AOL v`s O2 broadband

Woby_Tide

deanos wrote: »

Looks like 02 are capping your speeds for sure, if your router says 5.6mb but the speed test says just over 2.3mb then are restricting your service

the router quotes the maximum speed the line could support, I'd imagine no-one on any ISP gets the same speed as the router stats. Whilst it's low compared to the speed there is no inidication of what the person has between the router and their PC that could cause an issue i.e. whether on wireless or long ethernet cable. Likewise the high ping time could be something local or the fact they chose a server not really close to them(the fact they queried Maidenhead suggests they think their is something closer they could use). Also may be better downloading something like ubuntu and seeing what avearge speed they get on that, more reliable than speedtest.net for sure.

Smirch_This

I'm on O2 (£7.50/month plan as I have O2 Unlimited mobile). It's been reliable and I'm pushing 35-40Gb a month of throughput through it (legit - iPlayer, MSDN downloads, working from home etc). No complaints from them yet either. I am 1.1 miles from the exchange and I live in South West London. Speed test results:



Which is nice

Don't touch AOL - total rip off merchants.

sparky61

I've just received a text from o2, they'll be activating my BB on 25/04 :j :j

greyhound31

I have just connected to O2 today, and am getting the above results on a net of up to 8mbps, very happy.

WHat does the Be Un limited mean though?

deanos

Thats the name of the ISP

sparky61

Received my texts telling me I will receive my box on Monday, also received the paperwork this morning. I can't believe it's taken me so long to change but better late than never.
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sparky61

Also, have I got it right, that I still keep my aol email account? I still have hundreds, actually thousands of emails stored.

deanos

sparky61 wrote: »

Also, have I got it right, that I still keep my aol email account? I still have hundreds, actually thousands of emails stored.

You can keep your AOL address i think you have to register or something

sparky61

deanos wrote: »

You can keep your AOL address i think you have to register or something

Thanks deanos, I didn't realise I had to do anything, I'll check it out. I really should get rid of some of the stuff though
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Sunday_Morning

valleymatt wrote: »

I have been with AOL for over 9 years and never had any trouble with them. They answer emails quickly, sort out connection faults (which are very infrequent) and have provided a very good service overall. However, I have been paying £24.99 a month for unlimited access for about 4 years now and contacted them this morning to cancel my subscription. I'd seen the O2 offer of £7.50 a month for the same package.

Naturally, AOL made me some counter-offers and I have now agreed to stay with them. My 8mps unlimited package remains the same, but they have now added free phone calls for life (to 01 and 02 numbers, plus some mobiles of my choice) and a free wireless router. The monthly fee has also been reduced to just £9.99 a month. As I have not had any issues with the service, I have decided to stick with them. It was only the monthly charge that I was going to change for, but the extra freebies are an added incentive.

I was prepared to give O2 a try, but have since discovered that there is a 10gb download limit, plus you have to pay an extra £5 per month anti-virus charge and there is little feedback from customers on the service and reliability.

If you choose to switch, then I wish you luck and hope the service proves to be efficient enough to warrant a 12 or 18 month contract.

VM

You're being very generous to AOL. Consider how much of a valued customer you were to them when they were prepared to let you go on paying them £25 a month for all this time? Personally I felt both gutted and conned to have been paying them the old "platinum" rate of £30 a month for as long as I had been until I phoned up around this time last year to cancel and got the £10 rate for 18 months.

The only way you could have been paying £25 a month for all this time was by being an existing customer! I certainly don't believe AOL advertise any service that costs that much, nor have they done for some considerable time!

I think that kind of puts their "generosity" into perspective.