rich4130 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Finally getting broadband, but I just dont know what one to get!? :P Needs to be: 512 Connection at least. Under £20 a month Free Modem/Setup would be nice Not AOL. I think I asked this ages ago, but I couldnt find it :- cheers anyways.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 here and here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johneh Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 bt all the way, i have now deleted all their software and used my routers simple 1 and it works a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzane_2 Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Bt are apparently offering some sorta upgrade from 512 to 2mb for those that are applicable... i dont know much about that offer though? Have a loooksys though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) Wanado (old freeserve) are doing 1mb for 17.99 a month with a 2gb transfer a month and free connection and modem. http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ Pretty darn good I think!! :P Edited February 12, 2005 by Sam@SouthTrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 1gb transfer. That's waaay small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 1gb transfer. That's waaay small. ← I edited my post :P" 2 gig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Still not much at all. About 65 megabytes of download every day.. Not much at all if you play games, transfer a lot of files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonRider Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 (edited) Bt are apparently offering some sorta upgrade from 512 to 2mb for those that are applicable... i dont know much about that offer though? Have a loooksys though ← No, i got a letter through the other day, they are upgrading all existing 1mb customers for free of charge, ney less than they would pay normally, up to 2mb, Usually it costs £28.99 a month, and they are reducing the cost to £24.99 and upgrading you to 2mb without you doing anything. This is, aslong as you are within a set distance of the exchange.... Woo 2mb here I come :P .......... Got the letter in my hand, so any more info needed give me a shout! Tom Edited February 12, 2005 by PythonRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcajh Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 I have the wanadoo broadband. Seems good for the money. Download limit is small but not effective yet so can download as much as you like. Comes with modem etc. I doub't you can do much better for the money. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusional Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 I'm with E7even, who are pretty good. They're cheap (around £15 per month for 512k), as far as I'm aware unlimited (I've been known to run my connection pretty much max'ed out for weeks at a time and have never had any problems), you get a static IP and right now if you sign up for a year you get another year free (so that works out to £7.50 a month). The only problems with them are the need to pay for a lump sum in advance (which I've actually found quite good, as it's one less bill to worry about) and the support wasn't as helpful as I'd like the one time I contacted them. But then, who needs support for aDSL? Griffin Internet also come highly reccomended. They charge £19.99 a month for 512k, offer a full \24 (that's 8 static IP's), no line restrictions of any kind, are still small enough a company to care and are apparantly run by geeks, which almost guarantees you a higher level of service. These are probably who I'm going to be going with next. I'd be very, very wary of going with any larger supplier like BT or Wanadoo. As already mentioned some of them already impose download limits, and what with all the current stink the MPAA is kicking up I wouldn't be suprised to see companies like that start blocking ports for Bittorrent and such things. Personally I don't like the idea of an ISP deciding what I should and shouldn't be looking at, especially not when there are cheaper, better alternatives who don't :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Im Ntl and it seems ok tis only £17.99! Thanks, Callum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted February 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 I'm with E7even, who are pretty good. They're cheap (around £15 per month for 512k), as far as I'm aware unlimited (I've been known to run my connection pretty much max'ed out for weeks at a time and have never had any problems), you get a static IP and right now if you sign up for a year you get another year free (so that works out to £7.50 a month). The only problems with them are the need to pay for a lump sum in advance (which I've actually found quite good, as it's one less bill to worry about) and the support wasn't as helpful as I'd like the one time I contacted them. But then, who needs support for aDSL? Griffin Internet also come highly reccomended. They charge £19.99 a month for 512k, offer a full \24 (that's 8 static IP's), no line restrictions of any kind, are still small enough a company to care and are apparantly run by geeks, which almost guarantees you a higher level of service. These are probably who I'm going to be going with next. I'd be very, very wary of going with any larger supplier like BT or Wanadoo. As already mentioned some of them already impose download limits, and what with all the current stink the MPAA is kicking up I wouldn't be suprised to see companies like that start blocking ports for Bittorrent and such things. Personally I don't like the idea of an ISP deciding what I should and shouldn't be looking at, especially not when there are cheaper, better alternatives who don't :P ← Cheers mate, any everybody else. I've been looking at Virgin, as they have a 3gb limit, and you dont have to sign up for a 12mth contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 I've been looking at Virgin, as they have a 3gb limit, and you dont have to sign up for a 12mth contract. ← 3Gb is still shit! Most places have 30Gb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzane_2 Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 I'm with E7even, who are pretty good. They're cheap (around £15 per month for 512k), as far as I'm aware unlimited (I've been known to run my connection pretty much max'ed out for weeks at a time and have never had any problems), you get a static IP and right now if you sign up for a year you get another year free (so that works out to £7.50 a month). The only problems with them are the need to pay for a lump sum in advance (which I've actually found quite good, as it's one less bill to worry about) and the support wasn't as helpful as I'd like the one time I contacted them. But then, who needs support for aDSL? Griffin Internet also come highly reccomended. They charge £19.99 a month for 512k, offer a full \24 (that's 8 static IP's), no line restrictions of any kind, are still small enough a company to care and are apparantly run by geeks, which almost guarantees you a higher level of service. These are probably who I'm going to be going with next. I'd be very, very wary of going with any larger supplier like BT or Wanadoo. As already mentioned some of them already impose download limits, and what with all the current stink the MPAA is kicking up I wouldn't be suprised to see companies like that start blocking ports for Bittorrent and such things. Personally I don't like the idea of an ISP deciding what I should and shouldn't be looking at, especially not when there are cheaper, better alternatives who don't :P ← LOL BT supply all the broadband for those companys you mentioned anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfboy Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Cheers mate, any everybody else. I've been looking at Virgin, as they have a 3gb limit, and you dont have to sign up for a 12mth contract. ← spend a bit more and get the unlimited option, see how much you use a month, you can always switch or cancel if you don't like it - i've been with virgin for about 6months and I am very impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 im getting a free upgrade to 2mb soon aswell :P gonna be mint :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunja Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) We've just signed up for our house next year at uni (5 dbl beds, all bills, new furniture, £50 per week :D ) and we're gonna wnat broadband. Ours is pretty much the same question, although we want to use routers to send the connection to 5 or more PC's... Would a broadband connection be slowed down by having 5 PC's connected to it? Also does anyone know if there are any companies doing student deals? Edited February 13, 2005 by Lunja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzane_2 Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 We've just signed up for our house next year at uni (5 dbl beds, all bills, new furniture, £50 per week :P ) and we're gonna wnat broadband. Ours is pretty much the same question, although we want to use routers to send the connection to 5 or more PC's... Would a broadband connection be slowed down by having 5 PC's connected to it? Also does anyone know if there are any companies doing student deals? ← to be honest NTL are best for students, they give you a student contract... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusional Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) LOL BT supply all the broadband for those companys you mentioned anyway... ← Well yes, but they only supply the network infrastructure, they have no control over port blocking, bandwidth limitations/caps and the like. The only time BT supplying the infrastructure becomes a problem is when something breaks in their network. Edited February 13, 2005 by delusional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusional Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Cheers mate, any everybody else. I've been looking at Virgin, as they have a 3gb limit, and you dont have to sign up for a 12mth contract. ← Griffin, who I mentioned above, run their service on a month by month basis. So no 12 month contracts, you can leave at any time. And they have no bandwidth limitations - 3 gig is really pissy, you may as well just get dial-up with a download cap like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Now don't shout at me but. AOL £25 a month its now 512kb but its soon increasing to 1mb connection and has NO limit. Personally i have no probem with it. Maybe not the cheepest but its fine for me. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Tiscali are doing 512k for £20 a month or £25 for 1mbit as as far as i know no limits http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadban...code=ZZ-NL-11GK In my uni house were on 2mbit from bulldogdsl for £40 a month :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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