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WellChief
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« on: March 05, 2008, 04:26:25 PM » |
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I've just moved into a new flat so have my choice of ISP, anyone know if some are better than others? Most important thing is reliability as can't afford for it to cut out at busy times like i've heard some do that. Cheers in advance.
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bhoywonder
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2008, 04:38:42 PM » |
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virgin is ok for me
fairly fast too
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kinboshi
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2008, 04:48:11 PM » |
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Virgin has been excellent for me as well.
It's not the cheapest, but I'd rather stick with a stable and solid provider than try to save £10 a month looking elsewhere.
Can't say it's better or worse than anyone else though, as I haven't tried anyone else for quite a few years now. What I'd suggest to anyone who plays for serious money on the internet is that you get one of those 3G USB dongle whatsits as well. If you're main connection is down at any time, it's good to have a back-up option. For £25 a month is probably a sound investment and also useful if you want to access the internet and play when you're not at home.
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dik9
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2008, 04:53:30 PM » |
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virgin is good, but keep an eye out on maintainance page for your areas downtime whilst they upgrade, at least they give you notice of when they are down. Don't be sold by 20 meg adverts though, it is only anywhere near that speed if your existing cable can handle it, hence they are upgrading area by area.
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Jon MW
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2008, 04:56:51 PM » |
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Vodafone's Mobile broadband is currently on offer for £15 a month. I don't know anything about which provides a better service though. |
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dik9
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2008, 05:01:45 PM » |
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If you have just moved house I would suggest the £30 for 3 deal at Virgin
XL tele package
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Bongo
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2008, 05:50:45 PM » |
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Virgin have signed up to phorm, obv only me and boldie who care about that: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=31591.0Why bother with a dongle? I get unlimited web free with my phone... takes about 30 seconds to set it up to work with my laptop using blue tooth. |
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Gryff
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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2008, 06:10:03 PM » |
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24 meg ADSL2 available from BE ( www.bethere.co.uk ) for £18/mo. |
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Graham C
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2008, 07:48:56 PM » |
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Does ADSL2 run through the normal phone line? I have Virgin too, and it's great and I love the 20mb, but at £37pm it's a bit pricey. Trouble is, the phone line will only handle about 5mb at the most so I'm reluctant to go to a normal broadband service.
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Gryff
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2008, 08:02:51 PM » |
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Yup via normal phoneline, I just migrated to be today but a friends been with them for a month, my speed is still adjusting so not sure what I'll get at the end of the adjustment period but I'm connected @ 14mb down and 1.5mb up at the moment.
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M3boy
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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2008, 09:40:27 PM » |
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Im with pipex - great deal on phone calls aswell.
Have not had any probs with them and it is 8meg max (usually around 6meg though)
I have the unlimited download package but I believe they have stopped this although their max package isnt too bad
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Graham C
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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2008, 09:42:33 PM » |
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Hmmm just thought I'd check out the speeds again and was greeted by the words BRILLIANT NEWS!!
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Our initial checks show that your telephone line can sustain an expected speed up to 3 Mb.
I think I'll stick with Virgin
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Claw75
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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2008, 09:50:25 PM » |
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I've been using Sky Broadband since moving into my place in October and had no trouble at all. £10 per month for unlimited downloads and free evening and weekend phone calls thrown in.
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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2008, 10:09:12 PM » |
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I have this and it has been super reliable for me. |
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WellChief
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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2008, 12:54:28 AM » |
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Thanks have placed an order with be, however it said after i'd placed it that it would be 2-4 weeks!? Gonna have to cancel if thats the case.
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