Just wanted to see what kind of connections people are using really. Like the balance nowadays between broadband and dialup.

Post any opinions or reasons, anything extra really :thumbsup:

I'm currently running NTL 2Mb, no problems and the speed is pretty good. Hardly any delay on pages loading and when playing large online games, it always delivers lag free gaming. Yet to try gaming and surfing but am sure it hould handle it, albeit slower.

1mb pipex here





damn and blast the minimum size of posts on here :(

2M Blueyonder.

No problems with the service.

512k Wanadoo broadband here.. If only BT would be kind enough to move the local exchange closer to Stannington than Wadsley chuffing Bridge.. Then we'd be able to get 1Mb or above.. Good job I've pretty much decided to switch to Plusnet once my 12 month contract with Wanadoo runs out in late October/early November.

Originally posted by Rich
Good job I've pretty much decided to switch to Plusnet once my 12 month contract with Wanadoo runs out in late October/early November.

Same here, except that i'll be leaving AOHELL behind :wink:

2Mb ADSL from BT.

Happy with the service.

Joe

When did 150k and 300k become broadband?

Originally posted by Lurch
When did 150k and 300k become broadband?

Since it was broadband

2meg plus net here very happy with it

2meg plus net....

(connection slows to nothing then i have to restart....file sharing far to slow.....not sure if its plus net's fault...2 hot to be bothered to figure out why its so naff.)

half meg business line (20:1)..consistent connection...good as 1 meg I have seen on most consumer products

Originally posted by spyro2000
Since it was broadband
Useful, I'll make a note of that then. Thanks. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Lurch
When did 150k and 300k become broadband?

I think Ofcom defined it as such.

Originally posted by tslogf74
I think Ofcom defined it as such.
Thanks, I seem to have missed that announcement. I remember the run up to the argument about sub 512k and it's non-broadbandness but I never actually heard what happened.

I moved up from 56k to broadband just a few weeks ago and I'm happy with my 1mb connection from Metronet.

Most sites I visit load a lot faster but this forum is one of the sites I notice doesn't seem much quicker at all than it did using dial-up.

Originally posted by MTheo
2meg plus net....

(connection slows to nothing then i have to restart....file sharing far to slow.....not sure if its plus net's fault...2 hot to be bothered to figure out why its so naff.)

Well that's thrown a spanner in my plans MTheo :?
I thought that Plus Net were the best thing since sliced bread :(

Originally posted by vidster
I thought that Plus Net were the best thing since sliced bread :(
They were once, still not too bad by all accounts though, but most are about the same in the top few ISP's.

Most of my problems are with BT so it doesn't really matter which ISP I go with, it won't be any better than it is.

1M here.

Could be wrong but a poll on an online forum may well be slanted towards broadband and not represent genuine proportions?

2x 4meg bonded ADSL :D

Joel

512k with eclipse internet. top notch service and availability, and the option to 'flex' up to 2mb/s if required. In most cases that's just not required though, as I rarely download a lot, and when I do it's usually a ~700Mb linux distro, which takes time at 2Mb/s.

Speed when browsing is often limited by the server you request the page from, and the speed at which your browser renders the page.

Originally posted by Lurch
They were once, still not too bad by all accounts though,

At work we have 1mb Plusnet and it used to be excellent, but in the last 2 years, we have had occasional problems with it going off for most of a day.

At home I have Blueyonder 1mb, and it is rock solid have never had a problem with it over 3 years..

Originally posted by vidster
Well that's thrown a spanner in my plans MTheo :?
I thought that Plus Net were the best thing since sliced bread :(

Might it be the OP's hardware, though?

We've got 2MB plusnet and the d/l speeds are fine. Only problem we've had in the last few months was when BT borked something and it threw loads of ADSL users off for hours. :(

Originally posted by Eleri
Might it be the OP's hardware, though?

We've got 2MB plusnet and the d/l speeds are fine. Only problem we've had in the last few months was when BT borked something and it threw loads of ADSL users off for hours. :(

I hope so because i didn't have a back-up plan :?
At this moment in time all the broadband providers are looking dodgy.

Don't really know, its works connection, very fast though. Faster than any broadband i've ever seen. Especially on Sundays.

Originally posted by vidster
I hope so because i didn't have a back-up plan :?
At this moment in time all the broadband providers are looking dodgy.

I use LCDSL from lchost.co.uk in a bonded configuration, i have never had a problem, plus the owner is a drinking buddy, and I do work for him so i get it much cheaper. But some of the small companies who offer no frills DSL are often a lot better then the big companies.

Joel

Originally posted by Joelc
I use LCDSL from lchost.co.uk in a bonded configuration, i have never had a problem, plus the owner is a drinking buddy, and I do work for him so i get it much cheaper. But some of the small companies who offer no frills DSL are often a lot better then the big companies.

Joel
A no frills service... Now that's something i would be interested in :heyhey:
Why do i have to pay for AOHELL's silly home page with it's fashion,weather,news,views,reviews etc etc.
I never even open the AOHELL browser any more. I only open Firefox or Opera, so why do have to pay for all the 'bells & whistles' :?

im using 1mb from vergin.net an das with no problems