Peak rate speeds...a theory

Shoot me down in flames if you like, but is it a coincidence that the recent peak time speed issues have started occuring at the same time that Plusnet (now part of BT) have started trials on a new Central Plus network whereby traffic is routed through BT Retail and not Plusnet's equipment. {just a thought}

I cant see it making much odds, Plusnet's userbase is under 200,000 and the trialists will only be a few thousand.

Seems much quicker tonight....

Yeah downloading from xbox live at full speed. Cant see the plusnet trials making much of a difference if any.

Ah well...another conspiracy theory of mine out the window

Co-incidence.

last I heard .. theres at the most only a couple of hundred users on it.
PN are paying for their own blocks as a separate entity to BTr.

Hope you guys dont mind me butting my nose in, but I came to these forums looking for something, which I havent been able to find.

Is anyone on the Manchester RAS... and if so can they please perform a tracert to the BBC.

tia