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Problems with Broadband in Gulberwick  

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  1. 1. Problems with Broadband in Gulberwick

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of course, speedtest isn't 100% accurate however I've also run plenty of ping tests and tracer's.

 

The kids games are coming back with similar results, something definitely went wrong between last night and this morning.

 

On the subject of Bt being a lower tier ISP, that's all a matter of opinion I certainly value more flexibility on line throttling and download limits over superior customer services. In an ideal world of course i'd prefer BE broadband or even 02 but I can't get them up here, BT is regrettably the best choice for my area for what I need from it, plusnet a close second but too much line throttling with really poor download limits knock them down in my opinion.

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of course, speedtest isn't 100% accurate however I've also run plenty of ping tests and tracer's.

 

The kids games are coming back with similar results, something definitely went wrong between last night and this morning.

 

On the subject of Bt being a lower tier ISP, that's all a matter of opinion I certainly value more flexibility on line throttling and download limits over superior customer services. In an ideal world of course i'd prefer BE broadband or even 02 but I can't get them up here, BT is regrettably the best choice for my area for what I need from it, plusnet a close second but too much line throttling with really poor download limits knock them down in my opinion.

 

I was referring to BTR technical quality. Their customer services are much worse but, hard to believe, there are even worse.

 

Plusnet are a middle range ISP heading down the leagues again. BT saved them before (bought by btwholesale) - I would not be surprised to see them up for sale before too long.

 

More generally, a speedtest.net post says very little. If does not say if the slowness is because you have a long line, or a short line performing poorly. Naming the ISP does often help as the performace can support their reputation, but not necessarily. The BT test bypasses the ISP so will give a better indication of where the problem is.

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