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Broadband Related => ISPs => Topic started by: UncleUB on October 06, 2008, 01:19:29 PM
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Don't know whether its just me but some of these ratings seem a little generous to say the least.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=105129&pn=13
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i think i'd agree with ya on that one unky
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I am also going to agree.
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Hmmm reading between the lines I think I can see where some of those results have come from.
The average user has no idea - nor do they care- about the differences between LLU and IPStream ISPs. This obviously puts the IPStream ISPs at a disadvantage when it comes to cost.
How can the likes of a decent IPStream ISP compare when you have the likes of TT and Sky who are practically giving away adsl because its subsidised from profits from mobile phones or TV.
BT isnt allowed to subsidise one part of the company from other sources, and OFCOM regulates that BTwholesale costs are kept at a higher figure than what the LLU's do. Unfair... but your average Joe Bloggs wouldnt know.
Then you have more clued up users who are likely to use Zen etc.. they rate the service highly but cant possibly complete with LLU adsl2+ nor on cost.. and they know it.. so thats were IPStream ISPs have an unfair disadvantage.
Bit surprised at TTs average download speed and a couple of the others.. thats certainly not the r/l experience of some of the lines Ive seen.
Surely they couldnt have prioritised certain throughput could they? Theres no way I'd expect them to come above Zen, Plusnet, MAAF and even BT.
Virgin... hmmm shame they didnt separate out the dsl and cable results, because Virgin dsl... well... its shall we say the very poor relation. :no: