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Anonymous asked in Computers & InternetComputer Networking · 1 decade ago

Who is the best ISP for high internet usage/gaming?

I have been using an ISP called Utility Warehouse which provides internet for about £15 pm. Recently, I have been having times where the internet disconnects from around 10-11pm, and only reconnects in the morning (this has nothing to do with my router). It is meant to give us up to 24 MB but maybe I am on a different plan, as I only get 8 MB. By the way, I am about 5 minutes away from the exchange. I wanted to know what is the best ISP for gaming and heavy internet usage, including video streaming and p2p downloading. It has to be quite cheap, and I don't mind if it is a small company, as long as I get good internet. I also saw that BT is giving a free HomeHub thing, with unlimited internet and high speed internet for £24.46.

Thanks

Lyall

Update:

You may have guessed this, but I need to have a really low ping for my gaming, or I start losing due to jittery internet, and the other person sees me first.

Update 2:

Unfortunately, Haverhill, where I live, does not have cable, so that is not an option. Our Exchange is somewhere in town about 5 minutes away, but they have limited internet options. I can give details on the services that it supplies if needed

Update 3:

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    There's nowt much wrong with the speeds your getting but the loss of connection is weak. That shouldnt happen.

    If you live in an area that has access to cable, go for that option. Virgin is starting to roll out a quite rapid fibre optic network...

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You usually have only 2 choices - your phone company for DSL and your TV cable company for cable. You can buy someone else's broadband service but one of those two will be your carrier, so why make a problem and have a dual-source situation? (If you have a problem your provider will blame your carrier and your carrier will blame your provider and you'll still have a problem.).

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