Comments on: Why I get faster connections in the West Indies than Suffolk http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/ Blogging in the real world Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:02:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bath mateus http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-124291 bath mateus Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:42:45 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-124291 good blog. <a>Bathmate</a> good blog.

Bathmate

]]> By: Directories R Us http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-122422 Directories R Us Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:41:27 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-122422 Interesting Post. Some questions will never get answered Interesting Post. Some questions will never get answered

]]> By: SEO Blog http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-107323 SEO Blog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:31:25 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-107323 Glad to read this post. Thank you for sharing. Glad to read this post. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Khuram Malik http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-107182 Khuram Malik Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:40:29 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-107182 Hi, sorry. I dont have a response to this post itself, i was just wondering if you are on Twitter or Facebook? I was also looking for Derek Cohen, but he seems to have dissapeared? Hi, sorry. I dont have a response to this post itself, i was just wondering if you are on Twitter or Facebook?

I was also looking for Derek Cohen, but he seems to have dissapeared?

]]> By: Dom Hampton http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-106141 Dom Hampton Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:41:53 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-106141 A shamless plug, but if you are closer to Essex than Suffork you have a WISP that may be able to reach you, us! We can sort you a 20Mb/s + Leased line if you need it. Check out http://www.fastruralbroadband.co.uk for coverage. A shamless plug, but if you are closer to Essex than Suffork you have a WISP that may be able to reach you, us! We can sort you a 20Mb/s + Leased line if you need it.

Check out http://www.fastruralbroadband.co.uk for coverage.

]]> By: Steve Cassidy http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-105658 Steve Cassidy Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:58:50 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-105658 oh and Mike: when I had a speed bump because BT closed the excahnge I was connected to, I was on the phone to Easynet a lot, sorting it out. After 2 calls I was talking to the guy who had been on-site in the exchange doing the LLU kit move, in the back of his car... there are good reasons to go for quality Tier 2 ISP's, instead of BT! oh and Mike: when I had a speed bump because BT closed the excahnge I was connected to, I was on the phone to Easynet a lot, sorting it out. After 2 calls I was talking to the guy who had been on-site in the exchange doing the LLU kit move, in the back of his car… there are good reasons to go for quality Tier 2 ISP’s, instead of BT!

]]> By: Steve Cassidy http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-105655 Steve Cassidy Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:56:37 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-105655 two suggestions. One: Virgin fibre based "cable". Won't release the need for another business-rated connection but will put the peak download rate up a bit. The other is to go back to BT and ask what happens if you go from a 1 year contract, to an 18 month or 3 year. Quite a lot of carrier kit amortisation turns into a whole different world once you get out of the short-contract mindset. two suggestions. One: Virgin fibre based “cable”. Won’t release the need for another business-rated connection but will put the peak download rate up a bit. The other is to go back to BT and ask what happens if you go from a 1 year contract, to an 18 month or 3 year. Quite a lot of carrier kit amortisation turns into a whole different world once you get out of the short-contract mindset.

]]> By: jon honeyball http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-105472 jon honeyball Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:16:33 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-105472 Steve - would be happy to be 5k. But BT wanted something like 30k. Plus 20k per year or so when we enquired a few months ago. Alan -- needs to be the same isp to send one packet down one line, then the next down the other, etc. Fortunately www.merula.net are happy to try such ip-trickery-pokery. jon Steve – would be happy to be 5k. But BT wanted something like 30k. Plus 20k per year or so when we enquired a few months ago.

Alan — needs to be the same isp to send one packet down one line, then the next down the other, etc. Fortunately http://www.merula.net are happy to try such ip-trickery-pokery.

jon

]]> By: BrianL http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-105427 BrianL Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:56:15 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-105427 My company takes in a number of expats from Portugal to work in UK. They typically rent flats while they're here. They can't believe a) the hassle they get from BT - who are usually involved somewhere in the mix and b) the slow speeds we have to put up with in many places. They tell me that in Portugal, even the meanest little village out in the sticks gets a reasonable broadband connection. From talking to so many, I don't doubt that this is so. My company takes in a number of expats from Portugal to work in UK. They typically rent flats while they’re here. They can’t believe a) the hassle they get from BT – who are usually involved somewhere in the mix and b) the slow speeds we have to put up with in many places. They tell me that in Portugal, even the meanest little village out in the sticks gets a reasonable broadband connection. From talking to so many, I don’t doubt that this is so.

]]> By: Mike http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/09/08/why-i-get-faster-connections-in-the-west-indies-than-suffolk/comment-page-1/#comment-105409 Mike Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:58:26 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=7192#comment-105409 I have been battling with BT on a similar problem. The advertised "up to 8 meg download speed" was downgraded to definately 3 MBPS, but I had 512 KBPS ( 1/2 MBPS ) to start and 66 telephone calls to BT Helpdesk in India and lots of "HMMMMMM it should work" from engineers, I am still below 1 MBPS. I have been battling with BT on a similar problem. The advertised “up to 8 meg download speed” was downgraded to definately 3 MBPS, but I had 512 KBPS ( 1/2 MBPS ) to start and 66 telephone calls to BT Helpdesk in India and lots of “HMMMMMM it should work” from engineers, I am still below 1 MBPS.

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