porn - what else.throdgrain said:I never know what you all need to download so feverishly
Lester said:As more ISPs move to a usage based pricing model from BT, you'll find that all the 8 and 24Mb services will deteriorate in quality. They will crack down on heavy downloaders more and more. It's happening already with some ISPs identfying heavy users and lumping them together in the same "contention" groups. As Broadband moves to I.P., it will be easier to control and limit those users.
Those ISPs with a LLU platform will be a better option for a while as they fight for market share, but basically the next 12 months will see lots of ISPs go bust or get bought.
imo of course...
nath said:Good lord, you're paying £29.99 a month for it? I'm paying that for my 24mbit with UKOnline, capped at 500gb a month. Added to that, the two times I've had problems (one teething problem when moving to 8mb, the other the same but for 24mb) I've spoken to a competent english person.
I guess 30 a month isn't the biggest deal, and if you're not the sort of person to worry about the priciple of the thing, then fine. I am though, and I think it's fucking disgraceful :\
yaruar said:Most ISP's have been bust for years, living off IPO money and investment from people who didn't know any better. It's just not a particually profitable marketplace. Look at the top tier providers, they are all broke and infighting at the moment
`mongoose said:I'm on with plus.net (thanks to trem) and tbh they're not too bad.
They're certainly better than nthell were that's for sure.
£15 a month for 2mb and all I use my connection for is surfing and gaming. Cheap and fairly reliable.
M
yaruar said:Yeah, but UK online is owned by Rupert Murdoch now which means anyone using it is a disgrace to humanity
:touch:
I was thinking more backbone providers in terms of top tier.Lester said:All the top tier providers are moving to LLU and will achieve much improved margins for a while. You'll see a big move to IPTV and voice services too, to try and squeeze every last penny out of their customers.
Tom said:Nah I don't really want the extra channels though, just the basic ones. I only want them for the w/s aspect anyway
yaruar said:I was thinking more backbone providers in terms of top tier.
In terms of LLU, yeah, margins might be higher, but most companies are bancrupting themselves to get the equipment in. Some like Easynet had the cash reserves to cover it, or like Bulldog just spent money they didn't have then had to be bailed out by C&W but at current prices for broadband costs are not being covered and AFAIR almost all ISP's are losing more money than they used to lose.
`mongoose said:I'm on with plus.net (thanks to trem) and tbh they're not too bad.
They're certainly better than nthell were that's for sure.
£15 a month for 2mb and all I use my connection for is surfing and gaming. Cheap and fairly reliable.
M