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    Question Broadband question for UK peeps

    Anyone on Virgin.net ?

    Since the blaster worm business Ive been getting shit connection (Neo runs OK though) but normal surfing is suffering BADLY - now they say that theyre upgrading and this is causing problems as well

    Im very close to telling them to do something sexual to themselves.

    Any recomendations for a new ISP will be welcome.

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    I'm on 600k NTL and it runs ok. Never really had any problems with it.

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    I'm on 600K NTL, and have never had a problem with it.

    On downloads I will normally average 70k a second and with NC I get a good ping (but it fluctuates quite a bit but I'm guessing the problems are not with NTL) as with other online games, CS, BF1942 pings of around 20-50 are normal.
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    I'm on virgin too and yeah my connection slowed wayyy down for about two weeks after the blast worm scare. its ok now though.

    and for those who hadnt guessed NTL = Virgin = Tesco net =etc.

    They dont have much protection either. i was hacked once, about 15 mins after i shut my firewall off (last time i ever do that)
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    Im also with NTL they are good and pretty reliable.

    Blueyonder and Nildram are also very god providers.

    check this link out

    Adsl Guide

    Andy

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    and for those who hadnt guessed NTL = Virgin = Tesco net =etc
    eh ?

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    Originally posted by stigmata

    check this link out

    Adsl Guide

    Andy
    Its on my favourites list at work

    Im looking closely at Pipex atm

    (I got lost in Blackburn town center approx 20 years ago ) I got lots of relatives in Accrington

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    I'm with Force9, service is reasonably good, they keep upgrading, tend to get about 65-70kps d/l on 576k connection. They also give free anti spam and anti virus for email, and, if you get a worm like nmidia, they prevent you from pinging till you get rid of the virus, pretty nifty, though wish it was cheaper :-/

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    http://www.the-scream.co.uk/

    Im on virgin too but because i use their e-mail as my main account going to wait untill friday to decide if to change. Going to be alot of hassel if i have to so il give them one last chance.

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    ntl 600k here...

    VEry good so far especially when they did the upgrade.... i even had 115/kbs dl once... and i do have the screens somewhere

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    Pi , Have you not seen this and tried it?

    http://www.forum.multiplayers.co.uk/...read.php?t=918
    Death From Above

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    Originally posted by Cyphor
    http://www.the-scream.co.uk/

    Im on virgin too but because i use their e-mail as my main account going to wait untill friday to decide if to change. Going to be alot of hassel if i have to so il give them one last chance.
    Similar articles have appeared on The Register and on the ADSL Guide site

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    BlueYonder 1Mb cable, £40 a month.
    Between 5 peeps it's good. (Though My house mates have a tendency to cut me off from the server whenever I 'rape bandwidth', damn kazaa...)

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    Meh...BlueYonder > You..
    "Come, Paladin, see for yourself. From here, you will witness the final destruction of the Alliance and the end of your insignificant class."

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    Originally posted by SpAcEDoUbT
    Pi , Have you not seen this and tried it?

    http://www.forum.multiplayers.co.uk/...read.php?t=918
    Sweet - I tend only to look at the stuff me Beans Ron HS etc post on our private section

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    Originally posted by QuantumDelta
    Meh...BlueYonder > You..
    I did ask the wife if we could move up north so I could have that but she just told me to piss off

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