Anyone got info on PIPEX 1mb service?

bawbag99 · 12-02-2004, 18:33

Fed up with the renfrew proxy / newsgroups / email situation on NTL so looking for some advice as to what DL speed I can expect on 1mb ADSL from PIPEX and what their current binary newsgroup completion is..

FYI I have at the moment a good 120 - 130kB/s through cable and would be none too happy if this was reduced by using ADSL. Reason im asking is my mate has ADSL not from PIPEX though and it rarely hits 90kB/s.

I have got my BT line reconnected in preperation and NTL are offering freebies to stay!

Cheers in advance!

MadGamer · 12-02-2004, 19:21

PM Neil about PIPEX, he has the info.

Neil · 12-02-2004, 19:25

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Originally Posted by bawbag99

Fed up with the renfrew proxy / newsgroups / email situation on NTL so looking for some advice as to what DL speed I can expect on 1mb ADSL from PIPEX and what their current binary newsgroup completion is..

FYI I have at the moment a good 120 - 130kB/s through cable and would be none too happy if this was reduced by using ADSL. Reason im asking is my mate has ADSL not from PIPEX though and it rarely hits 90kB/s.

I have got my BT line reconnected in preperation and NTL are offering freebies to stay!

Cheers in advance!

Follow the link in my sig & you'll never look back!!

PM me if you need any more info.

Stuartbe · 12-02-2004, 19:29

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Originally Posted by Neil

Follow the link in my sig & you'll never look back!!

PM me if you need any more info.

I am getting the business 20:1 1mb as soon as I move - I am looking forward to it I can tell you...

Comparing Pipex to NTL is like comparing a clapped out scoda to a supercar !!

tkiely · 12-02-2004, 20:00

Have to add that pure speed isnt everything, just get rid of the proxies and fly........
1meg is no good if there is a three second pause after every click!

**Paul** · 12-02-2004, 21:11

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Originally Posted by stuartbe

Comparing Pipex to NTL is like comparing a clapped out scoda to a supercar !!

Are you being paid by Neil now

I doubt 1m pipex runs any better than my 1m NTL here.

Neil · 12-02-2004, 21:16

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Originally Posted by pem

Are you being paid by Neil now

I doubt 1m pipex runs any better than my 1m NTL here.

That's good for you Pem, but not for the person who requested the info.

**Paul** · 12-02-2004, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Neil

That's good for you Pem, but not for the person who requested the info.

Yes it's good for me - and my reply was to Stuart, not bawbag99 whose request has, I believe, already been answered by your advert.

Stuartbe · 12-02-2004, 22:09

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Originally Posted by pem

Yes it's good for me - and my reply was to Stuart, not bawbag99 whose request has, I believe, already been answered by your advert.

Not on Pipex yet pem. Just going by the views of 10-15 network techs at my work. They have all switched over from ntl as we now have a contract with pipex and they have all stated that it flies like s**t of a spade

I would be happy to stay with NTL if they could sort out my BB. Never had any problems with the phone or the tv (apart from the red button never working)

Actualy - I called then at about 6:00pm to ask that caller id be added and the phone was answered in about 30 secs. The service was online by 7:0o0pm..... I know I moan and groan about NTL but I will allways give a company the benifit of the doubt.......

tkiely · 12-02-2004, 22:29

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Originally Posted by stuartbe

Not on Pipex yet pem. Just going by the views of 10-15 network techs at my work. They have all switched over from ntl as we now have a contract with pipex and they have all stated that it flies like s**t of a spade

I would be happy to stay with NTL if they could sort out my BB. Never had any problems with the phone or the tv (apart from the red button never working)

so true, got 512k internet today from freedom2surf and despite lower d/load sppeds than my 1meg ntl(still got it) it rulessss........ the lack of proxies means that pages load as soon as you click and that makes a big difference.

I know i have just moved and must seem like i am trying to justify it but on the whole with 3 pcs running in the house on a linksys router it feels really much faster, so much better

Bifta · 12-02-2004, 22:34

I have the pipex 1 meg service, it's pretty much faultless, I've had a couple of DNS problems a while ago and about 10 seconds downtime today but other than that .. I can't fault it.

Steve H · 12-02-2004, 22:47

Pipex 512 here.. faultless.. No noticable downtime yet, and my computers are connected 24/7.

carlingman · 13-02-2004, 01:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by bawbag99

Fed up with the renfrew proxy / newsgroups / email situation on NTL so looking for some advice as to what DL speed I can expect on 1mb ADSL from PIPEX and what their current binary newsgroup completion is..

FYI I have at the moment a good 120 - 130kB/s through cable and would be none too happy if this was reduced by using ADSL. Reason im asking is my mate has ADSL not from PIPEX though and it rarely hits 90kB/s.

I have got my BT line reconnected in preperation and NTL are offering freebies to stay!

Cheers in advance!

Well from a longish standind Pipex customer - myself have been on their 512 service for over a year.

Stability and reliability is ace and have been notified of any possible outages well in advance via e-mail mostly for a minute tops while BT carry out work at the exchange although it has never noticably affected me.

Email has yet to fail in 12 months plus never had to call their customer services so no comment there.

As for the 1meg service i took for a while on a trial basis and it was bursty and went from 90 to 130 and jumped alot so gave up on the trial after 1 month as i was and am getting a steady 70-80 plus on the 512 service.

Although I am told it is a lot better now and stable on the 1 meg service and constantly hits 120 plus.

I guess there are a lot of varying factors depending on location and number of users but from in sunny Wales cannot fault it at all with Pipex.

Although I liked the one months free offer after being a customer for 12 months and also managed to get three months free for introducing friends but sadly but those offers have gone now.

Ignition · 13-02-2004, 05:24

My 512k Pipex service delivered downloads of 61k/s and upload of 30k/s 24x7x365, have had some email and DNS issues with them, which seem to be resolved now. News service on Pipex, text only is good, binary is very up and down. Reliability wise some issues there as well, appear to be resolved now.

1Mbit service delivers 120 - 122k/s downloads.

Pings are slightly higher than ntl, downloads slightly slower than they were on 1Mbit ntl, and browsing isn't as quick as on ntl, with graphics heavy pages there's quite a noticeable distance between their page loadings due to the lack of the burst that cable gives. That's the view from someone who's had both services.

bawbag99 · 08-03-2004, 13:32

Finally got my disconnection date from NTL: after two long phone calls to the retentions dept. Going to sign up for pipex 1mb, kind of high installation costs but at least no proxies to stop access to yahoo mail/messenger etc. Cheers for all the info!