My New Provider

Ignition · 17-12-2005, 10:32

Is HomeChoice http://www.homechoice.co.uk

After a minor hitch at the start speeds are good:

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Downstream 	7126 Kbps (890.8 KB/sec) 	7696 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream 	490 Kbps (61.3 KB/sec) 	529 Kbps (inc. overheads)

Pings are also very good:

Pinging www.jolt.co.uk [82.133.85.65] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=49
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=49
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=49
Reply from 82.133.85.65: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=49

Pleased so far, speeds consistent throughout yesterday and no trace of instability that you can see with ADSL.

Not too shabby for £30/month along with basic TV over DSL and VOD package

Picture quality on TV is excellent too!

Roll on ADSL2+

17-12-2005, 11:31

Sounds great

Hans Gruber · 17-12-2005, 11:51

I've always wondered with homechoice, is the TV bandwidth shared with the internet connection, or are they both seperate? I mean, for example, if you're downloading something big would the picture break up on the TV?

Ignition · 17-12-2005, 13:05

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Originally Posted by Hans Gruber

I've always wondered with homechoice, is the TV bandwidth shared with the internet connection, or are they both seperate? I mean, for example, if you're downloading something big would the picture break up on the TV?

The bandwidth is shared, however the TV will never be affected by the internet, the internet bandwidth is taken (if required) and nailed up for use in the TV stream.

TV can affect internet though. I synch up pretty high as I'm nice and close to exchange and not seeing any real impact.

danielf · 19-12-2005, 15:24

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Originally Posted by Ignition

The bandwidth is shared, however the TV will never be affected by the internet, the internet bandwidth is taken (if required) and nailed up for use in the TV stream.

TV can affect internet though. I synch up pretty high as I'm nice and close to exchange and not seeing any real impact.

How much bandwidth does the TV take up then?

Chrysalis · 20-12-2005, 11:47

Homechoice still just cherry picking in london right?

Ignition · 21-12-2005, 17:44

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Originally Posted by danielf

How much bandwidth does the TV take up then?

1.75Mbit or so I believe, don't use it though

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

Homechoice still just cherry picking in london right?

Yep, rolling out some more next year.