ADSL BB why pay more

74 Posts


My ADSL bb is up for renewal. I live on the edge between two exchanges. So right at the very end of the fibre and end of the copper. The download sppeds are awful. 5 mb
on a good day. It does most things well enough. I refuse to use virgin and mobile for lots of reasons.
Question is it worth paying anymore than the absolute cheapest when I suspect i still will not get any faster.
btw I live in the outskirts of Guildford
on a good day. It does most things well enough. I refuse to use virgin and mobile for lots of reasons.
Question is it worth paying anymore than the absolute cheapest when I suspect i still will not get any faster.
btw I live in the outskirts of Guildford
0
Latest MSE News and Guides
Replies
https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL
Very informative links and so is this BT Wholesale UK Broadband Checker Adds a Few New Details UPDATE - ISPreview UK
I wouldn't throw money at ADSL in the hope that you'll get faster speeds. Cheapest wins in my book.
I would avoid using your ISP's DNS server however, I've had various cheap ISP and their DNS servers will just stop responding for some reason.
I also have my own cable router which I just plug into the back of whichever ADSL router my ISP has sent. It ends up with a situation called double NAT, sometimes you can avoid it but not always and it's not a big deal for most people & can be beneficial for security. It makes switching providers really easy because nothing ever needs to be reconfigured.
The router cost me £150 (it was top of the line dual band when I got it ten years ago) but it's paid for itself as I never had to worry about how bad the routers were going to be that the cheaper providers used
Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.
Mortgage neutral target Jun 2019, achieved Dec 2018.