ISPs - Anyone have any experience of Be?

One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an ISP.

Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?

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Regards,
MM

"Mrs Miggins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an
> ISP.
>
> Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?
>
> --
> Regards,
> MM
>
>
They claim to allow unlimited data transfer on one package, so providing
they don't lie or change the contract they should be OK. Most ISPs were
caught out when users got in to broadband, the networks couldn't cope and
they failed to look at what users wanted or how the world was changing.
Any company shouting FUP, AUP, limited unlimited, capping, peak hours etc
are not worth bothering with. Most are leaving them now and pushing profits
for other companies through the roof.
No wonder Virgin in going bankrupt - they couldn't even afford to provide
sky channels.
Always try and go for a company with an English speaking call centre based
in the UK it saves a lot of trouble. I would never do business with a
bank, ISP or utility company unless they had English speaking staff based in
the UK. Fortunately most are now moving call centres back to the UK.

"AndyT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Mrs Miggins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an
>> ISP.
>>
>> Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> MM
>>
>>
> They claim to allow unlimited data transfer on one package, so providing
> they don't lie or change the contract they should be OK. Most ISPs were
> caught out when users got in to broadband, the networks couldn't cope and
> they failed to look at what users wanted or how the world was changing.
> Any company shouting FUP, AUP, limited unlimited, capping, peak hours etc
> are not worth bothering with. Most are leaving them now and pushing
> profits for other companies through the roof.
> No wonder Virgin in going bankrupt - they couldn't even afford to provide
> sky channels.
> Always try and go for a company with an English speaking call centre based
> in the UK it saves a lot of trouble. I would never do business with a
> bank, ISP or utility company unless they had English speaking staff based
> in the UK. Fortunately most are now moving call centres back to the UK.
>
>
>

Typical of the P2P brigade who shout foul when an ISP implements the T&C
that the customer signed up to. If there are so many of these ISPs who allow
unlimited downloads at the maximum speed agreed in the customers contract
24/7 would the poster AndyT be kind enough to enlighten us as to who they
are. ie: ISP's who have a T&C that guarentees it and which is not a
dedicated, leased line.
Don't forget most broadband T&C's allow the ISP to change them without
consultation and I guarentee if they do not control the data transfer yet,
they will, so these ISP's shouldn't be in the list, but I'm sure you will
sneak a few in amongst the many you will be listing.
So come on, name the names.

Woody
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:24:28 +0100, "Mrs Miggins"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an ISP.
>
>Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?

I'm on Be. IF it works then its usually acceptable, sometimes good .
If it doesn't then you're screwed as Be don't seem to refer any faults
to Openreach these days. I guess they must but it certainly doesn't
seem that way.

Extensive use of Level3 means its not an ISP for FPS gamers.

There is a FUP/AUP but its unspecified so not worth the paper it is
written on. I don't think anyone has been warned and some users are
caning upwards of 500GB/month.

Be don't run the show anymore - O2 own them. Be basically have two
London support staff, an outsourced level 1 callcentre in Sofia and a
website that is broken as often as it works - or it certainly seems
that way. They have NO network staff whatsoever - O2 run ALL of that
and they don't often bother telling the Be people what is going on.

I'd wait to see what O2 actually do with Be before you join but then
again I didn't so who am I to advise you :-)

If you have a reasonably uncongested BT exchange I'd wait were I you.
I didn't so I didn't :-)

"Mrs Miggins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an
> ISP.
>
> Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?
>
> --
> Regards,
> MM
>
>Be , yes go for it very good isp.

"Mr Adams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:24:28 +0100, "Mrs Miggins"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an
ISP.
> >
> >Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?
>
> I'm on Be. IF it works then its usually acceptable, sometimes good .
> If it doesn't then you're screwed as Be don't seem to refer any faults
> to Openreach these days. I guess they must but it certainly doesn't
> seem that way.
>
> Extensive use of Level3 means its not an ISP for FPS gamers.
>
> There is a FUP/AUP but its unspecified so not worth the paper it is
> written on. I don't think anyone has been warned and some users are
> caning upwards of 500GB/month.
>
> Be don't run the show anymore - O2 own them. Be basically have two
> London support staff, an outsourced level 1 callcentre in Sofia and a
> website that is broken as often as it works - or it certainly seems
> that way. They have NO network staff whatsoever - O2 run ALL of that
> and they don't often bother telling the Be people what is going on.
>
> I'd wait to see what O2 actually do with Be before you join but then
> again I didn't so who am I to advise you :-)
>
> If you have a reasonably uncongested BT exchange I'd wait were I you.
> I didn't so I didn't :-)

Very informative.

Thanks. I looked on their web pages and saw O2 owned them. I didn't know
whether that was bad or good.

MM
>

"The Fly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Mrs Miggins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsPudnSSKspI6_-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an
> > ISP.
> >
> > Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > MM
> >
> >Be , yes go for it very good isp.
>
>

But your mail property details say you're with BT?

MM

AndyT wrote:
> Any company shouting FUP, AUP, limited unlimited, capping, peak hours
> etc are not worth bothering with.

Good luck finding one that doesn't.

> No wonder Virgin in going bankrupt - they couldn't even afford to
> provide sky channels.

Shows how much you know, with statements like this :-(



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"Mrs Miggins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> One of the other posters in the bit torrent group recommended Be, as an
> ISP.
>
> Anyone have any experience, good or bad, of them?
>
> --
> Regards,
> MM
>
>

Have been with Be just over a year after migrating from BT and I'm very
happy.
They do have their problems, but no more so than any other ISP
Feel free to email me if you want any more info

"Carl Waring" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> No wonder Virgin in going bankrupt - they couldn't even afford to
>> provide sky channels.
>
> Shows how much you know, with statements like this :-(

Droppin online support via usenet, now that they're chargin for
telephone support, is bad.