Have to agree, I`ve been with alot of ISPs over the years for ADSL, Eclipse,Nildram,Zen, Freedom2surf and then finally Be ( best in terms of contention and speed). All were decent at the time and reasonably priced. Zen have always charged a premium but if I`m honest they were no different to any of the others in their prime.

As for FTTC can only comment on BT as I jumped at the chance and for £25 its a bargain. Even if its traffic maanaged its really no big deal, thought it would be and was a wee bit worried about it but it seems ok. I suppose every other ISP who wants to offer FTTC is going to have to pay BT a fee for each line I dare say. Hence they are way more expensive or limited in some way.

The only caveat with BT is the longer contract on sign up the rest are 12 month or higher monthly charge again for 1 month rolling.

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With the prices that BT are offering, they are pretty much the most competitive supplier about.

He won't come up with any.

All he does is drop in to BT threads from time to time merely to troll.

Oi, Zadeks, you gonna tell us how much you're paying Zen for your service? Only been asking you for a few months

In reply to a post by AndrewW:

I'm currently with Zen, and very happy with their service, however I object to the charges for their FTTC service, and I�m considering other ISP's

For me the important services are

Good customer service
Fast & Reliable internet access
Static IP (if possible)

Lastly I�m not a torrent user and don�t want to become one either

Should I move to BT ???

What are BT generally like these days, is there traffic management, as I will be using this service a lot for video streaming.

Andrew

I've always found the customer service to be decent.
Infinity is generally regarded as fast and reliable. Look at all the other posters who replied to this thread saying so.
Static IP...for that you'd need to go on one of the business options. 35 quid a month for the 2mbit upload variant or 50 quid for the full 10mbit (I've included VAT). Obviously a lot pricier than the residential products.
For what you say you'll be doing, I wouldn't envisage you ever being effected by any traffic management policies.

Hi ANdrew

Have you jumped yet?

I agree with other posters here, BT Infinity is great value - as for speed, since my initial problems, see here http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/bt/t/4001206-re-inf... , I've consistently seen 30+ (usually nearer 40) although the 1.5 upload is a bit disappointing. http://www.speedtest.net/result/1287896797.png