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[nikolasapl]

I have noticed that PrimeTel is throttling torrent traffic the past weeks.

Is it just me or PrimeTel is doing this in general?

Is there a way to cancel my 1-year contract with this stupid, crappy company, without being obliged to pay for the rest of the contract's duration?

[Raymanoff]

is not torrent...is all traffic regardless the protocol. They said they will upgrade the line capacity by 10% byt he end of the month and 20% by the end of the year.

[haplessboyrussell]

I normally find the internet part of the PrimeTel deal is the only bit that actually bloody works. Phone - crap. Cable TV - the box hasn't worked properly since last Christmas, every time they come to fix it, they tell me I haven't plugged it in properly, and then it packs up again two days later. Fortunately, since I have no great desire to watch Public TV of Armenia or similar tosh, I don't miss it too greatly.

[Get Real!]

It’s funny how some people rushed to switch to the competition once the market opened up only to find themselves moaning today of bad service! If the half state-run giant CYTA couldn’t satisfy your needs what made you think a pissy new company relying on CYTA’s equipment could do it better?

[haplessboyrussell]

I understand your comment GR - I was new to Cyp around the time PrimeTel were doing their heavy marketing 2 years ago - they were much more eager to get business than CYTA and there was less time, bureaucracy and begging for some sort of service involved. If I remember right, I tried CYTA first but they were pretty unhelpful and demanded a deposit from foreigners. I don't blame them for that, but it did mean I went to PrimeTel.

[Spetz]

I've also noticed that lately my download speeds are at times extremely slow. It seems the network gets overloaded.

I have a contract with them until March or so next year, but by the end of the year I will cancel my contract. What they told me when I signed up (I asked specifically because I didn't want to be with them for a year) is that all I will lose is my deposit which I think was roughly 50 Euros.
However, it seems that most employees in Cyprus don't know jack sh!t about anything so I wouldn't be surprised that by the end of the year when I want to cancel there will be a completely different story/procedure

[Sotos]

It’s funny how some people rushed to switch to the competition once the market opened up only to find themselves moaning today of bad service! If the half state-run giant CYTA couldn’t satisfy your needs what made you think a pissy new company relying on CYTA’s equipment could do it better?

Primetel has their own network I think. What I don't like in Primetel is that they require a contract for a year and that their prices are very confusing always giving some special offer for the first year and then having a much higher price after that! I hear cablenet is good but they are in very few areas