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12 Nov 2004, 04:06
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Insanity Prawn Boy!
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So, Broadband
i might finally be getting Broadband at long last. so what i need to know is which Broadband provider is best for what i need? my requirements are:
1Mbps connection
less than £25 a month
NO ****ING USAGE ALLOWANCES (priority)
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12 Nov 2004, 04:38
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Re: So, Broadband
Good service for under £25 is gonna be difficult
DONT USE BULLDOG BROADBAND, they ****ing suck!
If you can stretch to £35 a month then I would recommend Nildram's 1meg ADSL
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12 Nov 2004, 04:39
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Jolt's best friend
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Re: So, Broadband
i believe central point ( www.cpbb.co.uk) do what you want, but they're 26. they don't have a news server tho, but this has never struck me as a world ending problem.
http://www.adslguide.org/isps/summarylist.asp may be of use
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12 Nov 2004, 04:40
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Jolt's best friend
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Re: So, Broadband
i've only heard good things bout bulldog, bad experience pyro?
-mist
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12 Nov 2004, 05:00
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Cynical Optimist
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Re: So, Broadband
If you can get BlueYonder:
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Originally Posted by Starbucks
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Quote:
Blueyonder: Even Faster
"Our engineers will start upgrading the blueyonder network from early December, and work will be completed region by region over December and January."
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So I don't know whether this suits you or not, but blueyonder are pretty ace to be fair. And it's unlimited usage
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12 Nov 2004, 08:16
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Clerk
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Re: So, Broadband
I do tech support for Blueyonder.
Telewest are a bit shit as a company, but 4mbit/s for £50 per month (when they upgrade the network) isn't to be sneezed at. But whatever you do, don't get one of their wireless kits...
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12 Nov 2004, 11:59
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Jolt's best friend
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Re: So, Broadband
i assumed he couldn't get cable, otherwise yeh with the recent speed hike sit's well worth it
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12 Nov 2004, 12:06
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lolly roffle
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Re: So, Broadband
NTL are upgrading their 300k to 1mb in a few months and its only £17.99 a month, which fits your requirements. £25 would get you the 2mb connection.
Starbucks seems to think they might drop their useage limits, even though i've never heard of anyone getting a warning for downloading too much on NTL. I'm sure someone a few posts further down will say NTL are crap, but in 3 years in 4 different house and 4 new connections i've never had any problems with them.
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22 Nov 2004, 01:35
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Insanity Prawn Boy!
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Re: So, Broadband
well, my dad has got us a 1Mbps connection coming on the 1st Dec. trouble is, i think he's gone with Wannado who have a 2GB/month limit. So, what i need to know now is, are there any programs out there that will monitor how much i am using of the allowance?
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22 Nov 2004, 15:01
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TashTastic
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Re: So, Broadband
Pipex - im not sure how much i pay now but its about £30 for my 1mb
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22 Nov 2004, 15:01
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Godfather
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Re: So, Broadband
blueyonder tbh
25 quid for 1meg you cant really complain..
and i havnt had a problem since the very early days of it rolling out.
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22 Nov 2004, 15:13
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Re: So, Broadband
www.v21.co.uk - doing 1mb for £24.99 a month with Static IP
They're doing 512k for £16.99 (special intro offer of £9.99 for 2 months if you sign up before the 30th)
Btw, what's wrong with Bulldog? Bulldog along with F2S are supposed to get the best reviews for gamers in terms of broadband etc.
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22 Nov 2004, 15:15
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overtired
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Re: So, Broadband
I use blueyonder too, with no problems.
As Demon Dave's dad seems to have gone for Wanadoo 2GB/month this discussion is basically over?
but 2GB a month? 2GB is how much you download during one night's sleep
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23 Nov 2004, 10:48
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Insanity Prawn Boy!
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Re: So, Broadband
it's ok, he's actually gone with BT, which has a 30GB limit. phew
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23 Nov 2004, 11:23
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Re: So, Broadband
I've gone for a nice 5 meg line which was 40 quid for the modem and 20 quid a month, no limits, got it shared with 2 other roomies, one of which just uses the internet to work on her website or play starcraft.
Then again I live in canada, where ISP's don't seem interested in taking the shirt off your back.
p.s. Had techinical issues, phoned them, in 5 minutes they booked a tech for the very next morning to come out and see me and assess the problem there and then. The tech arrived at 8 am and replaced the cable line as it appears squirrels had dug it up. Service has been
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23 Nov 2004, 12:54
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overtired
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Re: So, Broadband
squirrels are (and rumours that some have been specially trained to disrupt your 'net access are entirely fictitious)
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23 Nov 2004, 14:46
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Re: So, Broadband
Sunday that's mediocre for outside the UK - in Japan they have GB lines for $21 a month in certain places
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23 Nov 2004, 15:08
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Raaaaaaaah!
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Re: So, Broadband
Apprently there's 8MB ADSL coming out next year for £40 a month.
Canada really sounds is the bestest country in the world let's all mve there.
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24 Nov 2004, 14:15
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nomen est omen
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Re: So, Broadband
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Originally Posted by JammyJim
blueyonder tbh
25 quid for 1meg you cant really complain..
and i havnt had a problem since the very early days of it rolling out.
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24 Nov 2004, 14:38
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Re: So, Broadband
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Originally Posted by Demon Dave
well, my dad has got us a 1Mbps connection coming on the 1st Dec. trouble is, i think he's gone with Wannado who have a 2GB/month limit. So, what i need to know now is, are there any programs out there that will monitor how much i am using of the allowance?
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start->programs->accessories->calculator.
2GB/month is terrible. you couldn't even download half life 2 on that
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24 Nov 2004, 17:13
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Insanity Prawn Boy!
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Re: So, Broadband
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Originally Posted by Radical Edward
start->programs->accessories->calculator.
2GB/month is terrible. you couldn't even download half life 2 on that
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yes, 2GB/month is terrible. Just aswell we've gone with BT Yahoo! (which has a 30GB limit) and the calculator wouldn't be helpful, unless i knew the size of every page i visit
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24 Nov 2004, 19:48
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Clerk
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Re: So, Broadband
If any you do go with Telewest, please for the love of god don't get the wireless self-install kit.
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24 Nov 2004, 23:17
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Hamster
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Re: So, Broadband
Quote:
Originally Posted by Demon Dave
yes, 2GB/month is terrible. Just aswell we've gone with BT Yahoo! (which has a 30GB limit) and the calculator wouldn't be helpful, unless i knew the size of every page i visit
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Even thats not great as it includes the upload bandwith in the calculations. If you dare open a p2p client then your gonna see your allowence go down the drain.
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24 Nov 2004, 23:21
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nomen est omen
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Re: So, Broadband
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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
If any you do go with Telewest, please for the love of god don't get the wireless self-install kit.
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Thanks for the advice Dante.
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24 Nov 2004, 23:54
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Insanity Prawn Boy!
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Re: So, Broadband
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Originally Posted by wakey
Even thats not great as it includes the upload bandwith in the calculations. If you dare open a p2p client then your gonna see your allowence go down the drain.
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prexactly
EDIT: been looking at the BT Yahoo! website, it says the allowance won't come into effect untill early 2005. here's to a month unlimited access
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25 Nov 2004, 02:30
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home wrecker
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Re: So, Broadband
£27 a month for 2 mg
I live in hull though, so good luck to anywone else trying to get karoo :P
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