Just been looking at Nildram. As they're owned by Pipex they've just (underhandedly) started traffic shaping so p2p and newsgroup downloads become increasingly slow.
Due to my problems I bought a domain (basically the same name as my freeserve account without the freeserve bit) and have been using that email address instead - makes changing ISP easier.
After getting LLU in March and being offline until June, I was then offline again from early July until this week, when finally I'm back up - I was on the VIP spreadsheet for months.
I managed to persuade Orange to move me back to IPStream so I can be supplied a MAC code - they couldn't fix my problem and I've been offline since early July (as well as March to June).
I've had ppp down (or similar - my router says 'timeout in LCP negotiation') for over two months - every day Orange has tried new things to correct this problem with no joy, as I was on the VIP spread ...
I've just applied for my code after 6 weeks down (as well as 2 months previously). To get my MAC code though I need to be put back to IP stream which takes 15 working days (apparently). As well as t ...
I'm supposedly on a 'VIP' list having had my broadband f#cked up for nearly 6 weeks now, where Orange are to update me every day on the progress. I have so far received not one call ... I have to chas ...
I constantly came across the 'problem stuck' issue the first time I was offline (2 months). Apparently there was a problem with my CBUK number so everytime a call was escalated it would just 'stick' ...
I was told today (after calling them - where's my daily phone call?) that there are no jobs over 8 days on the VIP spreadsheet so my problem should be fixed within that timescale.
is getting really slow downloads from Bitorrents at the moment and wonders if it's 
