Yes, that's exactly what my VM graphs looked like...for many months. Luckily I had been with them for quite a few years prior, so getting out of the contract wasn't a problem.

where i am i cant accept 0.5-1mb connection

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UW is not really a provider to look for as a good gaming connection, there speciality is cheap broadband rather than high quality jitter free broadband for gamers

this is my first customer on UW that has taken ADSL (most of the others are energy only and mobile and smartbox's for virgin cable) be interesting what it be like ping wise, he going to get 20mb at the location he is at, as he pretty much lives next door to the exchange

as i just notices the rules about posting links can i put my UW link in the sig, as long as i do not promote it when helping others on here? (like what i have all ready been doing on here)
(going to just edit my sig now see if its ok or not)

No because your link promotes referrals, which is against the rules.

Most other peoples signatures are to links of useful material, rather than sales pitches

was going to say if you could edit that post as the time had passed when i could edit it

most of monitors in Latchford are showing loads of packet loss now (the ADSL sky one i am looking at is at 53 ping constantly min and avg, bit high but stable)

guess i am going to have to give virgin an ring on Tuesday(talk to India for an bit before i get some one in england)
3 connections in my street are performing about same quite badly with 20% packet loss 4pm-9pm ish and they just annoyed one of my customers by selling them 60mb cable (was 20mb cable) and now there Internet is very bad with about 20% packet loss again (the wood ping monitor)

not sure if calling them will do any thing right away as it looks like its overloaded node in my area (one where the fiber comes in before it gets to Coxa cable)

Edited by leexgx (Mon 09-Apr-12 00:34:40)

its getting steadily worse
My Broadband Ping


it used to be like this


My Broadband Ping

Ouch. Can you get FTTC?

A Samknows white box gives a more useful picture IMHO and in combination with the TBB ping monitor gives all you need.

The TBB monitor shows packet loss and high pings when the line is driven hard - in my case when doing a daily backup at night but the Samknows Box shows that pings out and packets loss out are fine.

Simple piece of kit and free if they will take you on their EU survey!

Also gives regular speed tests that are generally in line with www.speedtest.net while the TBB speed test is always (for me) lower.

Also doesnt need a static IP!