Hi widmerpool and welcome to the forums.
>> your ISP rating section doesnt separate O2 LLU from L2 non LLU
I do appreciate what you are saying, because there is a vast difference between the two, and it is something that has been mulled over before.
I certainly dont mind you bringing it up
However, its unlikely that this would be implemented for the following reasons:-
~ Be/O2 already have a separate module in the code with a select due to Be/O2 IPs being indistinguishable from each other. I asked Brett & Ollie about this, but IPs are issued random hence why there's the additional drop down already. I don't see anyway I could automatically distinguish between the 2 technologies.
~ Believe it or not, many people we see here when they first arrive, don't know if they are on o2 LLU or IPStream - never mind know what LLU is. We are a friendly forum and tend to attract a fair few non-techy types asking for help... therefore these type of users wouldn't have a clue what to select.
~ The biggie - It would set a precedence, and I foresee other ISPs/users requesting we split their services down too.. which could then go even further for 20CN/21CN etc.
If I did it for one ISP, then for the site to remain unbiased, I have to do it for other ISPs too.
As a compromise the form states
"It would be helpful to other users if you could state which product you are on."