I'm fed up of Virgins traffic shaping, when it was NTL my download speed use to be around 550kbs since Virgin took over and implemented traffic shaping 50% of the time my downloads drop to 200-250kbs, and I think its disgusting seeing as I pay OTT for a "2mb" connection when its suppose to be 5, or 4, or whatever it is now...
I was looking at going back to BT seeing as my bills been going up month after month, and joining
BE for my internet as I hear nothing but great reviews from people who are with them. I checked my straight line distance from my BT exchange and it comes in at 3.8km, which is pretty far so there’s no way I would get full 24mb, but could it be possible that I get faster speeds than I currently do with virgin? I would call
BE and ask them but I’m guessing they would just say my speed would be fine to grab me as a customer. Is there any other way of checking what kind of speeds I would get without it being a biased answer? It would mean reconnecting my BT line, cancelling virgin, and changing internet provider, so it isn't something I want to jump into without doing a bit of research.
Someone said
BE would probably put me on the 8mb service as 24mb would be useless to me due to the distance, but that comes with a 12month contract... which I’m not willing to go with, because if I get slow speeds then I'm pretty much doomed...
Should I stay with Virgin or go back to BT?
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BT ADSL checker:
Your exchange is ADSL enabled, and our initial test on your line indicates that your line should be able to have an ADSL broadband service that provides a line rate up to 1Mbps. However due to the length of your line the 1Mbps service may require an engineer visit who will, where possible, supply the broadband service.
Our test also indicates that your line should be able to support a potential ADSL Max broadband line rate of 2.5Mbps or greater.
The actual ADSL Max line rate supportable will be determined during the first 10 days of use, after which time the highest stable rate possible will be set.
If you decide to place an order, a further test will be performed to confirm if your line is suitable for the service you wish to purchase.
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