To Be or not to Be
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Be Pro does Annex M and Unlimited doesn't, so if your line's good enough you'll get a higher upload rate. Other than that, there's not much between them - the option of more IPs (for a fee) and a static IP (which IIRC used to be standard with Unlimited too). Pro used to get separate support, but they got merged together.
Be Pro does Annex M and Unlimited doesn't, so if your line's good enough you'll get a higher upload rate. Other than that, there's not much between them - the option of more IPs (for a fee) and a static IP (which IIRC used to be standard with Unlimited too). Pro used to get separate support, but they got merged together.
Sorry about the posts
so would i notice any difference on downloading stuff ? or are they pretty much even ?
thanks again for your reply ,coz i know i went into posting overkill ..sorry again 
As tolien mentioned, Be Pro adds Annex M support which just means you get an increased upload speed if your line is good enough. Unlimited is up to 1.3mbit up, Pro is up to 2.5mbit up. Switching to Annex M for the increased upstream will take a bit of sync rate from the downstream - I believe on average you lose around 1mbit, sometimes more.
If you go with Pro you don't have to switch Annex M on - it's off by default. So really it just comes down to whether you want multiple static IPs.
If you go with Pro you don't have to switch Annex M on - it's off by default. So really it just comes down to whether you want multiple static IPs.
thanks again
okay thanks so very little between them ,and would u sasy the majority of people who go with LLU go with the unlimited service ?
okay thanks so very little between them ,and would u sasy the majority of people who go with LLU go with the unlimited service ?
So if your a Non Gamer and do downloading and a bit of web surfing its going to be good ?
If that is what you call excellent then fair enough, I personally wouldn't recommend be at all at the moment. Used to get sub 20ms pings all the time on European/UK servers, now I'd be lucky to get 50Ms at off peak times!
Speeds are still good, but packet loss and latency are terrible.
I'm leaving be in a couple of months when my exchange gets BT's ADSL2 stuff put in and will probably be going to Zen or someone else who charge enough to keep the riff raff out but not so much that it's silly.
What you neglected to say is that these problems are currently primarily affecting only a cluster of exchanges around Southampton and (I believe) Bristol.
I'm getting 16ms regular pings to a (non-gaming) server in London right now. I'd call that perfectly acceptable. I got 750KBps sustained transfer earlier. I'd call that the same.
I'm getting 16ms regular pings to a (non-gaming) server in London right now. I'd call that perfectly acceptable. I got 750KBps sustained transfer earlier. I'd call that the same.
yeah this is what i think is true read this :
do tonight at midnight there is gunna be some work on your exchange and you will experience some downtime
look like theyre finally sorting out all the problems and expanding to cope with new customers..
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