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Title: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Noreen on Aug 03, 2008, 13:00:03
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/news/EkEZZVVFFFmiwWpUow.html
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Rik on Aug 03, 2008, 13:01:50
Interesting.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Noreen on Aug 03, 2008, 13:10:43
I believe that when this subject first came up on Samknows, several people here said that they were going to apply to get IDNet put on the list for later tests but I don't know whether they did.
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Rik on Aug 03, 2008, 13:15:06
I was put off by the bandwidth requirement, istr it was about 2GB/month.
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Sebby on Aug 03, 2008, 16:57:30
Very interesting. I did apply, although IDNet wasn't listed. Sam did say that IDNet may be included in the future, though. :)
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Lance on Aug 04, 2008, 13:52:40
It would be interesting to see the results with a larger sample group, but considering the small sample already taken, the analysis looks pretty accurate!
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Sebby on Aug 04, 2008, 14:29:52
I agree. It's a breath of fresh air to see some results with proper consideration behind them.
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Tacitus on Aug 04, 2008, 16:40:10
Quote from: Sebby on Aug 04, 2008, 14:29:52
I agree. It's a breath of fresh air to see some results with proper consideration behind them.

I agree.  What I found most interesting, is the praise heaped on Zen.  Although there are no reasons to suspect iDNet performs any worse, and may indeed be better in some circumstances, the fact that Zen's pricing is pretty much identical might prove a little disconcerting to Simon and Tim. 

In the end I think broadband provision will tend to equalise on price and and differences will boil down to quality of service.  It's here where the LLU providers may have the edge as they have more control over the product than those using BT wholesale.  This leaves exceptional service and good customer relationships as the main differentiator for the latter group, although there may exist some scope for strategic tie-ups with other services.  EG.  Tie-ins with a wireless provider for bundled deals.

Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Simon_idnet on Aug 04, 2008, 16:46:49
If any of our customers were to be chosen for testing/monitoring of this sort we would ensure that they were not financially inconvenienced by this (we would pay for the bandwidth used).
Simon
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Rik on Aug 04, 2008, 16:50:40
That's good of you, Simon.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Tacitus on Aug 04, 2008, 17:05:59
Quote from: Rik on Aug 04, 2008, 16:50:40
That's good of you, Simon.  :thumb:

Agreed - it's a good offer. 
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Sebby on Aug 04, 2008, 21:54:33
Quote from: Simon_idnet on Aug 04, 2008, 16:46:49
If any of our customers were to be chosen for testing/monitoring of this sort we would ensure that they were not financially inconvenienced by this (we would pay for the bandwidth used).
Simon

Wow - that's really good of you. :thumb:
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Lance on Aug 04, 2008, 23:19:37
That's really good, thanks Simon.
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Simon on Aug 05, 2008, 00:18:06
Thanks, Simon.  :karmic:
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Rik on Aug 05, 2008, 08:39:34
Talking to yourself again?? ;D :out:
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Sebby on Aug 05, 2008, 08:48:50
:rofl:
Title: Re: Samknows issues first ISP report
Post by: Simon on Aug 05, 2008, 10:54:13
 ::)