Which ISP + Test

mishima · 17 Jan 2007 at 21:03

Ok, I'm considering changing ISPs as PIPEX who I am with is providing me with just 50KB/s on a 2MBit connection. Not only am I getting tired of the slow HTTP transfers I'm also not happy with the web browsing either, its below par.

PART 1

Which ISP would you recommend and why?

PART 2

1MBit/2MBit users...little bit of your time, you don't have to download the entire files but leave them on for a good 2 minutes and let me know what transfer rate you get on these files:

Apple: Quicktime 7

Download.com - Ad-aware

Mozilla: Firefox 2

Thanks for your time

mishima · 17 Jan 2007 at 21:08

What service do you have? From UK?

mishima · 17 Jan 2007 at 21:45

When you change to another ISP, do they still charge you for breaking the contract?

mishima · 18 Jan 2007 at 11:22

hyper_piper45 said:
Can you get be*? Check your exchange at www.samknows.com

Be*?

mishima · 18 Jan 2007 at 11:30

Ah right thanks, lookin for an ISP really with a package that has no usage limits and is around £20. Matching my current package you see!

mishima · 18 Jan 2007 at 12:41

Just been onto PIPEX, told them the situation and they want me to carry all my computer stuff to the main phone socket and test it there, and if the problem remains they will have to send BT to test the line. I questioned this and it came out that if BT don't find a fault with the line they would charge me. I told PIPEX how pathetic this all this and that I'm paying for a service that I'm not actually recieving, told them about the various tests I have done too. Seems they want to blame someone else. When I mentioned that it could be the contention rate... like 50:1 but they stick on 70:1 or something and if they get no complaints thats a win on their side, and they denied that.