Gifted
11th April 2005, 06:16
Its a shame but i feel like am going to HAVE to change my connection due to the providers idiocy.
Currently i have a 512k uncapped connection from Central Point.
the best thing about it was its price!.. £18.99 a month AND only a 3 month contract.
But i have been having problems. basically the contention they state of 50:1 must be a joke. during the day till about 5pm or so my connection is fine.. download tests get thereabout to 500kps and my ping in cs:s for example is about 20ms-50ms max.. but hit the later hours and ALL evening my ping gets to about 150-200.. and download test show the connection anywere between 180kps - 350kps... obvious coming up against big contention issues. i contacted central point,... but the problem is they just dont know anything. they actually buy there broadband from a big supplier and then pass the discount on to their clients on a domestic level. so if you have a problem they cant answer it, they have to then chase up the people that they get the connection from.. its a nightmare, things just dont get sorted out.
So i feel i will have to change if they cant sort it out.. seeing as i only really use the connection at night i dont wanna be paying for 512k when im getting a worse connection that a 150k broadband.
SOOOO... find me someone new that cheap but actually good!. 512k is all i really need. i dont even mind a cap.. as long as its not stuipd like 2gig.. any big files i download at work anyway. so i dont use my home connection allot.. and id rather not have to sign up for a 12 month contract.
any recommendations appreciated
Currently i have a 512k uncapped connection from Central Point.
the best thing about it was its price!.. £18.99 a month AND only a 3 month contract.
But i have been having problems. basically the contention they state of 50:1 must be a joke. during the day till about 5pm or so my connection is fine.. download tests get thereabout to 500kps and my ping in cs:s for example is about 20ms-50ms max.. but hit the later hours and ALL evening my ping gets to about 150-200.. and download test show the connection anywere between 180kps - 350kps... obvious coming up against big contention issues. i contacted central point,... but the problem is they just dont know anything. they actually buy there broadband from a big supplier and then pass the discount on to their clients on a domestic level. so if you have a problem they cant answer it, they have to then chase up the people that they get the connection from.. its a nightmare, things just dont get sorted out.
So i feel i will have to change if they cant sort it out.. seeing as i only really use the connection at night i dont wanna be paying for 512k when im getting a worse connection that a 150k broadband.
SOOOO... find me someone new that cheap but actually good!. 512k is all i really need. i dont even mind a cap.. as long as its not stuipd like 2gig.. any big files i download at work anyway. so i dont use my home connection allot.. and id rather not have to sign up for a 12 month contract.
any recommendations appreciated