Broadband recommendations?, finally had enough of AOL! |
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 Aug 4 2006, 20:51
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 Hardcore  Group: Posters Posts: 1,490 Joined: 27th February 2006 From: Milton Keynes UK Member No.: 174,863 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch, WM6 G4 Wizard  |
Hi guys,
Well I've finally had enough of AOL and requested my MAC code today, but who next? The fave so far is PlusNet >LINK<, but who else is good? I'm not bothered about any inclusive hardware as I'm about to buy my own router I'd particularly be interested to hear from any Linux users as I'm about to install it So, who should i give my hard earned to? -------------------- |
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Aug 4 2006, 22:07
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 Hardcore Group: Moderator Team Posts: 8,218 Joined: 9th April 2003 From: Coventry, UK Member No.: 4,510 Device(s): HTC Touch Dual / SPV E650 |
Me too but wondering what will happen if AOL sell their European business. Actually considering Sky since they're digging up the street now and I was toying with getting Sky Digital anyway.
I'd also welcome tips on changing ISP - losing main email address etc. Oh, and what's a MAC code ? 
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Aug 4 2006, 22:19
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,490 Joined: 27th February 2006 From: Milton Keynes UK Member No.: 174,863 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch, WM6 G4 Wizard |
QUOTE(Disco Stu @ Aug 4 2006, 23:07)  Oh, and what's a MAC code ? migration authorisarion code (or something) the best way to minimize downtime, plusnet reckon 30 hrs max! not a sky customer so not an option for me (200 channels of crap, no thanks!) although it's certainly a good deal for existing customers. -------------------- |
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Aug 4 2006, 23:45
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 112 Joined: 16th July 2006 From: UK Member No.: 198,287 Device(s): Orange SPV M500 |
Free Orange Broadband if you are on a £30 per month or greater 18 month contract........
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Aug 4 2006, 23:50
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,490 Joined: 27th February 2006 From: Milton Keynes UK Member No.: 174,863 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch, WM6 G4 Wizard |
Guess you didn't notice my avatar then?
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Aug 5 2006, 10:16
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 269 Joined: 5th July 2003 From: North Wales Member No.: 9,444 Device(s): Palm Treo 750v |
Zen are pretty good, but you pay for it. Eclipse also come out pretty well if you check out www.adslguide.org
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Aug 5 2006, 13:34
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 112 Joined: 16th July 2006 From: UK Member No.: 198,287 Device(s): Orange SPV M500 |
Yeah , I noticed , but I didn't know if you were well within your contract or not .... thought you might like to join the big O |
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Aug 5 2006, 13:41
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 Editor Dude Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,715 Joined: 23rd April 2003 From: Leicester, UK Member No.: 4,973 Device(s): SPV M700 / E650 |
Well, Bulldog have a great service but crap CS. 24meg, phoneline and unlimted local/nat calls for £47 a month. Oh and the broadband is unlimited and unrestricted
 Failing that, BE do 24meg too. Have a look on www.samknows.com for info about what services are available at your exchange and how far away you are from it. I'm about 300 meters away from mine but, for me, that equates to 1K in line length.Oh and if your looking for an awesome router, Linksys WRT54GS (the 'S' is important - more ram and speedbooster/afterburner). If you have one of those, whack DD-WRT firmware on it and turn a £50 router into a £500 router
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Aug 5 2006, 13:56
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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 330 Joined: 25th January 2005 From: London - U.K. Member No.: 106,723 Device(s): MDA Compact 3 |
Cheapest is Carphone Warehouse with TalkTalk ..... 8Mb Broadband for free ..... as long as you pay £21 for telephone including all phone calls ...... however the BB is restricted to 40Gb download and the CS is utter crapola .....
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Aug 5 2006, 20:16
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Tiscali does it for me. Unlimited d/l. Beware of sky/orange and all those 'free' ones. They are free only if you spend.... and sky does not have much free coverage. Their d/l limit is normally something pathetic like 1GB/month
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Aug 6 2006, 06:49
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 358 Joined: 18th April 2006 From: Lichfield U.K Member No.: 185,611 Device(s): N95, C550, 360, PS3 |
I'm on BT. Its alright i think the main prob is my old Toshiba laptop - it can't even work google earth
 I heard sky broadband and sky digital together doesn't give you any special deals - i may be wrong i think they make you pay full price for both no special just because you have both - again may be wrong Its all very well going with orange but you've still got to pay your BT line aswell ok if your on the contract £30 month 18month but not everybody is. Oh has orange taken over wannado??? goochy1 This post has been edited by goochy1: Aug 6 2006, 06:49 --------------------  |
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Aug 6 2006, 16:58
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,713 Joined: 29th November 2005 From: Guildford Member No.: 160,616 Device(s): 8gb Touch Dual YUM |
Force 9 are cheap.
14.99 a month for 8mb broadband with very high download limits! They are great for us and their customer service is actually decent. www.force9.net Sam --------------------  *DROOLING ON A TOUCH DUAL* |
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Aug 7 2006, 06:18
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 358 Joined: 18th April 2006 From: Lichfield U.K Member No.: 185,611 Device(s): N95, C550, 360, PS3 |
QUOTE(mini_man @ Aug 6 2006, 17:58) They are great for us and their customer service is actually decent. Sam Thats always nice to know. goochy1 -------------------- |
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Aug 7 2006, 08:54
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Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,490 Joined: 27th February 2006 From: Milton Keynes UK Member No.: 174,863 Device(s): Kaiser, Touch, WM6 G4 Wizard |
Thanks for all the suggestions people
 nedge2k Bulldog are certainly appealing with their all in one package and REAL unlimited broadband, which is the only reason I stayed at AOL for so long, thanks for the router tip, as it happens I was looking at that exact model! definitely going to buy one now I know of the 'upgrade' mcwarre you're dead right to be wary of the 'free' ones, as you say the limits are usually pretty restrictive, even read on the net that carphone warehouse charge a £70 disconnection fee, which is absolutely appalling! goochy1, yes Orange bought wanadoo a while ago, not sure if it would affect existing customers though, the free sky broadband deal has a paltry 2GB a month limit, and 2MB speed plus a £40 'activation fee', if you want speeds/limits above this you have to start paying mini_man, had a look at force9, their website and it looks good, identical to plusnet's, which I was leaning towards anyway as they give you a decent amount of webspace. and good CS is becoming increasingly harder to come by these days Thanks again Oh yeah, nobody using Linux then? -------------------- |
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Aug 7 2006, 23:34
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