UK Broadband Users (mainly BT)

Yes, when I try to access this site from my BT Broadband the browser just sits staring at me!
When I use my VPN (vis America or Norway) access to the site is instant. So BT / UK members please be patient and blame BT!
 
Over here on the other side of the Pond, there are many internet providers, in urban and suburban areas that is, and I am very satisfied. It's pricy but I'm satisfied. There are very few problems and if there is one, I can get it solved very quickly. However, I have heard that it is another story in some rural areas where the internet providers have little incentive to provide and maintain service.
 
Adanor said:
Over here on the other side of the Pond, there are many internet providers, in urban and suburban areas that is, and I am very satisfied. It's pricy but I'm satisfied. There are very few problems and if there is one, I can get it solved very quickly. However, I have heard that it is another story in some rural areas where the internet providers have little incentive to provide and maintain service.
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What do you call pricey, I am currently on a 12 month deal, the speeds are 55 down and 10 up (Megabytes) at the moment it is costing me £10 a month plus line rental which is about £18 month, after the 12 months the internet could go up to £25 a month, but it always pays to haggle or move elsewhere, the sad thing is the line rental cost here are creeping up in leaps and bounds, and I suspect it is to keep the internet cost down and make the deals look attractive, especially to new users
 
maltrab said:
What do you call pricey, I am currently on a 12 month deal, the speeds are 55 down and 10 up (Megabytes) at the moment it is costing me £10 a month plus line rental which is about £18 month, after the 12 months the internet could go up to £25 a month, but it always pays to haggle or move elsewhere, the sad thing is the line rental cost here are creeping up in leaps and bounds, and I suspect it is to keep the internet cost down and make the deals look attractive, especially to new users
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I currently pay $59.99 per month for Time Warner Cable broadband internet plus $10 to lease a modem. I just ran their speed test and it shows 17.01 Mbps down and 1.14 up. Both are a tiny bit faster than the target range for the standard service that I'm paying for. The fastest plan on offer is $69.99 for up to 50 Mbps down and up to 5 up. Time Warner has a monopoly in this area, so prices can only go up.
 
Marianna said:
I currently pay $59.99 per month for Time Warner Cable broadband internet plus $10 to lease a modem. I just ran their speed test and it shows 17.01 Mbps down and 1.14 up. Both are a tiny bit faster than the target range for the standard service that I'm paying for. The fastest plan on offer is $69.99 for up to 50 Mbps down and up to 5 up. Time Warner has a monopoly in this area, so prices can only go up.
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That does seem a little pricey, your bundle with modem equates to £52 a month, I assume that includes a telephone connection, if I took off the UK line rental cost, that means you would be paying £34 a month for what we call adsl2+ and at standard pricing with no deals for unlimited usage would be £20 a month, or if you are a low user £13 a month.
If you were a new user currently the offer for the 1st 12 months is a little crazy, unlimited would be £5 a month or £60 for the year, but they give you a £100 cash voucher, so in fact your are £40 in pocket towards the line rental cost
 
maltrab said:
That does seem a little pricey, your bundle with modem equates to £52 a month, I assume that includes a telephone connection, if I took off the UK line rental cost, that means you would be paying £34 a month for what we call adsl2+ and at standard pricing with no deals for unlimited usage would be £20 a month, or if you are a low user £13 a month.
If you were a new user currently the offer for the 1st 12 months is a little crazy, unlimited would be £5 a month or £60 for the year, but they give you a £100 cash voucher, so in fact your are £40 in pocket towards the line rental cost
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No, it doesn't include phone service because the physical cable isn't all that reliable, nor is electric service, and Verizon landline service is far too expensive, so I rely solely on cell service. A squirrel biting through the covering on the cable will put the internet out of service and every time there's a glitch at the factory here in the village the power goes out all over the village. It doesn't include television, either. It's only the internet portion of the bill.

I use the internet very heavily, so I'd be at the high end of your cost.
 
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