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Originally Posted by hongman
I dont find a problem with upload speeds, but then I dont do a lot of uploading 
I've sworn by cable since I got internet at 16. Experiences vary I guess but for me its been absolutely faultless, and Virgin as an ISP are pretty good for things like download capping etc.
Speeds are always good, even during peak times.
Single DHCP address can be easily gotten round by the use of something like dyndns. |
We are in danger of going off topic.
Cable as a technology, is potentially quite good for home use. But the asymmetric network design has always made it a poor technology for those like me who work from home. I need decent upload speeds. 50Mb down just to get 1.5Mb upload is poor. the big issue for me is that I cannot get proper routing from virgin. As a company we have a class B network allocation and I could quite easily get a decent subnet (/24) assigned for my use. But virgin will not route it. They insist I can only have a single IP address assigned and not a range despite their technology being able to handle it. When they were telewest I paid extra for a second network address.
Unfortunately I have had to use the call centres despite being more than a bit network savvy ( I put the first privately owned satellite earth station for data/voice into China, I have established data networks between the UK and Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, France, Germany, Switzerland, USA, South Africa etc.) It is hard work when you are talking to non English script monkeys, who treat you as if you are an idiot.
The daft thing is I do not live in the back of beyond. However I am too far from my "Local" exchange to get a DSL based service. I used to have to use ISDN before Telewest came along. when fibre to the home becomes a reality, I will be off.