What is LLU?

Saw a post below where PN moved him to LLU without him knowing.

What is it?

Thanks

A quick google search for LLU is all that is needed.

The first item I found is this

Is it better than MAxDSL then?

A lot of things are said about LLU. BE seems to be the best around at the moment. LLU will eventually give you ADSL2 speeds. Much much faster but if your modem / router is an old one you may need to get a more up to date one. Take a look at the BE area and then see if they are present at your exchange.

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Is it better than MAxDSL then?

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In theory yes.

LLU avoids the over-congested situation with MaxDSL and is cheaper for ISP's to provide. However there are some risks with LLU, namely:

a) Some ISP's use a third party LLU provider. Not good when things go wrong as then your ISP just becomes a middleman that refuses to accept any responsibility.

b) Some ISP's are not passing on any of the LLU benefits on to customers. LLU should mean a bigger data allowance for your money and far less (if any) traffic shaping or other restrictions but only a few actually do this.

c) At the moment migrating from LLU is very difficult since a code of practice is not yet in place. Some ISP's (like Plusnet, Orange and Pipex) have been taking advantage of this by forcing customers on to their LLU without their agreement.

If you really want the benefits of LLU chose be*, UK Online or SKY (once it settles down). The rest just aren't worth even looking at.

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Much much faster but if your modem / router is an old one you may need to get a more up to date one.

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Most of the decent LLU providers will give you a compatible router. Its free with be* and SKY although I believe UK Online force you to spend

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Is it better than MAxDSL then?

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Depends on who is doing it, what kit they are using and how big their backhaul from the exchange is.