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bricat
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Reg'd: Wed
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Loc: belfast
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i'm thinking of changing isp, can anyone on the SKY "up to 8Mb" wireless broadband tell me what speed you are actually getting.
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garyten
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Reg'd: Sat
Posts: 151
Loc: N/ Ireland
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Hi, im in Carrickfergus, about 600 yards from the exchange and on the MID up to 8mb.
I get between 6.6 and 7.1 down and 358 up normally.
However tonight 20.00 hours im "only" getting 2.8 down.
Busy period i think.
Sky so far seems reliable and i have been with them now since the end of July, the only problem at the moment is my SNR drops very low ( 1.6 at the moment) after about a couple hours, causing web pages to appear slow.
A quick Reboot sorts the problem, but Im on their LLU network and using their own Router ( Netgear 834GT ), so im not sure if this will stabilize in the future. Im told theres no training on LLU unlike BT IP stream.
You can use your own Router,see Skyuser.co.uk, although its not approved by sky, but many are, and i have a new LINKSYS WAG200 sitting here, and it works ok with sky. see Here
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bricat
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Reg'd: Wed
Posts: 31982
Loc: belfast
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I've been with ntl/virgin for the past 7 years or so and have never had a problem
i'm on 4Mb broadband at the moment and very rarely it drops below 3.5
after ringing virgin today I've decided to stay with them and get the B/B, tv and phone package.
it works out about the same price as the sky package so i think i'll stay with virgin for the time being.
i don't trust SKY,  and better the devil that you know.
but thanks for the info.
P.S
the ghosts in the castle are probably affecting your connection.
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garyten
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Reg'd: Sat
Posts: 151
Loc: N/ Ireland
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I agree, better the devil you know.
I was with Metronet, (now Plusnet), and i never had any problems during the 5 years i was with them.
I think with the SKY SNR issue, is probably more to do with the Netgear router, than sky,a lot of other users report similar problems with Netgear, however its early days yet, and at a Fiver per month, im going to let it go for the time being.
I have 2 other routers here that i can use, and if need be i will use one of them.
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Popsey
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Reg'd: Fri
Posts: 48
Loc: Wakefield
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My brother is on Sky broadband and he reckons it fine only problem hes had is it wont reconize is password for outlook and stuff like that but he says you can still surf the web and stuff.
I'm on Orange I get around 7.8 during the day and at night around 6.9 to 7.4
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PatR
new user
Reg'd: Wed
Posts: 1
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I wouldn't expect to get anywhere near the quoted max speed, I've used Sky broadband and was pretty disappointed with the speed; according to this article: http://broadband-expert.co.uk/blog/surve...expected-speeds only 6% of their 16Mb customers actually get 16Mb. Personally I'd look elsewhere if decent broadband speed is an important factor for you.
Hope this helps!
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Popsey
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Reg'd: Fri
Posts: 48
Loc: Wakefield
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The speed depends on where you live thought dont it 
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