In reply to a post by zyborg47:

If plusnet don't traffic shape, then there is something very wrong with their service. plusnet and traffic management goes together, because they used to love doing that which is why when they took over Metronet i left right away.

That was a long time ago. It is simply not true now.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

Plusnet sort it out? well they have not yet, in fact my mate have given up and decided to leav it as it is as he still gets a faster service and cheaper than when he was with Mad as a fish.

That's a shame. They are usually very helpful with this sort of problem, especially on here or in the community forum.

I agree that paying for speed, to some extent, has diminishing returns. When fibre on demand comes to my exchange I will probably get a quote but that's not because I want 330Mb/s (I'm happy with 80/20). I previously had a unpleasant time(at another address) with a dodgy ADSL line and now want to avoid copper broadband connections as far as possible.

"as long as this wind don't blow any of the repeaters over"

And what repeaters are these zyborg47 ?

He's using wireless broadband.

In reply to a post by kasg:

That was a long time ago. It is simply not true now.

i was told Bt did not traffic manage either, but they certainly did with me, or they just could not cope. after being lied to to by both Bt and Plusnet in pre-Bt days, why should I believe them now?

That's a shame. They are usually very helpful with this sort of problem, especially on here or in the community forum.

All they said was that they would send a BTOR engineer around again, my mate was not having that as they found nothing wrong the first time and the next time they may end up charging him.

Up to him now, I done my bit.

In reply to a post by Spud2003:

I agree that paying for speed, to some extent, has diminishing returns. When fibre on demand comes to my exchange I will probably get a quote but that's not because I want 330Mb/s (I'm happy with 80/20). I previously had a unpleasant time(at another address) with a dodgy ADSL line and now want to avoid copper broadband connections as far as possible.

i am paying a bit extra for speed in that if I went down to a lower speed i would be paying less. but my thought is that i am still paying less for my broadband than I was for broadband at a lower speed and my phone line which I never used.

In reply to a post by btbert:

"as long as this wind don't blow any of the repeaters over"

And what repeaters are these zyborg47 ?

As Spud2003 said, i am using wireless broadband or to give it the full name. point to point wireless broadband, It was set up by a local company more so for people out int he sticks that could not get broadband or if they could it was naff.
I doubt there is many in the city itself that uses it, saying that on my travels down different estates I have seen the module on the roof of a couple of places.

Thanks Adrian .

In reply to a post by btbert:

Thanks Adrian .

No problem.

I keep getting asked why I choose to go wireless when I can go FTTC. at the time FTTC was not available and Bt kept moving the date. My ADSL was ok, but not great due to the distance I am fromt he exchange, All pay just gave me another option. I will stay with them now I think, FTTC don't offer me anything that I can't do with the service I am with. in fact it offers me less with all the filtering and censoring that the government wants the larger ISPs to do.