AndyLyman

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Just thought that I would let you know about my experiences with my new ISP - BEthere.co.uk

Switched to them last Monday from my old Pipex max 8mb connection...

All I can say is I am glad I did, there customer service is fantastic - asked to get upgraded via there online ticket system and next day all was done....

I sync now at 17mb and upload sync 2.25 mb

here is a quick speed test done Saturday afternoon to a London server via speedtest.net



For anyone looking for a isp I can rate them very highly and am very impressed with the quality of service...

I know I am not mega close to the exchange so I wont get the full 24mb service but ha-ho 15mb is better than pipex 6mb and 512k up

www.bethere.co.uk


cheers

Andy

kernel

Barsteward I think I need to move, BEthere laughed at me telling me not to bother as I am over 4900m from the exchange.

Woe is me

boxst

Yep. BeThere are very good.

Steve

Kieran_Burns

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I feel like infracting andy just for HAVING such a bloody fast 'net link (we need a green eyed monster smilie....)

chrisowe

I'm guessing with that upload you must be on Be pro. I'm very jealous as I am only able to sync between 6-7mb so am on Value.
I agree they are good ISP, I've been with them since January and the only problems I have had are with my dodgy line.

TonyBurns

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Wouldnt go with BE if your with 02 though as you get discount if you have an O2 contract of 10 quid though its just the same people, just a different name (ie O2 own BE)

Tony

Luminous

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I'm still stuck on 1mb/256kb ADSL1. We cannot find a provider that has reasonable caps at a reasonable price. Currently we have 100Gb download cap per month for £29.99. Not been able to beat that yet

bob269

You're paying for 24meg bb but getting nowhere near that, is that something to shout about ?

boxst

If that is to the original poster ... 1.5mb/s is great and Be costs around the same as all the other 'up to 8mb' providers.

Steve

mike1210

you would rarely if ever get over 20 meg I would think with ADSL2 so a 17 M/Bit sync rate is pretty decent to a household, years ago companies didn't even have that, as ever the adverising could be called misleading but provided its consistent and the like thats really good IMO

AndyLyman

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Whos shouting?

I am just letting people know that BE internet are a decent isp and offer good service and speed.....

why pay £20 for 8mb when you can get up to 24...

my 15-17mb is better than my old crap pipex 6mb! for the same price

Andy

pimmo2000

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The speed test site wont give you full speed, download from newsgorups and see what speed you get
Mine downloads at 2.4MB a second but shows as less than 1Mb connection

Chris L

I'm on Be Internet too - very hard to fault them in any way - a rare thing in the world of ISPs! I had a text message at every stage while they were commissioning the line. Line activation was also completed ahead of schedule too!

Granted, I live about 1/2 Km from the Exchange, but I get very good speeds (normally around 17/18mb, but sometimes up above 20mb. And to cap it all I got email from them last month saying they were cutting the monthly charge by a fiver!

rik1471

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised when I received that email too.

£24 down to £18

Bonus!

boxst

I'm just downloading two episodes of QI (via BE*) and getting 1.4mb/s ... they will be here in 4 minutes -- amazing!



Steve

warrenm2

Im on Virgin 20MB and only ever get 17MB no matter when I test it....

pimmo2000

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Sadly some areas only get 16.4 I think it is !

Chris L

That's not too bad - you'll probably find in the small print that 20Mb is a theoretical maximum, much like Be

InvisibleMan

its says it gives you a static ip address, do you have to use this (better than dhcp?) also wouldnt it be a bad idea for getting busting on torrents?

chrisowe

You don't have to have a static ip address. They will still be able to trace you even if it was dynamic.