I'm with Be's 24mb thingumy,
haven't had any serious problems with them. Seems like pretty good value to me, and they're easy enough to contact.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:11, archived)

Well, I'm thinking you an Azrael are on to something and I'm looking into it harder - but being 0.6miles from the exchange
I have no idea if its worth getting the 24bm package, because I'm on BT 2mbs but only reach about 250k d/l
( TonyUNDERSCORE from the Internet, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:14, archived)

That sounds about right dewd.
Don't think a 2mb connection means you can download at 2mb/s. Could be talking shit though.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:16, archived)

be use much less users per line than BT do, so there is less line congestion.
get the 8mb one for now, and if its running at the right speed, you can always upgrade it later..

edit: just re read that.. 250k/s is about right for a 2mb line mate..
( Azra3l Lubrication Persuasion and Brute Force ™, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:16, archived)

Figured it would be. What am I likely to be reaching at a 24mb / 8mb connection?

( TonyUNDERSCORE from the Internet, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)

I imagine it'd be about 2.4mb/s for 24 and 800kb/s for 8.
It's usually about a tenth.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:20, archived)

Okay, cheers :)

( TonyUNDERSCORE from the Internet, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:26, archived)

1 megabit = 125kilobytes..
x8 x24.. *grin*
( Azra3l Lubrication Persuasion and Brute Force ™, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:20, archived)

I seem to be getting 7.2Mbps down and 1.1 up at the moment.
It's been faster than that at other times. Not sure how far I am from the exchange, how do I find out?
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)

Go here, type in phonenumber / postcode on the right hand side:
https://www.bethere.co.uk/homebroadband.do
( TonyUNDERSCORE from the Internet, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)

That doesn't tell you the distance to the exchange.
It just guesses some shit. They reckon I can get 11mb's but it's basically wrong.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:24, archived)

I'm about a km away

( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:26, archived)

Go to the white socket and follow the wire.
You may need to do a bit of digging.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)

I think BT have some sort of application for finding out your nearest exchange.

( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 18:19, archived)