Question about changing non-LLU broadband supplier

herman2811

No ISPs have an LLU presence on my exchange, so my current supplier is obviously using BT's equipment.

Over the last few months, I've been seeing increasing incidents of slow download speed, and have recently contacted my ISP to try to resolve. If they are not able to, I was considering changing ISP.

My question is: If I was to change from one ISP using BT's equipment, to another ISP that will also use BT, how likely is it that my speed issue will not be resolved? If changing won't make much of a difference, then I won't bother!

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Inactive

Which ISP are you using at the moment?

kwikbreaks

The basic rate you sync at will remain the same (assuming no switch to ADSL2+). However the rate that you can actually download at during peak times is largely down to your ISP. The main cause of contention on IPstream products is how many punters the ISP is trying to cram onto the grossly overpriced BTw centrals they rent. Since my exchange was LLU enabled I've had the pleasure of ignoring progress in the BTw world and although 21CN changes the technical details and names of kit sfaik the economics still mean that ISPs have problems providing BTw capacity at prices people are prepared to pay.

Take a look at - http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php - which should at least make clear who are the lemons.

Inactive

Or try this to give a further insight from user feedback;

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/isp/compare.html

BargainGalore

Oh here http://www.comparebroadband.co.uk/

or what you can get in your area http://www.samknows.com/broadband/