Title: UK Broadband Post by: bundle on May 05, 2006, 04:59:09 AM A few questions
What is the standard waiting time to be hooked up for broadband in the UK? What company do you suggest for the Berkshire area? Will they need a computer to test the hook up on the date of install? The reason I ask this is because I will be bringing my PC with me from the USA ( my mum doesn’t have one at her home) and I was wanting to have the service up and running when I land ? Cheers guys Title: Re: UK Broadband Post by: thetank on May 05, 2006, 05:37:44 AM 2 weeks, give or take a fortnight.
No clue, BT Broadband give a good service up 'ere in mountain country though. Not necessary, if she has a standard BT phoneline, they usually don't have to even go in the hoose at all to set it up. Title: Re: UK Broadband Post by: bundle on May 05, 2006, 05:49:39 AM Quote 2 weeks, give or take a fortnight. rotflmfao rotflmfaoyes she has BT phone, so i guess thats the way to go. Cheers mate Title: Re: UK Broadband Post by: Tractor on May 05, 2006, 08:42:42 AM Hes not joking about the two weeks give or take two weeks, mine took about 5 weeks in total (although i live out in the sticks).
If you want it up and running when you land get the ball rolling now and probably best to go with bt. Good Luck! Title: Re: UK Broadband Post by: londonpokergirl on May 05, 2006, 12:08:26 PM yeah my bt broadband took 2 weeks although had 2 days offline due to their error :(
but other than that its ok Title: Re: UK Broadband Post by: Decider on May 05, 2006, 04:58:58 PM I'd recommend you go with Nildram as your ISP - they are the best ISP in the UK. BT Broadband are pretty poor, customer service is dire.
You don't require a PC to test, but you will need to make sure your local exchange supports broadband. 99% do these days. I'd recommend going wires only (ie. don't be swayed by the ISP supplying you with kit, you will normally dump it anyway), and buying a cheap wireless linksys router/modem, dabs.com for that. You never know when you'll want wireless, so worth having just in case. This ones' pretty neat. http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3QYJ&CategorySelectedId=11177&NavigationKey=11177,4294959958,50468 Title: Re: UK Broadband Post by: Bongo on May 05, 2006, 05:02:20 PM You probably want to find someone who doesn't have a minimum contract length if you're not going to be here for 12 months.
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