Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

I just moved over to O2 broadband and this is my speeds :D

And on a BT line and I dont live next door to a exchange

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2008/07/54.png

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

how far from the exchange are you?

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

Is there any difference between o2 and Be*? Or just the fact that o2 do customer deals?

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

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Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

750 metres or so

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Not really. O2 only advertise upto 20mb where as Be do up to 24mb. Both do a option for Static ip addresses. Also O2 have free 0800 technical support and online help via webchat.

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

Im confused, are you on O2 or BE?

as the graphic says BE :confused:

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

nice, is that on a 24mbit down and 1.5mbit up?

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

O2 own BE so uses the same network

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My line is actually synced as Bandwidth (Up/Down) [kbps/kbps]: 2,100 / 18,949

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

Or more rightly depends on the state of VM's network in that hour. Lets make it easy and add "at the advertised rate" to avoid any misunderstandings ;)

*IF* they've been missold their current plan, otherwise they most likely want to use the bandwidth as advertised at some point, which they cannot do for a large proportion of the day.

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

Wow BT is one to talk, I dont see anywhere in their own advertising about throttled speeds and BT do their own throttling. I am aware VM do have STM and such but BT are equally as bad.

Incidently I noticed last week VM dont show their upload speeds on their website.

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

BT do protocol based shaping though rather than having a set limit of data then protocol agnostic throttling. Unless BT start advertising their P2P speeds they are fine.

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

if VM just removed the cap they would be the best isp in England they can deliver full speeds and are very reliable, even though the tech support may be in india u never need to ring it so it doesent matter even if they where in mongolia it wouldent matter, VM are very trustworthy and reliable better then any adsl isp

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

What about Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?

Is there better in them 3?

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

hell yes, the speed test they did in sctoland took 4 mins to dl 10meg file thats not good. even the other speed test took 10 seconds and i am dling 24mbytes in about 10 seconds on 20mbit, is there even one adsl customer who recieves full 24mbit? even 20?

Re: Virgin rapped on broadband speeds
 

What?

Your post makes sense?