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Re: [LUG] ADSL2+ and download speed

 

On 01/01/12 12:35, Neil Stone wrote:
> On 01/01/2012 12:27, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>> On 01/01/12 12:05, Neil Stone wrote:
>>>> Utility Whorehouse won't be cheaper either unless you take their
>>>> bundled package (20 quid a month for combined phone and broadband -
>>>> however as you're not on an LLU exchange, UW have to supply them as an
>>>> un-bundled services which cost more - phone is £10.75, cheapst
>>>> broadband is £14.99 - Speak to Flashtek Neil...)
>>>>
>>>> And I notice they're misleading on their website too - at £10.75 they
>>>> are absolutely *not* the cheapest phone line rental by a long margin -
>>>> if you want the cheapest use Primus saver:
>>>> http://www.primussaver.co.uk/ but do google for reviews... There are
>>>> whinges of their customer support (ie. you get what you pay for!)
>>> First of all, please stop calling them Utility Whorehouse.. Their legal
>>> department _really_ don't like it..
>>>
>>> Secondly, Utility Warehouse are NOT allowed to advertise untruths.. so,
>>> if their advertising says they are the cheapest.. guess what..
>>>
>>> Also, if you are going to include links to other suppliers, I'm going to
>>> include mine :-)
>>>
>>>      * http://smallersbills.info/
>>>
>>> Happy new year all,
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>> Well, I did try to look but got a Server Not Found error.
>>
>> Neil Winchurst
>>
> http://smallerbills.info/
> 
> Typo on my part.. oops..
> 
Thanks, found it. Will have a good look at it.

As a follow up to all this, I have just run some speed checkers chosen
at random via Google. Here are the results

5.5, 7.7, 7.8, 8.4, 9.1, 11.0, 11.1 (all at Mbps).

These were all run within a few minutes. How on earth can anyone rely on
such variable results?

Thanks

Neil Winchurst

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