 Review by Ignite 
UPDATED: 134 days ago
member for 5.6 years, 1562 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 UK
 $70 per month (12 month contract)
 about 14 days
 "Decent downloads now"
 "Bad asymmetry, unreliable service"
 "Network needs fixing, poor return path, poor reliability"
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I have now upgraded from 20/768k to the DOCSIS 3 based 50M/1.5M in order to try and mitigate the congestion and signal issues which were causing my service to struggle to break 3 or 4Mbit at times.
Since this upgrade I am no longer subject to the throttling that other tiers of service suffer.
Service is ok but desperately short of upstream, a ratio of worse than 33:1 isn't good enough and needs addressing. Other than that I have no real complaints with the new service in mind, though it's dubious having to upgrade to escape a congested network.
Update: Since upgrade I've had some reliability issues, these have progressively gotten worse as time has gone on - I'm now at approximately 10% downtime over a period of 2 months - I have used broadband for over 9 years now and this is the most unreliable service I have ever had, 2nd place being another Virgin Media connection, and 3rd.
Followup comments:  
bluesurfer
@ntl.com
| Throttling A 3 Gig download in the space of a few hours amounts to about 3 full length movies or thousands of songs. A fraction of that should be sufficient for anyone using a broadband connection legally.
The network capacity is not infinite so stop being so damn greedy and let others get a chance. If I was Virgin Media and you were downloading at that rate regularly, I would be reporting you to the authorities. | |
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Ignite
Premium,VIP
join:2004-03-18
UK
clubs:
 ·BlueYonder Interne..
 ·Be There
1 edit | Re: Throttling said by bluesurfer :
A 3 Gig download in the space of a few hours amounts to about 3 full length movies or thousands of songs. A fraction of that should be sufficient for anyone using a broadband connection legally.
The network capacity is not infinite so stop being so damn greedy and let others get a chance. If I was Virgin Media and you were downloading at that rate regularly, I would be reporting you to the authorities.
Oh I see so the World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King expansion beta is illegal?
I do feel very guilty over my total 70GB downstream usage in the past 4 months being the incredible leech that I am.
Incidentally 3GB is equal to about 1/3rd of a dual layer DVD, which are available perfectly legally online. | |
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dirtwarrior
join:2008-03-21
 ·Verizon FIOS
| what Call me crazy but If I was paying for 20mbs down then I should get that all day and all night and what I download is nobodys business. if its on the net illegal is that my fault or my problem no it isnt its your's so dont be mad at me for downloading it be mad at the person responsible for putting up to be downloaded ehh. | |
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Ignite
Premium,VIP
join:2004-03-18
UK
clubs: | Re: what I did struggle for a second then realised you were answering the guy above lecturing on downloading  | |
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birdfeedr
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
·Verizon FIOS
| Re: what said by Ignite :I did struggle for a second then realised you were answering the guy above lecturing on downloading dirt hasn't quite yet grasped the concept of replying to a post by clicking on the little "Reply" button instead of the big "Reply OP" button.
He *is* improving, however. He's using his new-found knowledge of commas and periods to improve the readability of his comments. Although, if he gets a little flustered he reverts back to earlier behavior.
See »Re: Want faster DNS | |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | Re: what That thread is an instant classic. He brings cluelessness to a new level. | |
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