So I recently †œupgradedà¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ã‚à  from 512 ADSL to 1 meg cable and what a jolly great time itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s been (sense the sarcasm)! From day one, it sucked and has gradually gotten worse over the last month since I got it. If youââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢re an FPS player, itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s pretty much unplayable most of the time except maybe in the early hours of the morning and even then pings arenââ‚ ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t at all great. Pings erratically go from 50-500, usually in the evenings itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s over 100+ consistently while spiking up frequently.
Contacting BY led to them mailing me back asking for a new form with a whole load of details (trace route to bbc.co.uk etc) which Iâ₠™d already given them, thermo and seismic readings and all. I sent another form in, no response yet, bleh. Seems they want me to prove without a doubt, a few times over, that the problem isnââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t between the modem and my system before they bother attempting to address the issue which based on a thread by the dude †œdisappointed in Blueyonder for the first timeââ‚ ¬Ã‚ Ã¢â‚¬ “ wonââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t happen anyway.. :/
I guess other than ranting I want to know if itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s possible to get out of the contact Iâ₠™m now stuck in for the next 11 months if they decide not to fix it SOON as (for example) Iâ₠™m certainly not getting the †œdistinct advantageââ‚ ¬Â Blueyonder gamers are supposed to have.. itâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s quite the contrary. I guess the nostalgic fluffy feelings I keep getting of the old 33k modem days are a plus though.
Oh, I live in Plymouth by the way and my download speeds are fine.. Which isn't my first priority
**shakes fist**
