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Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« on: 19 December 2008, 20:23:50 »
Can anybody recommend one......clearly Virgin are

a) rather useless
b) Not rather interested!
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #1 on: 19 December 2008, 20:34:10 »
Phone - BT, the only ones you dont hear too many stories about
Broadband - Zen - Very good, fast lines, but not the cheapest.

You can have it Good, Fast & Cheap....any 2!
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #2 on: 19 December 2008, 20:37:45 »
My sister is using O2 broadband at the moment, 6.7Mb for £12 IIRC (though I could be wrong!)

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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #3 on: 19 December 2008, 20:44:51 »
I changed to O2 for broadband in July - absolutely first class.

Phone deal with orange is ok but I have been with them a long time - you will get a discount off o2 broadband if you go for o2 mobile phone as well.

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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #4 on: 19 December 2008, 20:52:07 »
I have a company funded mobile so dont need that.

I am put off BT broadband because of the monitoring they do....I dont download anything I shouldn't but....dont agree with the process they use.

Need to be away from Virgin asap!
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #5 on: 19 December 2008, 21:02:31 »
Am with Plus Net on thier old Premier Account.  Cant fault em.  24/7 local rate suppoert run by nerds.

Would recommend them.  In fact for every one that signs up they give me a discount if they quote my username.

Been with em from day 1.  8mb service, get 6.5mb :y
« Last Edit: 19 December 2008, 21:02:56 by skruntie »
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #6 on: 19 December 2008, 21:06:21 »
I'm with Virgin and have no real issues, to be honest.

Main difference, I would think though, is its Cable and not twisted pair....

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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #7 on: 19 December 2008, 21:11:28 »
I am with fast net, deffo not the cheapest, but does exactly what it says on the tin, no complaints and no call centre
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #8 on: 19 December 2008, 21:11:43 »
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Am with Plus Net on thier old Premier Account.  Cant fault em.  24/7 local rate suppoert run by nerds.

Would recommend them.  In fact for every one that signs up they give me a discount if they quote my username.

Been with em from day 1.  8mb service, get 6.5mb :y

Fair user/usage policy from 4pm to midnight.  15gb monthly allowance.

I have 16 hours a day to max off peak, and often do. (legally) :y
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #9 on: 19 December 2008, 21:14:35 »
Another vote for Zen. As Jimbob said, not the cheapest but apart from a few BT break ups when we first moved here 4 years ago I cannot remember a time when I've found the connection to be down.

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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #10 on: 19 December 2008, 21:50:54 »
Try Tiscali....
I have phone and adsl with them....
Couple of probs but sorted and havent had a prob for a while...
I have 8m adsl and phone line rental for £15/month

Just tested speed of line with http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp

It reported just over 6000kbps download and 330kbps upload......which doesnt seem bad to me  :y

The way i look at it.....landline with BT was costing me £10/month line rental......so for another £5/month I have 8m internet as well  :y

Edit** Think tiscali do have 'fair usage policy' but sometimes I leave a PC on 24/7 downloading for maybe a week or so at a time.....and never had a warning about it  :y
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #11 on: 19 December 2008, 22:37:34 »
Sky broadband here,just tested speed with taxi drivers link & got 11821 kbps download & 631kbps upload
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #12 on: 19 December 2008, 22:39:58 »
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/talk/?code=ZZ-NL-11GK&srccode

was sent this link at work and seriously considering a swap from BT in new year to save some dollar

any pro's or cons? :-?
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #13 on: 19 December 2008, 23:02:07 »
I'm with Be

get about 17mb down, and 2.5mb upload - static IP too :)

works out at £28 a month though..

Phone - if you want Be, you have to be bt...
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Re: Recommended Phone and Broadband Provider
« Reply #14 on: 19 December 2008, 23:02:45 »
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http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/talk/?code=ZZ-NL-11GK&srccode

was sent this link at work and seriously considering a swap from BT in new year to save some dollar

any pro's or cons? :-?

Pro's - clicking the 'Close' button in the top right :)
Con's - spending time actually reading/considering Tiscali...
« Last Edit: 19 December 2008, 23:02:58 by PaulW »
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