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Janet Street-Porter · Sun 13 Apr 2008, 1:37 am

Which is the best ISP in the UK? I've just found out that my ISP 'throttles' my connection despite advertising an unlimited service and I'm furious.

Beardy Branson, you're a crook!!!!!

redsock · #2 Post by **redsock** » Sun 13 Apr 2008, 1:54 am

I could tell you the best ISP in the UK, but then if you joined it, it might degrade my connection ....

You're best bet to pick one that's right for you, would be to check out the reviews and forums here and see which ones have what you need.

Janet Street-Porter · Sun 13 Apr 2008, 9:16 am

redsock wrote:I could tell you the best ISP in the UK, but then if you joined it, it might degrade my connection ....

You're best bet to pick one that's right for you, would be to check out the reviews and forums here and see which ones have what you need.

I'm just in shock that companies can advertise something and then not provide it!!!!! Perhaps I'm naive but how can 'unlimited' mean 'we will limit your downloading and throttle your connection for five hours if you download too much'? DEAR SIR BEARDY, IF I WANTED A LIMITED SERVICE I WOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED UP AND PAID FOR AN UNLIMITED SERVICE, WOULD I????? *reads small print*

skyhigh · #4 Post by **skyhigh** » Sun 13 Apr 2008, 10:17 am

All ISP's seem to be throttling between 1830 and 0000. Best just to avoid dl's between these times, or expect them to run slow. I've never really had a problem with aol, other than price. The first time you encounter a problem with aol is when you try and switch to a cheaper provider........

skyhigh · #5 Post by **skyhigh** » Sun 13 Apr 2008, 10:19 am

Janet Street-Porter wrote: *reads small print*

will probably talk about a fair usage policy which seems to be the get out clause.

redsock · #6 Post by **redsock** » Sun 13 Apr 2008, 11:05 am

Oops ! My link didn't get entered in my above post.

Check out every UK ISP here ....

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/

I know what you mean "Janet", their version of unlimited is not what what yours is.

Not all of them throttle the speed though. The saying "You get what you pay for" has never been truer than with the ISP market. If you're willing to pay around £25 a month, you'll get a near unlimited service with no restrictions.

Oh, and here's mine ...

http://www.zen.co.uk/

Fugitive1979 · #7 Post by **Fugitive1979** » Sun 13 Apr 2008, 5:00 pm

I got a row from BT for going over my limit by 100MB last month. If it happens again, I'll get fined 30p per 1GB I go over.

Janet Street-Porter · Sun 13 Apr 2008, 6:47 pm

Fugitive1979 wrote:I got a row from BT for going over my limit by 100MB last month. If it happens again, I'll get fined 30p per 1GB I go over.

F*ck. I'd be bankrupt.

My main problem is the way they operate. I just won't download anything during peak hours in the future but it's the principle that pisses me off. Trading Standards should be doing something about these companies because they don't provide the service that they advertise. If I bought a 5kg bag of potatoes from a grocer and it was really only a 2.5kg bag, they'd be shafted.

Janet Street-Porter · Sun 13 Apr 2008, 6:48 pm

redsock wrote:Oops ! My link didn't get entered in my above post.

Check out every UK ISP here ....

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/

I know what you mean "Janet", their version of unlimited is not what what yours is.

Not all of them throttle the speed though. The saying "You get what you pay for" has never been truer than with the ISP market. If you're willing to pay around £25 a month, you'll get a near unlimited service with no restrictions.

Oh, and here's mine ...

http://www.zen.co.uk/

Thanks. I'll check it out.

One of the crowd · Mon 14 Apr 2008, 12:37 pm

Not Tiscali.

Twoism · #11 Post by **Twoism** » Mon 14 Apr 2008, 2:47 pm

Yeah, I'm with Zen as well. Recommended!