Re: Broadband only works properly after 2am

Question

yep greedy bt sell more bandwidth than they actually have. leaving us like me
this is my 22:00 speed
 Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.07 Mbps <-- THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO BT (what a joke) i pay for 8mb but now get 1mb
 For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.6 Mbps-7.15 Mbps.
 Additional Information:
 Your DSL Connection Rate :8.1 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
 IP Profile for your line is - 7 Mbps
11pm i will probably be back up to 6mb but i race online with my mates at 7pm to 10pm well i use to and is why i declared war on BT
SLOW SLOW BT CONGESTED EXCHANGE THAT I SEEM STUCK WITH HOWEVER AT PEEK TIMES WHEN I HIT A VERY SLOW 1MB ON MY BT LAND LINE THAT COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG I CAN JUST DISCONNECT FROM IT AND CONNECT TO NEXT DOORS VIRGIN MEDIA UNSECURED D-LINK ROUTER AND GET A 2.6 CONNECTION. HOW ???????????????????? AND WHY????????????????? IF ITS CONGESTED HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE OR DO VIRGIN PAY BT A **bleep** LOAD OF MONEY.

Answer 1

When i moved into my home last year May i had 7.8mb and was paying for 8mb so i was a happy chappy, But they have just finished building 35 new homes in my village, As them homes sold, my broadband was getting slower and slower.
I never noticed the decrease in speed until other gamers complained that i lagged due to slow broadband so i did some speed test and was horrified to see such low figures. i can't race in simulator league rooms now due to this slow bt speed.
BT say the acceptable rate for my line is 0.6 to 7.15.
0.6mb would be a 60k max download rate and you would get that or very near to it with a 512k connection that would cost you a lot cheaper than a 8mb connection.
Why end up like me and pay for 8mb when your only get 2mb. you may as well just get their 2mb package.
BT are happy with their service to you as long as you are getting over 0.6 even if your paying for 8.0mb
Here are my bt test results for tonight.
No need to reply to this post john45 or imjolly or any other pro BT poster.
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download  Speed
2.18 Mbps
0 Mbps
7.15 Mbps
Max Achievable Speed
 Download speedachieved during the test was - 2.18 Mbps
 For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.6 Mbps-7.15 Mbps.
 Additional Information:
 Your DSL Connection Rate :8.1 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM)
 IP Profile for your line is - 7 Mbps
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SLOW SLOW BT CONGESTED EXCHANGE THAT I SEEM STUCK WITH HOWEVER AT PEEK TIMES WHEN I HIT A VERY SLOW 1MB ON MY BT LAND LINE THAT COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG I CAN JUST DISCONNECT FROM IT AND CONNECT TO NEXT DOORS VIRGIN MEDIA UNSECURED D-LINK ROUTER AND GET A 2.6 CONNECTION. HOW ???????????????????? AND WHY????????????????? IF ITS CONGESTED HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE OR DO VIRGIN PAY BT A **bleep** LOAD OF MONEY.