whats the best broadband ?

wfm

virgin media

wullie fook hoff

fork^^ my bad !

Sure it isn't your clogged up computer - FOYLES?

  -  a far more likely scenario.

I cannot fault Virgin Cable - to be truthful. ... 15 years with them.

im serious.

no its my son he plays on those x box games and cant get connected ,computer and phone fine ,got him shouting and swearing cos he cant play the fookin games ,inconsiderate fooker is disruptin my betting . need to get a better service . hows bt ?

I cannot fault Virgin Cable - to be truthful. ... 15 years with them

same here, a few outages but other than that their good

http://www.speedtest.net/

do a speedtest on your comp..report back.

add another router just for xbox johnny

plusnet by far the best of the big six

Isn't PLusnet not just a 'cheap and cheerful' - LESSER  - version of BT.

BT possibly the more expensive,but you get what you pay for.

@Foyleswar

Make sure his xbox is a wired connection and not wireless! makes a huge difference

I thought virgin had speeds of upto 300, where as the best "ultrafast" fibre broadband from bt etc is only 100Mb ?

Very similar however Plusnet customer service is amongst the best i've ever encountered anywhere and is UK based. BT higher complaints rate than Plusnet. On balance best value i'd say. Been with them years, not a single issue.

you all do realise that all the relevant companys bar virgin media only supply by name? 

they all rent the line from bt open reach.

I switched To Virgin recently, and I'm on VIVID 350 Optical Fibre. Never had a problem with it so far.

True willie but some offer different contention ratios.. eg the number of users using that 1 line

look how many energy companys there is..all comes from same place

ive my own hand generator have to go out and give it few turns now

I've been with them all and now with ZEN. Expensive but good service and don't restrict any sites if you uses Warez, streaming or KODI.
Had a router failure last month and they sent another the same day (FRITZ BOX 3490) that was an upgrade on my original one

used to be with Virgin and they were FANTATASTIC compared to Sky who use BT. I am now going back to Virgin as with Sky, unless my device is almost next to the router thingy, then even with boosters, it is rubbish reliability

Virgin putting mine up 3.48 from 1st October but it is good.  You need the fastest Mbps.

rarely need more than 10mb down and 2 up.

Beware of the Sky Q system. Wi Fi unreliable away from the main phone point.

thanks lads an engineer came out today but couldnt do a lot ,said its down to how many people in the area are using at the same time owtte, said something about boosters next month but they are extra wedge .

oldgit or anyone use a vpn? If so who? How much?

Virgin is mikes ahead as long as u are in a god area ask people that stay near about and clitches

Virgin only miles ahead if there is a good selection for others to chose from. If everyone is on virgin, or the line from the box is an old copper wire or the box is an old box waiting for new switches etc etc etc then they are also ****. In fairness not one supplier offers the service level they advertise and the customer service on all (bar plusnet) are also ****.

t mobile (EE)

virgin the best about.
proofs in the podding

http://www.speedtest.net/result/7592120167.png

Virgin is mikes ahead as long as u are in a god area ask people that stay near about and clitches


   ... so mike owns virgin, but if you live near a church, and remember to ask the neighbours about any clits.

Not everyone can get Virgin

Still Learning:
I don't use a VPN.

Still Learning:
I don't use a VPN.

Also I seldom use ZEN for phone calls as I use 18185 for longer calls or my 3p a minute PAYG.

the problem with fibre..ie bt infinity..you need to be within reasonable distance from the street cabinet...example..our office in seaton burn is 50yds from the cabinet...45mb download and 12mb upload
the cabinet at newc track is over 1200metres away..max speed 10-12mb.
of course bt dont explain any of this..they merely say 'up to' xyz.

I'm happy using TalkTalk.

^ Just don't try and leave!

I agree with trusty's 8.34 post

whats the problem leaving talk talk jmdc when your contracts up?

I hope that they have improved SL.

^ Make sure you cancel your DD yourself!

We have Sky Broadband Fibre, it's meant to be like 60 meg line, but I'm not convinced.

You can do a speed test for free here domino.

https://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/?&again

None of the speeds are to be believed Dom.  Make sure your router is in the same room as your pc with no obstructions.

And use powerline adaptors.

Sky - fastest they do Score 54 here

Average Download Speeds – Top 10
No.
Operator
2018 H1 (Top 10%)
2017 H2 (Top 10%)
Change %
1.
Virgin Media
65.3Mbps (128.4Mbps)
62.1Mbps (129.5Mbps)
5.15%
2.
AAISP
56.5Mbps (74.6Mbps)
38.2Mbps (72.8Mbps)
47.91%
3.
iDNET
37.3Mbps (71.1Mbps)
31.9Mbps (68.2Mbps)
16.93%
4.
Zen Internet
36.9Mbps (73.4Mbps)
31.4Mbps (68.5Mbps)
17.52%
5.
Vodafone
29.6Mbps (54.8Mbps)
25.1Mbps (43.9Mbps)
17.93%
6.
BT
29.5Mbps (62.7Mbps)
27.9Mbps (62.3Mbps)
5.73%
7.
Plusnet
23.6Mbps (51.5Mbps)
21.6Mbps (45.2Mbps)
9.26%
8.
EE
19.7Mbps (39.3Mbps)
16.9Mbps (36.2Mbps)
16.57%
9.
TalkTalk
17.7Mbps (37.3Mbps)
16.6Mbps (36.9Mbps)
6.63%
10.
Sky Broadband
16.8Mbps (34.8Mbps)
16.1Mbps (35.1Mbps)
4.35%

I get 39.4 on Sky fibre.

its only fibre from cabinet. copper from from house to cabinet.