Cancelled Virgin...what do I need with a new BB provider?

[98elise]

Junior Bianno said:

WinstonWolf said:

No guesswork with Unifi

Just read through this thread and WinstonWolf has nailed it. The OP admits wired BB is fine, and it's a wifi/service. Why cancel the BB - fix your wifi.

Switch your router to modem only and fit this Unifi access point - it'll be the best £130 you'll ever spend

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...

Mine has had an uptime of over 6 months - as in, installed 6 months ago and never dropped out or had to be restarted since. Compare that the crap we went through with the Superhub, a replacement router, extenders and powerline adaptors. The Unifi range and speed are also in a different league. I checked this morning and I was 10 meters away from the access point, through a brick wall and closed door and was still getting 260Mbps from the incoming 380Mbps.

Which means I'm paying £50 per month for a service I have to fix by paying an additional £150 for different kit, because my provider is uninterested.

All I want to do is stream Netflix. That's as far as my needs to. My mother's £20 p!usnet service sems to work. My neighbours all seem to have working WiFi without having to buy additional kit. We're going with plusnet.

If I can get a working service for half the price and no need for extra kit then I'm happy.

I also get away from VM's dire support. I cannot think how it would be possible for any company to be worse.

The only issue is I'm losing my current phone number. VM tell me I have to uncancel before it can be released to plusnet, then cancel again. Utter bks I suspect.

Edited by 98elise on Sunday 11th June 16:56

[98elise]

Junior Bianno said:

WinstonWolf said:

No guesswork with Unifi

Just read through this thread and WinstonWolf has nailed it. The OP admits wired BB is fine, and it's a wifi/service. Why cancel the BB - fix your wifi.

Switch your router to modem only and fit this Unifi access point - it'll be the best £130 you'll ever spend

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...

Mine has had an uptime of over 6 months - as in, installed 6 months ago and never dropped out or had to be restarted since. Compare that the crap we went through with the Superhub, a replacement router, extenders and powerline adaptors. The Unifi range and speed are also in a different league. I checked this morning and I was 10 meters away from the access point, through a brick wall and closed door and was still getting 260Mbps from the incoming 380Mbps.

Which means I'm paying £50 per month for a service I have to fix by paying an additional £150 for different kit, because my provider is uninterested.

All I want to do is stream Netflix. That's as far as my needs to. My mother's £20 p!usnet service sems to work. My neighbours all seem to have working WiFi without having to buy additional kit. We're going with plusnet.

If I can get a working service for half the price and no need for extra kit then I'm happy.

I also get away from VM's dire support. I cannot think how it would be possible for any company to be worse.

The only issue is I'm losing my current phone number. VM tell me I have to uncancel before it can be released to plusnet, then cancel again. Utter bks I suspect.

Edited by 98elise on Sunday 11th June 16:57

[98elise]

Junior Bianno said:

WinstonWolf said:

No guesswork with Unifi

Just read through this thread and WinstonWolf has nailed it. The OP admits wired BB is fine, and it's a wifi/service. Why cancel the BB - fix your wifi.

Switch your router to modem only and fit this Unifi access point - it'll be the best £130 you'll ever spend

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016XYQ3WK/ref...

Mine has had an uptime of over 6 months - as in, installed 6 months ago and never dropped out or had to be restarted since. Compare that the crap we went through with the Superhub, a replacement router, extenders and powerline adaptors. The Unifi range and speed are also in a different league. I checked this morning and I was 10 meters away from the access point, through a brick wall and closed door and was still getting 260Mbps from the incoming 380Mbps.

Which means I'm paying £50 per month for a service I have to fix by paying an additional £150 for different kit, because my provider is uninterested.

All I want to do is stream Netflix. That's as far as my needs to. My mother's £20 p!usnet service sems to work. My neighbours all seem to have working WiFi without having to buy additional kit. We're going with plusnet.

If I can get a working service for half the price and no need for extra kit then I'm happy.

I also get away from VM's dire support. I cannot think how it would be possible for any company to be worse.

The only issue is I'm losing my current phone number. VM tell me I have to uncancel before it can be released to plusnet, then cancel again. Utter bks I suspect.

Edited by 98elise on Sunday 11th June 16:57

[WinstonWolf]

Oh it can be so much worse, try Tiscali.