UK ISP Be Broadband (O2) has given customers new controls that allow them to change the settings of their internet connection to be optimised for what they do online. There are four settings, which have been designed to cater for a different kind of user by adjusting the line db noise margin and interleave settings:


Be members can optimise the settings of their connection by logging in to their online Member Centre. From there they select from 4 radio buttons on the front page member account screen:


We suspect that most of Be's customers won't need to tweak the 'reliability' setting because the provider is already well known for its service stability. No doubt the speed and gaming options will prove to be popular, although customers shouldn’t expect significant differences in speed.

It's also worth pointing out that other ISPs are capable of making these tweaks too, although direct control is rarely given to the customer and we congratulate Be for doing that. Installing a BT iPlate couldn't hurt either.