Originally Posted by Gigabit:
“Bit different for broadband. The service you get - when it's working - will be the same from any ISP.”
“Bit different for broadband. The service you get - when it's working - will be the same from any ISP.”
This is not true.
Different ISPs have better connections to the internet (or to certain networks), they have different features, different prices, and different levels of support when it is broken. If different ISPs use different underlying networks then there may be variation in speeds, too - for example 1Gbit with Hyperoptic, or 200Mbit with Virgin.
Different ISPs are also prone to having issues that degrade service, yet don't totally break it - but as it's not a total loss of service they would never fix them
e.g. with my provider I have the ability to have multiple IP addresses, I have IPv6, I have no restrictions on servers. If I were to move to BT or TalkTalk I would lose all of this. I can still get to websites, but that's abouit the only similarity. Moving to BT would give me BT Sport, or free access to BT wifi, which I do not get with my current ISP
It's like saying "all the mobile networks are the same, when it's working" - when there are obviously differences in price, coverage and performance that would be a huge part of your decision making



