Best Broadband

[bhoywonder]

i think NTL are good

cheap and i havent had many problems

once my modem packed in,replaced the next day


they get a bad name,dont know why

[thediceman]

I'm also with NTL and have experienced no problems with there broadband service. The only thing you need to hope for with NTL is that you don't ever require any help from their customer service department as ironically for a communications business they are pants at communicating and assisting their customers. BT are just as bad. I'm sure they spend 99% of their budget on marketing and advertising for new customers and work on the principle of sod the existing ones.

I recall Bulldog were on the "Tonight" programme. It was about the mass failure to provide it's heavily advertised service, a bit like last nights "talk talk" on watchdog.

[Graham C]

Bulldog were on Watchdog a while back too.  Like all these companies, I'm sure they are ok once everything is up and running.   The only thing I didn't like with Bulldog is that you have to have them take over the phone line and I'm happy with my current service.  No problem if you are just moving of course.   NTL are only bad with general CS, in fact, they are appauling but the tech support is great.

[I, Zimbra]

I just switched to Sky Broadband, so I'm crossing my fingers, toes and everything else!

So far, so good though - it's 13-14M downstream and they even threw in a free router (which I didn't need, but meant I can give the old one to my Dad).

Best of all, the pesky interruptions I experienced with F2S seem to be a thing of the past. Although the internet has been a bit sticky today... not sure why.

The only small snaggle was the customer service I experienced in setting up the whole thing; the disc they sent me failed to set the system up properly so I spent two hours on the phone negotiating with a guy who was going through the troubleshooting manual almost as if he'd never read the thing before - before he eventually gave up and passed me on to his superior (who was actually a techie support guy) who of course figured out what was wrong right away, and the whole mess was then sorted out in under ten minutes...

[Graham C]

wow, I'd love 13-14mb 

[Yorkshire Pudding]

I'm with Pipex and have been for years. I pay £22.99 and get unlimited 8MB broadband. Not once have I ever had a problem with anything.

[LukieD]

Problem with Sky broadband is its not unlimited bandwith. Even though it says it is, in the terms it says its subject to its "fair use policy." If you download films or excessive poker shows then you will quickly rack up the bandwith and they will moan at you!

[Cupcake]

I've had Sky broadband for the last 2 weeks (mid package £5 month)and it's lost it's connection every single night .........in fact it's running dog slow at the moment . I've called for tech assitance for the past 3 night's & early hour's of the morning and their network is always down ...........lol.

Stay well clear !!!!!!!!, I had Wannadoo/Orange for the past 2 years with no problem's but like you i recently moved and like you thought this would be a good time to switch.

I have no confidence in it at all to play poker as i keep getting cut off for about 15 mins ....when i'm usually chip leader  .
Allright i'm never chip leader but you get my point .

In actual fact i can't believe i've been on for 72 mins and i haven't been cut off y..............................

[bobby1]

lol, where did he go??

evening mate

[Ironside]

I've had Sky broadband for the last 2 weeks (mid package £5 month)and it's lost it's connection every single night .........in fact it's running dog slow at the moment . I've called for tech assitance for the past 3 night's & early hour's of the morning and their network is always down ...........lol.

Stay well clear !!!!!!!!, I had Wannadoo/Orange for the past 2 years with no problem's but like you i recently moved and like you thought this would be a good time to switch.

I have no confidence in it at all to play poker as i keep getting cut off for about 15 mins ....when i'm usually chip leader  .
Allright i'm never chip leader but you get my point .

In actual fact i can't believe i've been on for 72 mins and i haven't been cut off y..............................

check your filters are still in right place and working

i had a problem with a faulty filter kept knocking me off net

[Cupcake]

Done that, but thanks all the same.

[Jamier-Host]

After 3 weeks of messing about Bulldog just called me to say that they couldn't get me going as I didn't have an active BT line (surprise surprise - I did tell them I just moved in....).

To get set up I either need to cough up £100 to install a Bulldog line (which I now for a fact they just rent off BT anyway so no "installation" needed) or get BT to reactivate my line.  Only trouble with that option is that BT will charge me and hold me to a one month minimum contract over there.

Grrrrr

[Ginger]

After 3 weeks of messing about Bulldog just called me to say that they couldn't get me going as I didn't have an active BT line (surprise surprise - I did tell them I just moved in....).

To get set up I either need to cough up £100 to install a Bulldog line (which I now for a fact they just rent off BT anyway so no "installation" needed) or get BT to reactivate my line.  Only trouble with that option is that BT will charge me and hold me to a one month minimum contract over there.

Grrrrr

How odd, basically that is the same that happened to me when I moved in, but Bulldog contacted BT and arranged for an engineer to call out and install the line (there was previously NTL here) BT did muck about for about a week/10 days (during which I leached off the neighbours wireless  )  but they did install it, at no charge to me from either company.

[boldie]

After 3 weeks of messing about Bulldog just called me to say that they couldn't get me going as I didn't have an active BT line (surprise surprise - I did tell them I just moved in....).

To get set up I either need to cough up £100 to install a Bulldog line (which I now for a fact they just rent off BT anyway so no "installation" needed) or get BT to reactivate my line.  Only trouble with that option is that BT will charge me and hold me to a one month minimum contract over there.

Grrrrr

Bulldog uses both BT and the cable and wireless network. if you are ina  C&W area you are in...it is by far the best network in the UK.
I have heard of the BT one causing some problems every now and again.

[kvnstv]

Whatever you do don't get Blueyonder its cacktastic. Used to lose our service all the time but recently they have come up with a new development, we can access all sites on the internet but cant connect to any poker sites. I think its some secret government pilot scheme to follow the yanks in banning poker. You have been warned, the truth is out there.

EDIT: Why is it your connection only drops out when your going well deep in MTT's? Never when you lose most of your stack early and were looking forward to watching some telly anyway.