Music industry as tough as it has always been, watchdog says. the market has moved over the past months in a direction nobody expected..
Music industry as tough as it has always been, watchdog says came in through the side door. It took three attempts before anyone treated it as more than a curiosity.
The trend behind this has been running for well over a year. The current field is the sharpest it has been.
Price and term
The technical side is where the differences actually live. The marketing pages describe almost none of it.
- Music industry as tough as it has always been, watchdog says BBC
Performance in the test
The price comparison is straightforward once the same period and the same extras are used for every entry.
The difference in detail
The figures to watch are the ones that move: the introductory price, the term after it, and what the cancellation terms require.
Our verdict
The checklist for the reader is short: note the term, check the availability in your region, and compare on the same period.
Head to head, that means prices change regularly. The assessment of performance does not.
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Great overview. I would add that the EPG refresh speed matters more than raw bitrate.
This matches my own experience after switching providers last year.
Good catch. The subscription detail in the previous revision was outdated and has now been corrected.
Fair point, though for most European households the difference is minimal.
Been testing a few of these options and the latency difference is noticeable on evening peak.
Not always the case though — it depends heavily on the region.
We tested this on a second network to make sure the result is not specific to one ISP. The summary reflects that.
Same here, it made the decision much easier.
Read this twice and it answered most of my questions about setup and compatibility.
Same here, it made the decision much easier.
Fair point, though for most European households the difference is minimal.
Agreed on that point, it was exactly my experience too.
Has anyone measured this on a 5G connection for comparison?