broadband max

[russ]

anyone got this new up to 8meg b/band max product yet?if so whats it like...

[paulie-mafia]

Yup, my ISP - www.zen.co.uk - upgraded me from 512kb to 8meg for the same price. So far, so good. I generally get 2.5-3meg, but when you download large files it jumps up to full speed. I downloaded a 100mb mp3 file last night in about 4.5 minutes.



>> Edited by paulie-mafia on Monday 24th April 19:45

[maxed]

Yep, got me 8Mb and well pleased

[si_j]

yes, had it for a while now
Takes around 10 days or so to settle down and work out what line speed you can get(BT service level wise)
Just keep rebooting the router etc and resync if things slow down too much.

[Zod]

mine is taking a long time to sped up. Oddly, my upload speed has gone up to about 360k.

[maxed]

si_j said:

yes, had it for a while now Takes around 10 days or so to settle down and work out what line speed you can get(BT service level wise) Just keep rebooting the router etc and resync if things slow down too much.

Same here, running at 6.5Mb as a bit away from the exchange

[puffpuff]

Same here, also with Zen and it's a tenner a month cheaper than my previous (slower) speed.

[mattley]

I cancelled by ADSL just as they were regading, I got a 7.5Meg connection, but by then NTL had turned up and given me the full 10. Synthetic testing aside I only seem to get about 3.5 max on either, so... er... faster than the rest of the internet then.

[si_j]

Zod said:

mine is taking a long time to sped up. Oddly, my upload speed has gone up to about 360k.

yep upload on Max is 512K instead of the usual 256K, so should sync at around 440.
Still capped though, 1Mb is "max" upload

[annodomini2]

ukonline are offering 22mb, if its in your area and you're close enough to the exchange.

[si_j]

annodomini2 said:

ukonline are offering 22mb, if its in your area and you're close enough to the exchange.

22Mb is "ADSL2" - different technology again.

[mcflurry]

I have had 10mb broadbean from Blueyonder since the end of last year.
It will pump out 1mb per sec if the other end can keep up. Not many sites can.
Due to latency, normal web surfing doesn't "feel" different once you go above 2mb IMHO.

[cuneus]

I was maxed on 04/04 and it is still not working properly. If you want to risk frequent line drops (which will boot you from a game) then try it

http://forum.zensupport.co.uk/8/ShowF

[xiphias]

Line drops will depend on your snr. People who are further from the exchange will have lower snr, and risk dropping more often. My 8mb works fine, max about 840k download, 50k upload. Works a charm.

[onomatopoeia]

Got my upgrade as soon as it went live, A&A not being slouches, 8128 down / 448 up accoding to the modem, probably as the exchange is about 1/4 mile away.

[_dobbo_]

I'm about a mile from the exhcange and am told I can expect to get about 4.5meg... At about £3 more than I'm currently paying, I think a move to Zen is in order.

[russ]

living 4km from the exchange and getting 3meg which is better than the old 1meg i was on ,mate nearer the exchange is getting 7.5meg the git!both with bt yahoo.

[si_j]

onomatopoeia said:

Got my upgrade as soon as it went live, A&A not being slouches, 8128 down / 448 up accoding to the modem, probably as the exchange is about 1/4 mile away.

yeah thats what you modem/router is synching at.
Try downloading some large files and see what speed you get. The current MSoft XP service pack is alawys a good one to try to max out your connection.
Although I downloaded Trackmania Nations the other night at 772K/s

[r988]

I live a block away from the exchange and get between 7.2 to about 7.8max, usually settles around 7.5/7.6 though.
The best thing is lining up a whole bunch of large files and they all zoom down together and you can still surf the web with barely any noticeable effect.

[nick heppinstall]

I'm with Blueyonder 10meg. Currently downloading at 1250k/sec.