[Klug-general] [OT]Best ISP for connection with BeThere?

[George Prowse]

Simon Rivers wrote:
> Hello all, I'd be grateful for any advice on the following:
> 
> I exchange "lots" of data between two sites, one in London on BeThere 
> ADSL (19Mb/s down, 1.3Mb/s up) and one at a friend's house in 
> Canterbury, currently on Pipex ADSL (2Mb/s down, 256Kb/s up).
> 
> Pipex have been unbelievably cr*p, and my friend is now looking for 
> another ISP. One consideration is the transfer between sites.
> 
> I suppose that it would be best if the second site was on BeThere, but 
> unfortunately they cannot offer service on her exchange.
> 
> Is there any way I can find out which other ISP's are best connected 
> ("peered"?) with BeThere, and thus have a (generally) faster / more 
> reliable link between the two sites?
> 
> Or is my ignorance leading me to bark up the wrong tree?
> 
> Thanks...

Well if you are transferring data between 2 sites then the fastest you 
are ever going to get is the upload rate. Look for a company that offers 
2mb/2mb or more. There is no point in getting a decent download rate 
because you will be constantly limited by the upload.