a very heavy internet user so unlimited would be preferable.

I'd also like to be able to host a webserver from home. So an ISP that doesn't have portblocking up the ying-yang would be advantagous. Specifially ports 80, 21, 25 and 143

Cheers.

killsta · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:32

http://www.zenbroadband.com

No traffic managing at all, just a straight cap and you can buy more b/w at £1.49/Gb after that.

jim5000 · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:37

Best I've found is aquiss, 8mb with a 60gig peak \ 330gig offpeak monthly cap for £31.99\month.

Seems like you can't get uncapped 8mb cheaply, or if you can it's from a terrible ISP!

FunkyT · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:50

Ditto to the above - you're better with an ISP which isn't too cheap and has a cap.

The other option seems to be cheap but with nasty over contention/aggressive traffic management.

FunkyT · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:52

jim5000 said:
I've finally had enough with Virgin.net (only took 2 months) and their abysmal download speeds (50k/sec max on 7.6mb adsl) and the complete inabilty to play online games.

Are you sure it's Virgin and not over contention at your exchange?

Check here if you need to: http://usertools.plus.net/exchanges/

Trifid · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:57

FunkyT said:
Are you sure it's Virgin and not over contention at your exchange?

Check here if you need to: http://usertools.plus.net/exchanges/

It is the case with all people connecting through Virgin. I moved from the to Aquiss. £25 for 30/300GB peak/offpeak usage.

Freakish_05 · 12 Dec 2006 at 18:23

Dare I ask how AOL are doing nowadays? They used to be really naff but I've heard a few good things

Do they block ports etc?

just Scott · 12 Dec 2006 at 18:41

Be (bethere.co.uk)

I'm moving to them once I get off this contract with BT.

Hyper · 12 Dec 2006 at 19:02

I am with http://www.ukfsn.org , another Enta reseller and they seem to offer the best deal out of them all.

Nathan · 12 Dec 2006 at 20:44

Beware all the enta resellers at the moment are going through a rough patch. All P2P traffic at present is being shaped to 2 meg max :/