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  • captainrentboy 11 Jul 2012 23:14:30 615 posts
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    I'm with Talk Talk, have been for 2 years and have had zero issues with them.
    Pay for an unlimited 40meg connection, and that's exactly what I've got.
    I realise I'm in a lucky minority though. From what I can gather, as long as you're on their fibre optic line you shouldn't have many problems.
  • johnson81 11 Jul 2012 23:14:32 240 posts
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    Just been upgraded to 100mb broadband (yet to see it at the mo), phone and basic tv for about £54. I know there's a better deal out there but I don't want to be tied down to an 18 month contract.
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    I get free broadband :)
  • mal 12 Jul 2012 00:14:03 20,480 posts
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    In my experience, Talktalk dns frequently craps out. That shouldn't be dependent on fibre or not, although for the record I'm pretty sure I've used it in a non-FTTC location.

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  • caligari 12 Jul 2012 01:20:53 16,350 posts
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    captainrentboy wrote:
    I'm with Talk Talk, have been for 2 years and have had zero issues with them.
    Pay for an unlimited 40meg connection, and that's exactly what I've got.
    I realise I'm in a lucky minority though. From what I can gather, as long as you're on their fibre optic line you shouldn't have many problems.
    I've never really had a problem with Talk Talk's broadband itself - just the company behind the service.

    The whole 'debt collection' balls-up has really made me think that I'd be better paying whatever it takes to get out of this contract, before moving across to a slightly more 'customer-friendly' company.

    edit: unfortunately it does not look as though BE is an option in my area.

    Edited by caligari at 01:25:07 12-07-2012
  • caligari 12 Jul 2012 01:24:28 16,350 posts
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    Apostle wrote:
    I get free broadband :)
    You're not getting broadband mixed up with broad beans, again?
  • 1Dgaf 12 Jul 2012 10:55:47 3,554 posts
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    Talk talk are awful. Avoid avoid avoid.

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  • Deleted user 13 July 2012 11:44:17
    caligari wrote:
    Apostle wrote:
    I get free broadband :)
    You're not getting broadband mixed up with broad beans, again?
    I would love free broad beans.

    Nope, somehow [my bb provider] and BT cocked things up when my parents moved out and I stayed in my current home. [my bb provider] cancelled the broadband account but I think BT left the equipment in at the exchange, well that's my best guess.
  • kinky_mong 13 Jul 2012 11:58:49 7,955 posts
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    What a difference three years make. O2 are utterly abysmal now, it's been incredibly slow for the last year and they heavily throttle during the evenings. So ignore my posts from a few years ago and avoid them.
  • telboy007 15 Jul 2012 19:31:17 201 posts
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    They are all c**ts, so it doesn't matter who you go with.

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  • Deleted user 17 July 2012 10:19:48
    Read my above post?

    Don't know how long it will last or if I should do the right thing and tell somebody.
  • TFM_Excalibur 19 Jul 2012 22:42:10 793 posts
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    I've just been upgraded to 30 meg with virgin and its only taken a day or so for over 100gbs worth of steam sale downloads, had to buy a router mind you, the superhub is absolutley shite.
  • Deleted user 23 July 2012 14:43:24
    What's peoples opinion of BT Infinity? I got a letter this morning and apparently it's available in my area now. It certainly has got me tempted, as my fairly pathetic 3mb could be upgraded to 22.5 with 5.6mb up (!). Is this something exclusive to BT, or can you get the same service through another ISP? It said something about fitting new equipment so assume it's a BT only thing?

    £20/month for the first 3 months, £26 thereafter. A bit expensive, but I would need the unlimited usage package.

    Edited by Apostle at 14:45:12 23-07-2012
  • colinmac 24 Jul 2012 05:29:13 664 posts
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    Infinity is awesome. I don't have it yet - am contractually locked in - but my mate gets 80mb and some nuts speed up - 6mb or sommat.

    Iplayer streaming HD on 4 or 5 devices around his house.

    His PC sometimes has to pause newsgroup binaries, as the goddamn machine can't keep up with all the file work on the drive !!

    Never lags. I'm jumping as soon as I can !!

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  • colinmac 24 Jul 2012 05:29:45 664 posts
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    (He started with 40mb then jumped to Infinity2... doubled overnight :S)

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  • colinmac 24 Jul 2012 05:32:37 664 posts
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    From an ADSL perspective - and I work with 7 or 8 providers at work, BeThere broadband (oddly owned by O2) are absolutely superb for the money.

    Have heard bad things about O2 - but when I cancelled BeThere last december, they offered me the next 12 months at half price, and its genuinely unmetered unlike most.

    Recommended.

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  • Deleted user 24 July 2012 08:21:44
    Infinity 2? Hmm, that must ne the most expensive package, said upto 70mb download.

    I ordered \o/ my bb has been so laggy lately I can't wait. 25 sainsburys voucher too heh, beer and pizza Woop!
  • sport 24 Jul 2012 08:34:42 10,903 posts
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    Yup, been with BE for years now. No hassles, no download caps, pretty fast, pretty cheap.
  • dr_swin 24 Jul 2012 08:55:46 4,671 posts
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    Just had Infinity 2 installed. Getting 67MB download and 15.2 MB upload. Downloaded The Darkness 2 in about 35 minutes.(7GB)
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    Jeez that's quick.
  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife 24 Jul 2012 11:45:43 6,978 posts
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    I used to be with BE and had rock-solid speeds but then got seduced by the promises of MOAR SPEED from Virgin. Have regretted moving ever since.

    Slower, patchier, frequent outs and shit customer service. Moving house soon and I'll be back to BE then.
  • dominalien 24 Jul 2012 11:48:17 5,324 posts
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    dr_swin wrote:
    Just had Infinity 2 installed. Getting 67MB download and 15.2 MB upload. Downloaded The Darkness 2 in about 35 minutes.(7GB)
    That's 67/15.2 Mb, surely?

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  • anthonypappa 24 Jul 2012 12:33:59 1,397 posts
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    i've been with Be for years. they are awesome. love the informality they have, really fun and refreshing. not a corporate feeling at all.

    im on the cheapest package, am a torrent hound and never had any problems or restrictions.

    also had to user their customer service recently, started an online ticket, and very pleased with the outcome (got a new router)

    wholly recommended. wouldn't even think about changing to another ISP.
  • Buztafen 24 Jul 2012 12:47:26 15,156 posts
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    dominalien wrote:
    dr_swin wrote:
    Just had Infinity 2 installed. Getting 67MB download and 15.2 MB upload. Downloaded The Darkness 2 in about 35 minutes.(7GB)
    That's 67/15.2 Mb, surely?
    67mb down 15.2mb up sounds right depending on how far you are away from the cabinet.

    Got Infinity 2 installed a month or so back. Really close to the cab and exchange so get 75-76 down, 18-19 up. Been pretty awesome so far, though i've had to reset the router and openreach modem a couple of times recently because I all of a sudden started getting 0.9mb down and up? Could've been line maintenance.

    Edited by Buztafen at 12:48:10 24-07-2012
  • MMMarmite 24 Jul 2012 12:55:03 608 posts
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    @Buztafen Megabytes vs Megabits ;)
  • Buztafen 24 Jul 2012 13:05:04 15,156 posts
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    Yeah sorry its quoted as Mb not MB so 76 Megabit down 19 Megabit up.

    Edited by Buztafen at 13:07:20 24-07-2012
  • MMMarmite 24 Jul 2012 13:34:46 608 posts
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    Shame there's not much chance of BT rolling out Infinity to rural towns in the next decade :(

    That said my 19/2Mb BE line does me for the most part.
  • mal 24 Jul 2012 15:06:37 20,480 posts
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    What's the ping like on Infinity vs. BE? To be honest, I was pretty happy with the thruput when we got to 2Mb down (though more up would always be appreciated), so roundtrip time is more important to me these days.

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