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Chrysalis · 04-09-2005, 01:52

BT speeds are based on what they rollout on the wholestream level for ipstream, these speeds can also be used by all the other isp's selling wholestream services, pipes,plusnet, nildram etc. The difference been between them are probably most likely contention,peering arrangements and cap levels. Ukonline use llu which frees them of the ipstream restriction, BT have always been conservative on what they rollout. The 8mbit also is ADSL whilst 24mbit is ADSL2.

I also have been thinking recently a 8mbit+ with no cap is a bad thing, international traffic I can see taking a big performance hit like it does with sweden's BBB provider, they are an isp good speeds internally and to few countries in eu but to uk and america they are terrible.

04-09-2005, 01:52	#47
Chrysalis cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,047	Re: [Merged] All 24Mb DSL Discussions. BT speeds are based on what they rollout on the wholestream level for ipstream, these speeds can also be used by all the other isp's selling wholestream services, pipes,plusnet, nildram etc. The difference been between them are probably most likely contention,peering arrangements and cap levels. Ukonline use llu which frees them of the ipstream restriction, BT have always been conservative on what they rollout. The 8mbit also is ADSL whilst 24mbit is ADSL2. I also have been thinking recently a 8mbit+ with no cap is a bad thing, international traffic I can see taking a big performance hit like it does with sweden's BBB provider, they are an isp good speeds internally and to few countries in eu but to uk and america they are terrible.