Which ISP?

Cranky_Wombat

I am currently with Virgin and have been for over a decade, to be honest I think its the high speeds keeping me. That being said Im finding the WiFi strength pretty rubbish.

There two people that mainly use the internet with up to 4 with the kids at certain times.
I currently have a 100mb line, No phone (use mobiles) and basic TV (Tivo)
Costs roughly £54pcm

All other providers speeds are considerably lower so I'm hesitant to switch for more or less what I am paying for now. Virgins Hub 3 router is terrible and I don't agree with buying a new router when I pay for this one lol I have tried powerline adapters which have had no effect either!

Essentially whats the best stable WiFi that can also give me a TV package? I am a very high bandwith user. Thanks

JJ_Egan

BT hub 6 comes out top in tests .
Max is 76 meg .


In your shoes i would buy a decent wifi router if i was staying with VMs high speed .

onomatopoeia99

Cranky_Wombat wrote: »

Essentially whats the best stable WiFi that can also give me a TV package? I am a very high bandwith user. Thanks

I do not understand choosing an ISP based on how good the "free" router is at wifi.



Choose an ISP based on how good they are at being an ISP. Wifi you can sort out yourself better than any built to a minimum cost "free" router the ISP provides.

wongataa

No ISP will guarantee Wi-Fi speeds. All they are responsible for is delivering internet access to your property. If you want to improve your home network it is up to you whatever ISP you use.

AndyPK

Buy a vm hub v2 off ensy ?

Cranky_Wombat

I don't agree with the statement "they just provide internet its down to you to make it better" that's the equivalent of saying Essex and Suffolk provide water riddled with urine and feces so it's down to me to have a filtration plant in my back garden to make it better :think:

I am not looking for guaranteed faster speeds, more the likelihood of better quality signal. Don't see how an ISP can use the excuse ah well you get 1mb/s so thats "internet access" be happy...
All ISPs use different routers, just want to know what's the most stable...

boliston

surely the isp can only affect *wired* speed as wifi speed has nothing to do with the isp

boatman

Openreach provide broadband, the ISP do the billing, it's anyone's guess who is the best in your location. As has been said, BT have the best router followed by Sky/NowTV(appears to be the same router) probably.

onomatopoeia99

boatman wrote: »

Openreach provide broadband, the ISP do the billing

That is not how it works, though the myth has been peddled in some form for many years. The ISP does way more than just billing. Openreach provide the local loop infrastructure and some of the backhaul, but that's it.

Cornucopia

Cranky_Wombat wrote: »

I don't agree with the statement "they just provide internet its down to you to make it better" that's the equivalent of saying Essex and Suffolk provide water riddled with urine and feces so it's down to me to have a filtration plant in my back garden to make it better :think:

That's not an accurate analogy. The ISPs cannot control the local reception issues affecting Wifi performance.

The ISPs generally supply a standard router, with average capabilities. The BT one is probably the best of the bunch at the moment.

I am not looking for guaranteed faster speeds, more the likelihood of better quality signal. Don't see how an ISP can use the excuse ah well you get 1mb/s so thats "internet access" be happy...
All ISPs use different routers, just want to know what's the most stable...

It would help if you knew/if you told us whether there are any particular challenges to good Wifi at your property.

Technically, there is more than one way to connect to a Router (which I imagine would be part of the ISP's defence if you complained). Yes, these days, most people are going to use Wifi, but being radio-based, it will always have limitations. If you want/need reliable high-speed connectivity try it with an Ethernet cable and watch it fly.

JJ_Egan

OP does not want VM router or to buy a better router .
Only choice is to move to an Openreach ISP with much lower speed than VM and in some cases a poor router .