ScoobyDoo555

OK bit of background -

signed up on a punt to the Vodafone At Home broadband a few years back...... took the risk and it was brilliant.
8 meg unlimited, unthrottled internet for £25 (including free landline calls)

Then, Vodafone sell the service to Plus.net.......


And it hasn't exactly been plain sailing.
The main issue being throttling of bandwidth, even at totally unreasonable times!

Soooo, I'm pretty sure I want to move - Sky seem like a viable option.
Not interested in the expensive ISPs, plus I live in the middle of nowhere, to BT-based systems seem the only option at the moment.

Has anybody left Plusnet? I haven't signed any contracts with them as it was a rolling agreement from Vodafone (we were out of contract with them too)
I'm guessing that they may try and sting me for a leaving fee - need to find out though. EDIT - by the looks of it, I'll only get charged £25 if I cancel the broadband line - not if I've got a MAC key.

Any issues I should be aware of in general?

Dan

kernel

I think you've probably recognised there that Sky may not be a viable option as cheap Sky is only available where they have their own LLU kit installed. That usually excludes "in the middle of nowhere"

Personally I'm quite content with PlusNet as the throttling doesn't really affect me. Having said that when Sky make available their FTTC offering I will give it serious consideration.

ScoobyDoo555

well, apparently, LLU is available in my area

I've also learned that BT are upgrading my exchange this month. Will give Plusnet the benefit of the doubt.

But their days are numbered due to the throttling.

boxst

BE* are great if they have unbundled your exchange.

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

Plusnet, yorkshire based ISP, tight as a duck's ****, enough said.

Shaun

It's horses for courses and PlusNet are far from bad imo. If they were I sure for **** wouldn't still be with them.

I'm with them on a 80/20 FTTC service.... I have nothing to "complain" about, but I wouldn't mind more monthly bandwidth.

I'm not sure what "throttling" issues you have had, but there are facilities available (depending on your plan) to limit any throttling.

Dedrater

What are Plusnet throttling that you do not agree with? What tariff are you on?

Ant

Can't believe in these modern time broadband company's give a monthly bandwidth allowance.

Dedrater

I can, otherwise most ISPs would go bankrupt and/or the service for most would be unusable.

Ant

Virgin cope fine

Dedrater

No they don't

https://www.scoobynet.com/computer-r...-interweb.html

If you are lucky enough to get Cable from Virgin, it is still aggressively traffic shaped.

http://help.virginmedia.com/system/s...MER_TYPE=Cable

For normal broadband, Virgin cap some of there products just like anyone else..

http://store.virginmedia.com/nationa...and/index.html

Ant

well they kept that quiet as it never used to be that, not happy about that

but i was originally replying to shaun how he has a set gb limit a month

steveuk260

i have to agree. i got them and their are great. some game servers in uk i get like 6ms pings. and thats adsl line btw

JackClark

I can get thrown into the Virgin Media sin bin by watching a load of HD content on iPlayer.