Be*, how are they?

Rackerz · 01-04-2008, 13:57

I'm on Virgin Media, I'm fed up with being throttled when I need it full speed, what's Be* like? Do they throttle? I'm not even a mile from my exchange so how will that help me? I'm just looking for general opinions on Be's service really. Also, do you need to be a subscriber to gain access to their forums?

Thanks.

01-04-2008, 14:07

you wont know how good its gonna be till you have it as your line is an unknown factor

cant help you about the throttling though. My advice would be if your speeds are good when not throttled better the devil you know

Rackerz · 01-04-2008, 15:04

Ok, well I'm 1.03KM from the BT exchange, obviously the actual line will be longer. I guess I'm just looking for other user experience with Be*.

sav112 · 01-04-2008, 15:09

I'm in the same boat...Just got phoned by Virgin after I said I was leaving and even got a date for Cut off.

Rackerz · 01-04-2008, 15:46

I'm looking to give Be* a ring to see what speeds I can realistically get, if I can get around 18 (1800kb/s) down then I'll be quite happy as Virgin can't even keep that speed for at least a minute.

01-04-2008, 23:09

well your seriously setting your hopes high then

chickendippers · 01-04-2008, 23:41

http://www.samknows.com can give you a rough estimation of the speed you can expect.

Stuart · 02-04-2008, 08:11

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Originally Posted by Rackerz

I'm on Virgin Media, I'm fed up with being throttled when I need it full speed, what's Be* like? Do they throttle?

Not to my knowledge, although I have found that to get full speed, you need to use a download manager (such as GetRight) or program capable of multiple connections rather than just the browser.

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I'm not even a mile from my exchange so how will that help me? I'm just lookin2g for general opinions on Be's service really.

As you are less than a mile from the exchange, distance probably won't be a factor. Note: Line distance can be considerably greater than the distance "as the crow flies" (apparently a good estimate is that it is 1.4 times the distance "as the crow flies"). However, if you have a slightly dodgy line then you may have problems.

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Also, do you need to be a subscriber to gain access to their forums?

Thanks.

I believe so.

Rackerz · 02-04-2008, 11:55

Thanks, 1.4KM is the estimated line length according to that calculation, I'll take that with a pinch of a salt. I'll be trying Be* out for a month, just to see how the service is as I don't fancy disconnecting Virgin.

Tightscot · 02-04-2008, 13:14

I'm currently with BE - about 1.4km from exchange, approx 2km real distance. I get between 7 and 9mb dload, 1mb upload and have never had a problem with stability/reliability, and have never been throttled.... I doubt you'll get 18mb, distance will be your enemy! - alongwith line quality both up to and inside your property...

reckon you'll see up to 12 or 13 mb...

Hope this helps?

Rackerz · 03-04-2008, 17:16

It does, thanks.

sav112 · 03-04-2008, 19:20

i'm about 2km by road , sad i know but i done it in the car!

sav112 · 04-04-2008, 10:25

Tell you what there on the Ball.....SMS to tell me this morning everything was going to pla
BT phone number: 0141********

We're delighted to inform you that your order for Be has been accepted and your planned activation date is 09/04/08
What will happen next?
1. Shipment of Be Box start on 06/04/08
Your welcome pack with Be Box modem will be shipped on 06/04/08 and will normally arrive between 07/04/08 and 08/04/08. Please ensure that you are able to receive the Be Box between 8am and 6pm (if you are not able to take delivery of your Be Box, the courier will leave a note for you to arrange later delivery).
Your Be Box will be delivered to: ******
2. Line activation on 09/04/08
Your line will be activated on 09/04/n and e-mail to confirm.

Fantastic so far and not even used it yet!