Re: [Sheflug] E-Petition for Unusual ADSL Business Practices

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve

> I'm on Virginmedia/ex-Telewest at the moment, but shall be moving
> soon to a non-cabled area. Finding a decent new ISP is proving
> quite a challenge. Expected line rates, the small print, usage
> curbs and the like. Its all very frustrating, and quite unfair I
> think, especially given the prices some of them are charging.

It's not easy to find a decent ISP if you want uncapped broadband.  I 
use Zen internet who aren't too bad but I suspect that even they have 
reduced my bandwidth this month after I downloaded a few CDs.  The 
limit of my account is 20Gb per month.  This is enough for me to 
download at least two different distributions each month.

I get about 1.2 M-bit on a line which shouldn't work thanks to BT's 
policy of providing a bad line for people who have to have a 
broadband net connection.  I've complained about this to ... 
www.otelo.org.uk a few times but I've been ignored and told to go 
away.


-- 
Richard

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