Broadband Truth Campaign

[Largest of Als]

Looks like we might be getting a little more clarity from the ISP's ..

Ofcom has today published a new voluntary code of practice aimed at rebuilding consumer trust in the ISP industry damaged by misleading speed claims.
The code doesn't cover marketing, so don't necessarily expect an end to the "UNLIMITED* SUPERFAST** 8MEG*** BROADBAND!!!" adverts that leave so many feeling cheated.

Instead, 32 fixed line ISPs, covering 90 per cent of the market, have agreed to provide clear caveats and accurate speed estimates at the point of sale and on their websites. Line checkers should always be used where possible before the customer can take up a broadband service, the code says, and a durable record of the estimated speed should be provided.
Regulators plan to monitor compliance with the voluntary rules via mystery shopping. Signatories to the code can therefore continue to advertise something they physically cannot provide, so long as their sales staff mention that fact when people ring up.

Al

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Originally Posted by Largest of Als

Looks like we might be getting a little more clarity from the ISP's ..

Well, from some of them, and probably the ones who already state that the quoted figure is the max possible and depends on the line.

[djtoast]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooft

1.17 Mbps action for azureus today, more than double what I've ever gotten before.

So I can reach the point where Virgin will throttle my connection quicker than ever!



*edit* and speedtest says

[poprock]

Yup, according to this page, the Renfrew region was upgraded today.

Woo.

[Semprini]

Fuck yeah.

[djtoast]

Fat lot of good it does at the moment though, while there's no Prison Break, Lost, or BSG

[Largest of Als]

Originally Posted by djtoast

Fat lot of good it does at the moment though, while there's no Prison Break, Lost, or BSG

Look for 'Space - Above and Beyond'.. I found all that recently..



Al

[Danger]

I'm with sky and being driven absolutely nuts, sadly its not in my name. It was advertised at 8Mbps but of course when I called them they told me that the maximum my line could handle was 3 Mbps, thats fine, I can live with that but I'm lucky if I get over the speeds of a 512k. I've had broadband for years through many different ISPs and it hasn't been this slow in about 5-6 years.

[Dyno]

Up to 8Meg, bit shit really. Although I am wireless, and the line can only receive up to 6.something.

[triggerhappy]

Originally Posted by triggerhappy

Mine seems to have gotten better

So, now on Virgin cable broadband:



Not quite as good, but I suppose I can live with it. Everything was just so much better with o2 though

[katinacooker]

[Baron Samedi]

Originally Posted by triggerhappy

Everything was just so much better with o2 though

How come you're not with o2 any more? Move to a non-LLU area or something?

[Zippy]

I just signed up with O2 a couple of weeks ago, great service - £10 a month for 8mb connection (and it's actually 8mb, not something far below) can't be sniffed at.

[triggerhappy]

Originally Posted by Baron Samedi

How come you're not with o2 any more? Move to a non-LLU area or something?

I moved house to a place where the BT line had been out of use for too long. BT wanted 125 quid to reconnect, o2 want 50 quid to cancel - I'm skint so o2 had to go sadly

Originally Posted by Zippy

I just signed up with O2 a couple of weeks ago, great service - £10 a month for 8mb connection (and it's actually 8mb, not something far below) can't be sniffed at.

Aye, they're brilliant. I'm mourning the loss, Virgin are a complete pain in the ass.

[Warlord]

Yasss



Even better!