Because Zen (and for that matter AAISP) pay for sensible amounts of contention-free backhaul for their customers, and BT don't.
And if you think that's cynical, read the director of AAISP's blog :D On 22 Feb 2013, at 18:07, <i...@snowdon.org.uk> wrote: > When you consider that ZEN’s traffic is carried over a BT network, why the > “hotel echo lima lima” can’t BT sort themselves out and provide the same > speeds? Or maybe it is deliberate so that they can concentrate on being a > wholesale supplier to the ISPs and not worry about calls from the end user. > Me cynical? Whatever gave you that idea? And you can be quiet Mr Whittaker. > > Snowy > > From: peterboro-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk > [mailto:peterboro-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of gary smith > Sent: 22 February 2013 11:04 > To: Peterborough Linux club > Subject: [Peterboro] Hi everyone > > Just a thankyou to tony for recommending ZEN broadband limited the school > was with bt and we were supposed to get 9 mbps down load well for a year now > the best they could do on a weeky best was 2 mbps and by the end of each > week we would be getting .5 of a mbps which ment the internet stopped > working but now we are getting 70mbps and at worst 55mbps ,I have menthioned > this in case anyone was looking for a new internet provider and they also do > a very good phone offer, Tony they said to say thanks from ZEN > Kind Regards > Gary Smith > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro