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After looking at the options available that were linked in the article, I'm unsure that I agree that everyone wins. Specifically, consumers looking for the high
by fourk 15y ago
After looking at the options available that were linked in the article, I'm unsure that I agree that everyone wins. Specifically, consumers looking for the higher end of the spectrum.
At least, the only higher-end provider linked in the article, Demon [1], seems to offer abysmally low bandwidth caps on almost every plan, and generally low max download speeds (20Mb or less). How well are their bandwidth caps enforced? I ask because Comcast does not seem to enforce their bandwidth caps in San Francisco, at least for customers on their >$99/mo Home plans.
I realize that this is an extremely small sample size, how well does this trend describe other UK providers? Personally, given the option between any of the plans Demon has to offer, I'd still prefer my 50Mbps down/10 up Comcast line that has effectively no cap, for which I pay 100/mo. Is Demon the exception and not the rule when it comes to pricier third party providers in the UK?
[1]: http://www.demon.net/broadband http://www.demon.net/broadband
- arethuza 15y agoBT Infinity (40Mbps down, 10 up) is £18 a month with a 40GB cap and £25.60 for unlimited.
- fourk 15y agoThank you, as much I tried to resist believing it...the grass certainly is greener on the other side.
- Aloisius 15y agoI have symmetric 100 Mbps uncapped service in San Francisco for $33/month if I pay by the year or $45/month if I don't through Webpass. It works beautifully.
- cdr 15y agoOuch. My parents pay $45/month for 2Mbps. But they live in a rural mountain town where there's only one provider (plus satellite, which is even more expensive with interminable latency).
- masklinn 15y ago> Demon [1], seems to offer abysmally low bandwidth caps on almost every plan They're very low on "Home and home office" plans, low on "Business" plans (200GB from 19 quids) and unlimited in the premier section (30 quids). > and generally low max download speeds (20Mb or less) It's ADSL, ADSL2+ caps out at 24Mb/s.