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chris_h16
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Hi!
I am really getting bogged down now with all the different isp's out there.
I have kind of narrowed it down to about 5.
I would ideally like unlimited 512k broadband not capped packages and would rather not pay a lump sum for connection, or at the most as much as £20. I will be buying my own modem/router. I have my eyes on the speedtouch 510. (more later).
OK the isp's.
I was seriously considering tiscali due to the sucess of the company and free connection, but i have heard reports that the connection speeds have problems and the network is very unrealiable.
Then recently i have considered plusnet and fair broadband but their packages are too complex i would like to keep it simple.
The other day i saw an advert for Gio broadband but i have read about the company bearly braking even and some legal issues. I would like a secure company that will be around in the forseeable future.
I saw an advert for virgin and thought it seemed good, but people have said that there have been network problems.
Ok, serious companies now.
I am seriously considering freedom2surf and pipex. I don't mind the set-up cost issue of having to pay if not subscribing for more than 12 months because once i choose i will stay for the foreseeable future.
Does anyone have any plusses or minuses on freedom2surf or pipex?
Does these packages allow P2P file sharing?
Any comments would be greatly appreiciated.
Regards
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maxping
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I am seriously considering freedom2surf and pipex. I don't mind the set-up cost issue of having to pay if not subscribing for more than 12 months because once i choose i will stay for the foreseeable future.
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Great choice Freedom2surf are a great isp and speeds are great and ive been with them 10 months and wont be changing.
Look at the prices here and note theres no set up fee for the pure ip home package.
http://www.freedom2surf.net/adsl/home.php
Speeds :-
Downstream 467 Kbps (58.4 KB/sec) 504 Kbps (inc. overheads)
Upstream ....220 Kbps (27.5 KB/sec) 237 Kbps (inc. overheads)
 Edited by maxping on 07/05/2004 00:44 (server time).
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putasolutions
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I, too, am with Freedom2surf. I have been with them for about 18 months now. The service has been impeccable and have had no more than 4 hours of downtime in the past 12 months, 3 of which wasn't their fault
Please post your query to the boards as many hands make light work, and I'm not talking electricians! If your problem is solved, let us know so that others can learn.
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ciderlad
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Plusnet are very good with exelent customer support should you ever need it.
Im on the Easy Start Package,no set up fees,free modem,email virus protection and email spam protection,no download limits £24.99 a month.
If you dont want the email virus protection and spam protection you can get another broadband package for £18 from plusnet.
Click on my sig Plusnet The Smarter Way To The Internet for more imfomation.
Edited by TheFatControlleR on 07/05/2004 13:39 (server time).
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greysts
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Do you live in a cabled area? I've been with NTL for about 2 years and have been very happy with the service. They are doing an offer of free installation and free modem for a 600k connection at £24.99 a month (see here.) They do cap the service at 1gb a day.
ntl: home's broadband and dial-up services are intended for normal recreational or educational use by individuals and families and our pricing and network architecture have been designed accordingly. Customers who use the services more heavily than a normal home user will reduce the performance of the network for other customers.
"Normal use" of the service is defined as up to 1 gigabyte downstream of data transfer daily (which equates to approximately 200 music tracks, 650 short videos, 10,000 pictures or around 100 large software programmes downloaded per day).
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KeithH
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I would cetainly 'not' recommend Wanadoo. If you put in the search box 'Wanadoo' you will see several posts as to why!
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ciderlad
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Plusnet for a decent broadband service
 Edited by ciderlad on 08/05/2004 11:52 (server time).
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chris_h16
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hi
no i am not in a cable area so that is out of the window :)
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chris_h16
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Does nobody have any views on Pipex?
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chris_h16
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Hi
thanxs for that i think i'm going to go with freedom2surf. Unless someone can throw me in fever or pipix or anything else.
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maxping
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Pipex unhappy punter here - http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=unhappiness&Number=1211751&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=
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blazeofglory99
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Loc: Teesside, UK
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I too am more than happy with NTL, but as u say, u r not in a cabled area.
2 options are Skynet, which allows download via Satellite or u could start a broadband campaign, as discussed in issue 82.
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RobDickson
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Loc: Slough, UK
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I agree, PlusNet is the way forward.
By the way, did you know that I get a quid if you sign up after having clicked on the icon on Rob's Useful Links?
My website
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skint
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Loc: Brighton
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I have to say Pipex for me was very good, i was with them for 2 years at University and i had no complaints. I have returned from university to AOL and they are poor.
I can't even get to my pop3 account with AOL or share internet with 2 computers.
Thumbs up to PIPEX and down to AOL]
Skint
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Steeley
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Posts: 4
Loc: Wirral
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NDO are also worth a look.
Planning on living forever, so far so good :)
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