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baxgttdi
baxgttdi Posts: 388 Forumite
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Can anyone please recommend me an ISP, Virgin are driving me up the wall with their ********** """traffic management""" (bandwidth filtering). I'm not sat endlessly downloading torrents etc I just want to be able to watch more than 30 mins of Iplayer without being restricted, I mean I'm on an "unlimited" package for goodness sake! (Sorry for the rant).

Can anyone recommend an ISP that doesn't traffic manage or at least one that is reasonable with the amount it does, I'm not bothered about paying a bit more for it. I jsut want a decent service.

I know there's an Internet Board but I thoguht the techy guys might be a bit better suited to answer me :)

Thanks in advance.
LBM 2 - 27.05.09. Debt was £33224 + 1100:eek: OD.
Car - was - [STRIKE]20867[/STRIKE] - now - Gone! :T Zopa - was [STRIKE]6800[/STRIKE] -now - Gone loan - was [STRIKE]1687 [/STRIKE]- now Gone! :T Student Loan - was [STRIKE]1850 [/STRIKE] - now gone!! - Barclay Card was -[STRIKE] £2000[/STRIKE] now - Gone OD - was 1100 - now - 900 :mad:
Total - £0 :rotfl: + OD = 100% paid!!!
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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Posts: 1,129 Forumite
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    Sky Max is unlimited, never had any issues like this at all.
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    baxgttdi wrote: »
    Can anyone please recommend me an ISP, Virgin are driving me up the wall with their ********** """traffic management""" (bandwidth filtering). I'm not sat endlessly downloading torrents etc I just want to be able to watch more than 30 mins of Iplayer without being restricted, I mean I'm on an "unlimited" package for goodness sake! (Sorry for the rant).

    Can anyone recommend an ISP that doesn't traffic manage or at least one that is reasonable with the amount it does, I'm not bothered about paying a bit more for it. I jsut want a decent service.

    I know there's an Internet Board but I thoguht the techy guys might be a bit better suited to answer me :)

    Thanks in advance.

    Do you have Virgin tv? If so you can get iplayer on your Virgin box.
  • baxgttdi
    baxgttdi Posts: 388 Forumite
    geewiz: Thanks will have a look at them.

    thescouselander: Na just the net...for now :/
    LBM 2 - 27.05.09. Debt was £33224 + 1100:eek: OD.
    Car - was - [STRIKE]20867[/STRIKE] - now - Gone! :T Zopa - was [STRIKE]6800[/STRIKE] -now - Gone loan - was [STRIKE]1687 [/STRIKE]- now Gone! :T Student Loan - was [STRIKE]1850 [/STRIKE] - now gone!! - Barclay Card was -[STRIKE] £2000[/STRIKE] now - Gone OD - was 1100 - now - 900 :mad:
    Total - £0 :rotfl: + OD = 100% paid!!!
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    If you are on VM cable service (as opposed to Virgin National ADSL), you don't have any other ISP options at all. You have to get a working BT line first before you can get any other service.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • pcombo
    pcombo Posts: 3,429 Forumite
    smallworld is a cable provider different from virgin.
  • baxgttdi
    baxgttdi Posts: 388 Forumite
    Thankfully it's just the ADSL otherwise I mighr be incline to scream :)
    LBM 2 - 27.05.09. Debt was £33224 + 1100:eek: OD.
    Car - was - [STRIKE]20867[/STRIKE] - now - Gone! :T Zopa - was [STRIKE]6800[/STRIKE] -now - Gone loan - was [STRIKE]1687 [/STRIKE]- now Gone! :T Student Loan - was [STRIKE]1850 [/STRIKE] - now gone!! - Barclay Card was -[STRIKE] £2000[/STRIKE] now - Gone OD - was 1100 - now - 900 :mad:
    Total - £0 :rotfl: + OD = 100% paid!!!
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    pcombo wrote: »
    smallworld is a cable provider different from virgin.

    Aptly named-they only cover:
    Irvine, Troon, Kilmarnock, Carlisle, Morecambe and Lancaster.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    baxgttdi wrote: »
    Thankfully it's just the ADSL otherwise I mighr be incline to scream :)

    Then look for your LLU options on samknows:
    http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 29 March 2010 at 9:16PM
    What makes you think you are being throttled?

    Iplayer takes precedence over torrents, so traffic management acts in your favour.
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • jamesb1239
    jamesb1239 Posts: 648 Forumite
    macman wrote: »
    Aptly named-they only cover:
    Irvine, Troon, Kilmarnock, Carlisle, Morecambe and Lancaster.

    Thats a joke, theres 1 estate here in carlisle that I know can get smallworld. They started rolling it out in carlisle then one day just stopped!! :( so we have no access to cable in the majority of the city
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