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Poor internet speeds
Mus1
02-09-2006
On the 4mb package, Staples Corner. Can't stream anything smoothly from youtube for instance and the connection kept failing completely last night.

Just me?
iSix
02-09-2006
I'm hogging all the bandwidth

*iSix hugs his download maxing out his 8Mbit
aprec
03-09-2006
Am on up to 8mbps in Westminster area but was only only downloading at less than 1mbps yesterday evening.
Just done another speed test now and am getting 2.8 mbps.
Mus1
06-09-2006
0.3 mbps here - confirmed that there are problems at Staples Corner.

Been like this for 5 days - not exactly getting their finger out.
masai
07-09-2006
You guys always seem to have problems on the staples exchange.
mbear
07-09-2006
Yeah, I think HC's connectivity seems much slower (esp US sites) than it used to be. Either they've been cutting back for cash flow or this is the start of the Tiscali shrewdness (unlikely)...
Mus1
07-09-2006
On the phone with support now they've already improved it up to 3 Mbps...
Mus1
07-09-2006
...with the TV off.

Back to .4mbps and they say that my line is only capable of 3.5 mbps altogether because of the S/N ratio.

Aaaaaarghhh!
Mus1
08-09-2006
Well, I'm thinking of ditching the TV and settling for Freeview.

Can anyone tell from the HC website what the prices of Broadband only are, 'cos I can't?
johnnyrocker
09-09-2006
i do not think they have such an offering although a long while ago they used to
mbear
09-09-2006
Yeah, there's no point - there's loads of other people who will offer quicker speeds (depending on where you are). Try www.samknows.com to see who's LLU'd your exchange
Mus1
09-09-2006
OK thanks. Be looks nice but I bet I don't get the full monty speeds because of distance from the exchange.

Is Telewest Blueyonder worth it? Looked like similar pricing, better TV channels but only 2mb broadband?
Mus1
10-09-2006
Well, Be reckon the best I can get on my line is 7mbps and Carphone Warehouse has just been enabled on my line.

Anyone had any experience of Talk Talk unlimited 8mbps? 18 month minimum contract though, innit?
iSix
10-09-2006
Originally Posted by Mus1:
“the best I can get on my line is 7mbps”

That's the best you'll get from any isp then.

CPW/talktalk isn't good from what others have told me.
Brush Master
11-09-2006
Originally Posted by Mus1:
“Well, I'm thinking of ditching the TV and settling for Freeview.

Can anyone tell from the HC website what the prices of Broadband only are, 'cos I can't?”

Done the same. Freeview is great - no freezing, no rebooting of the box right at the punch line. Highly recommend it. And with a dual-tuner harddisk recorder, you can make your very own "replay."

Internet-only pricing seems unavailable online. If you ditch HC television all together you cannot have 8Mbps service any more; the fastest you can get w/o telly service is 4 Mbps at £20/month, I believe.
mbear
11-09-2006
Hmm, I've got freeview on my computer through EyeTV. It's totally awesome... Might ditch HC too...
Mus1
11-09-2006
Yeah, cheers guys. Looking at the options.

I was thinking of having TUTV as well but they've gone and changed that - £180 for a box plus £10 a month. What's that about?
Last edited by Mus1 : 11-09-2006 at 19:58
Brush Master
12-09-2006
Originally Posted by mbear:
“Hmm, I've got freeview on my computer through EyeTV. It's totally awesome... Might ditch HC too...”

... and this is just a little PC tuner. I tried these, too - no comparison to the real thing. The image quality you're getting with a good, standalone, Freeview tuner or PVR is excellent.
mbear
12-09-2006
No - I've got fullscreen on my 20" lcd and it's great...
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