Do BT Throttle?

Mad as it may sound thinking of moving back to BT from Entanet. Many reasons I won't bore you with but in the BT unlimited? package it does say that it can throttle P2P at certain times of the day and weekend. What are users experiences. Thnaks

Yeap they throttle P2P, and on Option 1 limit rate for video streaming to ~900Kbps

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Yeap they throttle P2P, and on Option 1 limit rate for video streaming to ~900Kbps

I would be going in the unlimited package. Got a 3mb line, Any idea how low does the throttling take the download speeds? Thanks

I was on Sky Broadband's Connect which is a "up to 8Mbps" rebadged BT product. They throttled me back from my reasonable 3Mbps down to 0.5 - 1.0 Mbps during peak times (6pm to midnight).

In reply to a post by BandAid:

I was on Sky Broadband's Connect which is a "up to 8Mbps" rebadged BT product. They throttled me back from my reasonable 3Mbps down to 0.5 - 1.0 Mbps during peak times (6pm to midnight).

That's a different product altogether. The discussion is about BT Retail.

BT Retail and Sky Connect are both BT Wholesale ADSL Max, but not re-badged as you call it. The throttling occurs within the BT Retail or Sky systems, not the BT Wholesale service.

Plenty of good non-throttling ISPs such as IDNet, Zen, Newnet, AAISP and O2 Access sell exactly the same ADSL Max product.

Edit - typo of AAISP

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 15-Apr-09 19:09:06)

In reply to a post by doleawg:

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Yeap they throttle P2P, and on Option 1 limit rate for video streaming to ~900Kbps

I would be going in the unlimited package. Got a 3mb line, Any idea how low does the throttling take the download speeds? Thanks

It doesn't seem a "consistant" level - Some users can't even stream "YouTube" videos in 'Peak Periods'....

I really, really would think long and hard before you leave Enta"Tiscali"net for the shambles that is BTBroadband.

There are better providers in the form of 'Newnet', 'IDNet', 'Zen', 'A&AISP', 'Sky' (if you can get LLU), 'Be / O2' (again if you can get LLU). I left BTBroadband around 2 years ago (when the ellacoyas was first implemented) and I haven't been happier since!

Edit: There is also the fact with BT that you'll be locked in a contract for 12 months minumum with the general packages being offered now on an 18 month term. You'll have to buy yourself out of that contract if you want to leave early!!!

Really, really think about it first...

Edited by phantom66uk (Wed 15-Apr-09 17:17:08)

With ADSL24 at the moment and for some reason 4 weeks ago my line went from 3mb to 1.75mb. Have raised a fault with ADSL24 and they have basically said tough and that BT have re-configured my SNR and there is nothing they can do about it. I don't believe them as I have another broadband line to the house and and both it and the line in question have run at 3mb for a long time (the other line is running fine at 3mb).

I feel as though at least if I go back to BT I can speak to the enginners not some powerless re-seller.

I just left BT because of the throttling of p2p and you tube, i was on the unlimited package too.

BT Broadband is from BT Retail who buy ADSL Max from BT Wholesale.

The connection between you and the exchange is owned and maintained by Openreach, who charge BT Wholesale for access to it.

Openreach are required by OfCom to provide exactly the same service to other wholesalers as they do to BT Wholesale.

BT Wholesale are required by OfCom to provide exactly the same ADSL Max service to all ISPs as they do to BT Retail.

So you would not get to be able to speak to the engineers any more than you can now. In my opinion you would more likely get a call centre in India with script-monkeys and even less chance of a useful support experience.

If you post your line stats from both lines in the Entanet or General Broadband Chatter forums here you might get some decent analysis of your problem. It sounds like typical IPSC or WBC inflexibility. You will probably find similar threads in the Entanet forum.

This comparison may interest you. Pity Feb and March are not showing, but you can see the Entanet drop in Jan. Not quite as bad as BT at that point.

What exchange are you on?

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 15-Apr-09 19:10:15)

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

What exchange are you on?

Tafs Well, its run on diesel and coal, allegedly going 21Cn early next year but they have been saying that for 2 years and it still won't replace the wet string that runs to my house. To be honest was happy wiht 2 x 3mb lines running to the house but now one has dropped to 1.75mb its annoying. I'll post some stats tomorrow in Entanet section.