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Broadband - Which one?
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:07 pmby 76-1115222408
Right my current broadband contract runs out tonight at midnite and I am looking to change!
Currently on AOL @512kbps, but looking for a 2Mb connection. Was considering Tiscali, £17.99 for 2Mb and no limits...but was reading reviews of it and though the connection is fast and stable, the customer services if you have problems is supposedly sh!t.
So anybody have any ideas as to who is good and why? Looking for 2Mb as I said, no limits and a decent price!!
Any help would be gratefully appreciated in helping with my decision!
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:28 pmby Paul C
AOl are shi.te mate, their ok for families who want control over what their kids surf, their are millions of ISP's out there but I've been with BT for about 4 years and never had a problem with them, I wouldn't worry too much about download limits cos I download loads stuff and mine is a 20gb limit, BT do a 2mb connection with a 20gb DL limit for £25. I also used the net about 4/5 hours a day, I know I'm a geek 
Suppose it's what you use it for at the end of the day mate.
Check out http://www.adslguide.org.uk/ for the best ISP reviews, etc. 
Hope this helps mate.
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:24 pmby neil
there are only 2 suppliers, bt and cable(telewest & ntl) all the rest give as big a bandwidth as you are able to recieve( this depends on how far you live from the bt exchange, which tiscali, bulldog etc lease ) no limit usage is generally £25 add the extra £10 with whoever you chose for free landline phone calls. Make use of any new customer 1st 6months half price offers you see(talk talk).
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:56 pmby drummerphil
i,m on a 1mg broadband with NTL £9.99
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:01 pmby RUSHIE#9
I joined PLUSNET a couple of months back after LOTS of researching. I'm on their basic package which is £14.99 p/m, for that you get 2mb broadband with no download limits. They do have a timeout system in operation where if you don't do anything online for 30 mins they disconnect you but this isn't an issue really as you can just set your e-mail programme to check every few minutes. They are deffinately worth a look so go to :-
PLUSNET BROADBAND ISP
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:17 pmby Mikz
Im on exactly the same one as Paul c and Ill echo what he said. They offer a good service. Any problems i had starting out ,they were able to fix over the phone. The only annoyance i had was when i moved house,I had to wait around 10 days to be reconnected.
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:52 pmby Woollyback
BT are the worst company I have EVER dealt with in my entire life, they are a walking disaster and I won't ever do business with them again in any way, shape or form until the day I die
Right, that's my rant over 
I use a company called Homecall, £25 p/m for 2meg with no download limits and all landline calls are free, 24/7. Never had a single problem with them, despite moving house, moving office (I use them at the office as well), changing my package etc etc. I can't recommend them highly enough. I'm a VERY demanding customer and they have come up trumps every time
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:01 pmby Mikz
No limit on Homecall.....yet
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:03 amby andy_g
i just switched to jazztel from arsys and get a 1mb connection plus all free calls for 30 euros a month. other people have said they were trouble but they've been fine with me and the help line were great. problem is that its in spain and no use to you whatsoever. 
we're a couple of years behind the uk still
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:00 amby Judge
LIVERPOOLANYTIME wrote:Right my current broadband contract runs out tonight at midnite and I am looking to change!
Currently on AOL @512kbps, but looking for a 2Mb connection. Was considering Tiscali, £17.99 for 2Mb and no limits...but was reading reviews of it and though the connection is fast and stable, the customer services if you have problems is supposedly sh!t.
So anybody have any ideas as to who is good and why? Looking for 2Mb as I said, no limits and a decent price!!
Any help would be gratefully appreciated in helping with my decision!
whatever you decide, do not use NTL as a provider, they are absolute cack
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:20 amby wrighty (not mark!)
This is a great thread, because I wanted to ask the same question! Im leaning towards NTL cos Ive got them for the telly and the phone.I wana do me DJ'ing over the net so do you think that will provide a quick enough speed?
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:25 amby wrighty (not mark!)
Judge wrote:LIVERPOOLANYTIME wrote:Right my current broadband contract runs out tonight at midnite and I am looking to change!
Currently on AOL @512kbps, but looking for a 2Mb connection. Was considering Tiscali, £17.99 for 2Mb and no limits...but was reading reviews of it and though the connection is fast and stable, the customer services if you have problems is supposedly sh!t.
So anybody have any ideas as to who is good and why? Looking for 2Mb as I said, no limits and a decent price!!
Any help would be gratefully appreciated in helping with my decision!
whatever you decide, do not use NTL as a provider, they are absolute cack
who do you think then judge? cos i wana get it right with me broadband. Dont want sh!t !
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:52 amby 76-1115222408
F*cking hell, I was researching all last night (lucky today is my day off!!) and it is getting extremely hard to choose!!
Thanks for Plusnet Rushie, but I dont like the idea that I have to pay £14.99 'to upgrade my line' as Im currently on 512 (but the phone line can handle a 2mb connection, I checked with BT), and no other ISP's ask for this fee!!
Wooly, Homecall looks excellent, but I dont like the fact that you HAVE to get the phonecalls as part of the package, goddammit, I just want broadband!!!
Tiscali, has great speed and price and no limits, but no matter what I do, I cannot find any good reviews of them at all, so looks like I will give a miss!!
Man, the more I research, the more hard its becoming to choose the right package for me, anyway gonna make a few phone calls to some ISP's and see if I can get certain fees waived .
Anyway, thanks everyone for your help so far, any additional help/info/advice will be much appreciated.
PS - Paul, thanks for that ADSLguide link, gave me loads of info!
Also, there are hundreds of ISP's, and I am a bit worried by the idea of going with a smaller comapny as opposed to the bigger, more established ones. I mean what if they collapse as an entity, what would happen to me??
*Singing* Mind bloooowing, Deeeecisions!!!
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:04 amby Woollyback
karim you don't have to have the calls with homecall, you can have just the broadband for £17 or £18 or thereabouts
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:06 amby 76-1115222408
REALLY 
Thats just what I wanted to hear...Gonna call them right now!!! 
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