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If things are working ok then all suppliers are basically the same ....

Hmmmm

asmost all use the same systems and rely on the same wholesale suppliers so,unless they throttle heavy users or are over subscribed,in theory they should all provide the same or very similar performance

In reply to a post by steve195527:

In reply to a post by Sandgrounder:

In reply to a post by steve195527:

If things are working ok then all suppliers are basically the same ....

Hmmmm

asmost all use the same systems and rely on the same wholesale suppliers so,unless they throttle heavy users or are over subscribed,in theory they should all provide the same or very similar performance

One problem is that capacity costs money so there is the temptation for suppliers to under configure their networks. I found the Post Office to be an excellent example of this.

NowTV was pants for me - slow and laggy. The Router looks like a cake with the horrible green writing on it - it went in the bin when they didn't ask for it back

Thank god there was no contract - it was only in for a month.

I just left Plusnet too - and oddly enough the best ISP I had to date on FTTC was, :::::drumroll:::: Infinity 2!

I've had NOW TV, (TV, BB & Phone) for the last 7 months, to be honest it's been ok on the broadband side.

* Got 40MB BB service, peak runs around 28Mb, off-peak runs around 34Mb, distance from fibre cabinet is roughly 60m, that was confirmed by the recent OR engineer and i can see the cabinet from my window.

* TV side is generally ok, have the smart tv box, the box is pretty slow at changing channels,can sometimes take up to 30 seconds.

* Never used the phone

* Router is the latest one they do and the wi-fi range is very poor compared to the previous SuperHub3 i had from Virgin Media but for the size of my flat it does cover where i need it to.

I've just switched to NowTV on a 12 month contract and so far am happy with it - see the thread I started on it for details

My sister is subscribed to NOWTV 80/20 FTTC and she gets pretty much that speed always and it has never dropped. the lowest i seen it was 73/18 but has went up to 79/19. Their router however only seemed to have 2 ethernet ports so bare that in mind. You might need to buy extra equipment which could be cheaper to go with plusnet.

No one seems to have asked why you are moving apart from price

Can I suggest that if you are basically happy with the BT speeds and service you find the cheapest offer and then ring BT and ask them to match it?

I've yet to find this approach to be unsuccessfull and it does save an awful lot of hassle

Seems , as I suspected, it was the Sky kit in my area as it's the only FTTC based service i've had which has suffered any problems.

I'm glad it's working for you all