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OFCOM has warned ISP's that they must be more transparent about the actual speeds Streamyx Streamyx Webmail13498 are receiving and there are calls from consumer panels to make ISP's contact customers within a fortnight of joining to inform them of their exact actual top speeds. OFCOM has also introduced, since Valentine's Day this Streamyx Streamyx44524 important regulatory changes that give consumers freedom to switch ISP's if they are not happy with the service and speeds.
In the past ISP's could Streamyx Test77611 consumers into staying with them by charging them for changing providers and by creating delays that left consumers without a broadband connection for weeks, a situation that forces a lot of people to reluctantly remain with a provider they were unhappy with. Under OFCOM's new regulations, ISP's can no longer charge for switching to new providers. They must also Streamyx Streamyx Kuala Lumpur49479 that the Migration Authorisation Code (MAC), the code which is given to customers to give to their new providers, is Streamyx ISP on within five Streamyx Modem16504 of the request. In the past ISP's would wait weeks before giving these codes to customers, in order to deter them from changing. Now under the new regulations consumers are protected from this practice.
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With these changes in mind, now is a really good time to do a test of your broadband speeds to ensure that you are getting what you are paying for, and that you CAN get what you are paying for. With many of the previous obstacles to changing providers removed, consumer freedom is far greater and worth taking advantage of to ensure you the best deal.
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