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On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 02:55:18PM +0000, Rob Beard wrote: > Gordon Henderson wrote: > >On Thu, 29 Oct 2009, Rob Beard wrote: > > > >>Doesn't sound too bad I guess. On a slow connection (say 2 Meg > >>or under) I'd also suggest an Enta reseller. I couldn't > >>recommend them for anything faster though. A customer of mine > >>is on an 8 Meg Enta connection and they're lucky if they get 2 > >>Megs during the day. But that could be related to the node > >>they're on. > > > >Changing node is relatively easy - drop the ppp connection for 30 > >seconds (leave the ADSL connection up, if possible) > > > >However - I am surprised as I rarely see anything other than the > >full 8Mb on my own connection and I've just been on the phone to a > >customer who were complianing of slow downloads only to find that > >they'd exceeded their 45GB peak allowance this month )-: (Enta now > >throttle to 128Kb for the next GB before pulling the plug until > >the end of the period) This customer connects at 22Mb/sec and can > >max-out their line from some sites ... > > > >Gordon > > > Ahh that may explain it. I gather they're on the home package (god > knows why since they're a business, although they had it before I > started doing stuff for them). A couple of weeks ago they were > moved to a 3GB package and did exceed their allowance. I'll have to > look into it a bit further the next time I'm down there. > I'm on entanet (www.ukfsn.org), retail package - Normally downloads ~ 4-5Mbs, uploads ~ 300-450kbs - Occasionally goes down but rarely for more than 5-10 minutes - Tech response is on a payline (0870 I think) and I occasionally wait upwards of 10 minutes but once connected then problems are resolved rapidly. Last time I connected was when I had to reset the router when I forgot the password Not cheap but good service, reliable. Glad to recommend them -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Thu Oct 29 15:14:31 GMT 2009
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