Your WBC experience

[bobleslie]

 

Whatever the 'theory', Rik, only BT Retail has sufficient clout to get BTW off their backsides to do an "across the board" series of upgrades for a service which can then be advertised nationally on TV and Press as a 'faster' service.

Such an upgrade to be completed by day one of said advertising campaign.  

Let me put it another way. If come Monday evening I can stream a video without constant re-buffering and can complete a BT speedtester without being requested to go to Test 2 I might be less 'cynical'.  

[Rik]

In blood, David, on the bottom line.

[David]

  pass ,

[bobleslie]

Yeah. They're not to be trusted. They say the maximum I'll get is a 9 Mb connection.  

[Rik]

pass ,

The buck? No, that's BT's job.

[David]

I would prefer the liposuction 

[Rik]

At least you get an anaesthetic while they extract the pound of flesh.

[David]

I would give it to them willingly to stay away from BT ..........Hate is a word so Strong I don't use it often ,but on this occasion I will make an exception   

[Rik]

I think we all feel the same. Whatever we do, we can't get away from them, with some very minor exceptions.

[David]

This just inflicts so much damage to the industry,and the blame imho sits with BT end of story

[Rik]

It does, but most people don't realise and don't care, David.

[Glenn]

Most people will blame who they have the contract with, their ISP.

[David]

Most do as they dont fully realise the dynamics of this.....I have learned the very hard way but I feel a better person for it 

[Rik]

The sad thing is that BT are in a position to ruin other people's businesses and get away with it. 

[David]

Yes and hav,nt they shown it clearly over tha pst two months or so causing bad feeling ,migrations loss of revenue god knows what is must be like to be at the front line 

[Ann]

I used the checker and guess what according to them I can enjoy up to the maximim speeds if I sign up........where do I sign 

Mine was fun.  If I put in my phone number I get 6mb speed but my postcode gets 7mb.  In fact I get more.  It's not too accurate.

[troesma]

So Ann, what's your experience on LLU so far with Be..? If things don't improve I'm very tempted to migrate, but then, I've heard so many promises... 

[Simon]

It's that 'up to' thing again, isn't it?  Perhaps BT should only be paid 'up to' their current line rental charges, dependant on the standard of the service?

[troesma]

Dreaming costs nothing 

[rireed3]

I must be living the dream:

Thursday:
Test1 comprises of Best Effort Test:  -provides background information.
   Your DSL connection rate: 19247 kbps(DOWN-STREAM),  1216 kbps(UP-STREAM)
   IP profile for your line is - 16000 kbps
   Actual IP throughput achieved during the test was - 9257 kbps

Saturday (today):

http://www.speedtest.net/result/540881473.png

But if I went with BT Total Broadbane:

We estimate your maximum connection speed to be 8.0Mbps

[Ann]

So Ann, what's your experience on LLU so far with Be..? If things don't improve I'm very tempted to migrate, but then, I've heard so many promises... 

It's fine so far.  But then it's only been five days.  I seem to get the same speed whatever time of day which is novel.  It just seems to work at the moment.  I'm ever aware that things can change but it's cheap so I'm not so bothered.

I'm happy with my decision.  I don't think I could have done anythiing else given the circumstances.  I feel for IDNet who fall foul of BT and have to put up with their problems but I couldn't afford to hang around.

[David]

  I want some...I want some 

[Niall]

It's that 'up to' thing again, isn't it?  Perhaps BT should only be paid 'up to' their current line rental charges, dependant on the standard of the service?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/5/1/

[Rik]

How true.  

[David]

  Sums it up right