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smeagoly1 · 30-05-2008, 22:08

well all i can say is, if you want to do any gaming online, keep well away from VM ADSL... I'm having a moo of a time. With the new draconian STM the net is a go slow for me now with them. Capped for a week is a joke....but a month!!!! the cap seems so low, even simple updates could tip you over. God forbid, you upgrade a service pack for XP or Vista hahaha
Latency is a major issue, even off-peak, jumping about all over, in the space of a few mins 97ms to the high 500's sometimes.
It's a great shame, as when I was in a cable area, service and speeds where fantastic.

Some other alternatives are looking better all the time, Be and O2.

But if BT and other providers don't get their fingers out of the preverbial soon, the whole ADSL side of things will be a no go. Sad fact, the exchanges and lines can't handle all the extra the net offers, live streaming, catchup Tv etc.

30-05-2008, 22:08	#11
smeagoly1 Inactive Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Costa del Newcastle Services: Bugger all now apart from 8meg ADSL and only 2 meg at best!!!! I want my 20meg cable back! Posts: 369	Re: BT to VM? help me please! well all i can say is, if you want to do any gaming online, keep well away from VM ADSL... I'm having a moo of a time. With the new draconian STM the net is a go slow for me now with them. Capped for a week is a joke....but a month!!!! the cap seems so low, even simple updates could tip you over. God forbid, you upgrade a service pack for XP or Vista hahaha Latency is a major issue, even off-peak, jumping about all over, in the space of a few mins 97ms to the high 500's sometimes. It's a great shame, as when I was in a cable area, service and speeds where fantastic. Some other alternatives are looking better all the time, Be and O2. But if BT and other providers don't get their fingers out of the preverbial soon, the whole ADSL side of things will be a no go. Sad fact, the exchanges and lines can't handle all the extra the net offers, live streaming, catchup Tv etc.