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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Danny on 20 February 2009, 14:07:34
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I have no internet, so i keep nipping to my parents house.. All I need is an internet connection, i assume they still require a phone line??
I dont need the fastest net connection in the world either, but a reliable enough one would do, and i dont need any TV package with it
anyone any recommendations?
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You'd need a telephone line except if you went with cable...
They tend to work out at a similar price if I remember rightly...
Over a telephone line, broadband speed is affected by the distance you are from the exchange. You don't get this problem with cable. However with cable, your upload speed will be cr@p. That doesn't bother me though, we're on Virgin media broadband
HTH :y
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thanks, do they try to force you to buy any other of their products when you get their broadband? and also, any download limits? (although i'm not a heavy user)
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Have a look at this:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband
Another thing to think about is buying through a cash-back website. We got £100 when we joined Vigin through one :y
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thanks, do they try to force you to buy any other of their products when you get their broadband? and also, any download limits? (although i'm not a heavy user)
We don't have any download limits on Virgin... Can't be sure about the other providers... :)
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i use the vodafone dongle,got it in curries. one off payment of :y£50,with £15 top up included. when that runs out you just top up again,it works just like a mobile phone top up,and works perfect.
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4 ways of providing broadband(ish) connections
DSL - runs over copper pair, usually over BT lines. Most common.
Cable - runs over coax or fibre. Poor availability, and variable service
Satelite - Expensive, high latency
Mobile/3G - Expensive
rule out satelite.
3g is good if you want to use in different places (assuming 3g signal!), obviously not fastest in world. generally low transfer limits.
Cable - often through Virgin. You'll either be really pleased or really disappointed. The technology is fundamentally flawed.
DSL - so many different providers, all offering slightly different things, you need to do your homework.
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Cable's looking favourite since we dont need the land line but at the same time, the phoneline packages look like they can work out cheaper
:-/
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forget what has been posted by others - first question - do you have a mobile phone and who is it with? - you may get internet for nothing (Orange) - or £7.50 O2 - if you go via landline. Do not buy the mobile dongle version unless absolutely necessary.
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forget what has been posted by others - first question - do you have a mobile phone and who is it with? - you may get internet for nothing (Orange) - or £7.50 O2 - if you go via landline. Do not buy the mobile dongle version unless absolutely necessary.
o2 pay and go, heavy texter and most mates on o2 so costing me about £75 per YEAR
i'm finding most internet deals are wanting about £23 a month, is there owt cheaper?
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Did you look at?
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband
I'd look at what he has to say about the O2 broadband...
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We have BT broadband and I have a 3g dongle, so I can use the laptop at the caravan. Landline internet in our village is poor, my dongle is faster ::) My Dad is talking about getting a lap top, to have a look around, Mum still uses dial up for her internet. Suggested they get a dongle, same village, swmbo suggested they get a dongle and a free laptop. :-/
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I have no internet, so i keep nipping to my parents house.. All I need is an internet connection, i assume they still require a phone line??
I dont need the fastest net connection in the world either, but a reliable enough one would do, and i dont need any TV package with it
anyone any recommendations?
£5 a month, 3gb three network. bluetooth it through my mobile :y :y
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i refuse to have a landline as i dont need it so not paying a line rental for something i wont ever use. so no broaqdband at home. im happy enough how im doing mine
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The Virgin Media network in Manchester is one of the better ones for Broadband. You also have the call centre in Wythenshawe and they tend to ensure the network where the centres are are work well ;)
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I was Tiscali's shortest-term customer.
Frigging rip-off merchants (or so THEY thought!)
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I have a BT landline(had it anyway) and my broadband is with talktalk,
dont know what the download limits are,but i never exceed it anyway.
It costs me £0.00 per month!!
I get free calls to any landline any time(including International) and the mobile calls i class as needed i have on a friends and family type thing which are also free.....as long as i remember to hang up and redial after 59 mins,i have a fixed fee which i go over sometimes, Banks,Insurance calls etc,but it cost me £20 per month
I can live with that ;D
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we were with aol but after having problems and phoning for help they put you through to china{Cancelled}!!so now because swmbo has got a contract mobile phone with t-mobile we pay £10 a month(normally £15) unlimited but they said that she is a valued customer ::) ::) :-X
excellent signal in work,home :y :y :y
it is a dongle with free 200 text messages ;)
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That's the catch - if using an ADSL internet service, you need a phone line, so BT. Doesn't mean you need their internet (although I use it).
There's a few "free" internet deals, but normally tied in with another service (i.e. Sky, Orange, TalkTalk). A 3G dongle will only work if you get a good signal, so very area limited - but if you're a good way from the phone exchange you may only get 512k anyway via ADSL.
We went through the pain at work recently - 8 miles from the exchange we're hooked up to and were using a wireless link half way across Coventry. Only option to get more than 512k was a Leased Line at £600/month..
At one point we even looked at multiplexing 4 3G dongles together...
Download limits are fine unless you start hitting YouTube with a vengance or use it 24/7 (as we do)..
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Beware of mobile based broadband.
I wont bore you with the detail but, the throughput drops off a cliff as the subsrciber base increases
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I think you may be better consulting the general forum below and going to the broadband forum within it.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/
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BT's own is £18 a month for 3 months then £25 a month thereafter months but seems to have what i need and includes the phoneline, and £20 cashback credited to first bill
looking for others...
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I have no internet, so i keep nipping to my parents house.. All I need is an internet connection, i assume they still require a phone line??
I dont need the fastest net connection in the world either, but a reliable enough one would do, and i dont need any TV package with it
anyone any recommendations?
Get connected to BE ( Bethere), they have an extremely good service and connection reliability, plus good upload/download speeds.
Very reasonable price per month - ours is £17.50 monthly.
You will need a BT line though...
:) :y
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Nice illustrations you have...
:)
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BT line is about £11 a month alone so o2 is looking favourable with basic broadband at £7.34 a month (existing o2 mobile user discount)
not bad for under £19 all in
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I changed to 02 about 6 months ago and it has been brilliant and an easy setup - just keep it simple - even better if you have an existing 02 email address. Wireless router is trouble free and their support service first class - although I have not had to use it except when joining. I was up and running in less than 48 hours from placing order.
I had been with Orange for 9 years and 02 is so much better. I think part of it might be the fact that 02 have their own equipment in my exchange - it is when you have what they call BT Whoolsesale involved that one organisation blaming the other kicks in as was the case with Orange.