ANyone with BE broadband??

[mp10]

Hi there,

i was interested in joining Bethere broadband as i have been having a lot of problems with my virgin media service.

i was wondering if anyone is currently with Be and how there experience has been.

Thanks

 

[mp10]

Anyone?

 

[Jondot]

I'm with Be (well actually O2, but they resell Be's service) and have only positive things to say. It's been reliable, and I live in an area where most ADSL services are hugely over subscribed. I've also got a friend a few towns away using O2 and it's fine for him too.

The router you get is completely rubbish, though, so you'll want to either bin it or plug another one directly into the back and use that to connect instead. Well I say 'bin it', you're not actually allowed to do that as Be want it back at the end of your contract, but you get the idea.

I'm not sure what speed you're getting with Virgin, but do be aware that - particularly if you're an ADSL virgin newbie - your speed does depend on your distance from your phone exchange. Happily BT have a tool on their website that lets you check what you're likely to get, so give that a go before you sign up.

 

[mp10]

Thanks for the reply; i've checked it out and i should be getting something around 6.5Mb and 15.0Mb (Estimated 11mb).

What kind of router are you using?

I'm with Be (well actually O2, but they resell Be's service) and have only positive things to say. It's been reliable, and I live in an area where most ADSL services are hugely over subscribed. I've also got a friend a few towns away using O2 and it's fine for him too.

The router you get is completely rubbish, though, so you'll want to either bin it or plug another one directly into the back and use that to connect instead. Well I say 'bin it', you're not actually allowed to do that as Be want it back at the end of your contract, but you get the idea.

I'm not sure what speed you're getting with Virgin, but do be aware that - particularly if you're an ADSL virgin newbie - your speed does depend on your distance from your phone exchange. Happily BT have a tool on their website that lets you check what you're likely to get, so give that a go before you sign up.

 

[Jondot]

We chucked the O2 one in a cupboard and are using a Netgear DG834G instead. And it's alright, but with 3 heavy users it struggles a bit on the wireless front - it's absolutely fine if you plug yourself in with an ethernet cable, but the wifi is a bit unreliable.

So as a way of actually getting a reasonable wireless connection, we've got a Linksys WRT54G plugged into it that we connect to instead. In other words...

ADSL cable -----> Netgear Router (with modem built in) -----> Linksys Router.

Bit long winded, but since you asked

 

[G.T]

Yeah, BE basically leeches off O2's service.

I know someone on O2 and he has almost had a faultless service off them. The few issues he has had they have been instant to help on the phone and to send out engineers to sort problems (issues to do with the BT line itself rather than O2's service). He even receives an updated router whenever they replace it. Not the best routers in the world but it does the job (his newest one broke within a day ).

I would recommend them 100%

 

[chug-a-bug]

Err, it's actually the other way around. BE set up the network and O2 leeches off them.... anyway BE is one of the best ISP's around and has not brought in traffic shaping, unlike 02. If they're available then yes, go for it.

 

[mp10]

Sounds good, i'm just glad to get away from Virgin Media. as for the router i have a linksys so might connect that to the thomson 585v7 when i receive it.

thanks for the feedback guys

 

[mp10]

We chucked the O2 one in a cupboard and are using a Netgear DG834G instead. And it's alright, but with 3 heavy users it struggles a bit on the wireless front - it's absolutely fine if you plug yourself in with an ethernet cable, but the wifi is a bit unreliable.

So as a way of actually getting a reasonable wireless connection, we've got a Linksys WRT54G plugged into it that we connect to instead. In other words...

ADSL cable -----> Netgear Router (with modem built in) -----> Linksys Router.

Bit long winded, but since you asked

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I might do the same but stick with the Standard router that Be will supply; see how it goes and then maybe test out other routers.

 

[ScouserInExile]

I used to use Be* as my ISP and have nothing but good things to say about them. Good speeds, no traffic shaping, very reliable and when I did have problems, they sorted them straight away. Definitely worth it if you can get their service.

 

[mp10]

I used to use Be* as my ISP and have nothing but good things to say about them. Good speeds, no traffic shaping, very reliable and when I did have problems, they sorted them straight away. Definitely worth it if you can get their service.

Sounds good, i should be with Be soon; with virgin media were throttling my speed quite a lot, that and the fact that my internet has been slow for the past 5 months, bloody hell nearly november too!!!!

 

[mp10]

I thought i might aswell give you guy's an update with what's happening.

I have recently changed my phone provider to BT. The Virgin media broadband is still ongoing as it has improved; i'll see what happens as i'm a little busy decorating. If things go bad again with Virgin media then i'm definitely changing my ISP to Be.