switching broadband

[tikay]

I live in Derbyshire now, but Londoner by birth. Brought up in Old Coulsdon till I was 5, then Acton, in West London.

Northern Ireland - we went to Sean Murphy's plasce in Belfast last year, & we took a trip round some of the trouble spots, which was very sobering. You near Belfast?

Yeah use to play in The Cavendish Club on a regular basis, until it was raided and shut down.

...as poker is illegal in Northern Ireland still unless you play it in a bingo hall - yeah don't ask our laws are well behind the times.

So apparently, Sean is looking into buying a poker hall just for the bingo license (and gaming license which poker falls under) and re-opening later this week in another location in Belfast, take it you got one of those red double decker tour buses then? ...yeah its all quiet on the Northern front these days - not much trouble at all.

Infact, we're probably one of the quietest countries in Europe now.

Have you changed your Alias BHM (ER) - I could have sworn it was just BHM when you signed up!

Good to hear things have quietened down in Northern Ireland.

No, it was not a Bus Tour, the Doorman from the Cavendish took Thewy & I to the Airport, & we asked him to make a little diversion & "talk us through" some of the areas which we hear about all the time, & never see.

WE went through some areas where all the Shop Windows were boarded up, many of them closed down & derelict. If ever somewhere needed some "regeneration money", that was it. I really felt that some Government or EEC funding was a long way overdue.

We went through that area where the litle children had to be marched through a district which was the "opponents" territory, & the children were shouted at every day by a mob of grown-ups. Apparently a urine-filled balloon was thrown at them, &, eventually, a bomb. So so sad.

Some areas were all one side, others the opposite, flags galore hanging out of windows, but we went up one road where BOTH sides lived, apparently in harmony.

Crumlin Road Jail (I think) WOW, how morbid & depressing is THAT? It's a blight on the area. If I were in charge (perish the thought) the task on Day One would be to demolish that & have a nice park instead, with grass & trees & stuff.

And the bleak & barren, chilling in fact, place where the Shankill Butchers did their "cutting people up" thing. Sent a shiver down our spines, I tell ya.

Please God let here be no more violence there.

[tikay]

Another diverse blonde thread - began with Broadband, involved a former Test Cricketer, & ended up with "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland. Only on blonde!

[RobS]

NTL are awful to deal with. Their customer service is horrendous.

I never had any problems with a broadband service from 'Pipex', though that was a few years ago now.

[El Yortle]

I'm currently on 8mb with Bulldog - occasional disconnections, although not as bad recently as it has been in the past.

I notice that https://www.bethere.co.uk/ have a 24mb connection out now - may be worth looking at.

Cheers.

[I, Zimbra]

Great thread.

I have been with Wanadoo (1Mb, 2Gb/month max, £18/month) for over a year now, so my contract is up - and they seem to want to charge me £20 for upgrading to 2Mb or higher.

As a result I am also interested in a switch, especially if I can get a better service for the price I'm paying, or an equal service for a cheaper price, if you see what I mean.

However - I don't really want to switch my BT phone line; this rules out some of the services (e.g. NTL?) I'm fairly sure - so does anyone know which of these options can be used without moving away from BT?

[I, Zimbra]

I heard a while back about something called 'Freedom2Surf', that was poised to take the world of broadband by storm... does anyone know anything about this?

[BHMer]

Yeah realised I had the matching avatar with this username.

...yeah its good now that you can visit the historical side of our country that involved the troubles, hassle-free and not be worried.

The murals, the flags, the band parades, the divide... we've got it all - but sadly no poker in Northern Ireland.

Hope you enjoyed it in the North tikay!

Have you changed your Alias BHM (ER) - I could have sworn it was just BHM when you signed up!

Good to hear things have quietened down in Northern Ireland.

No, it was not a Bus Tour, the Doorman from the Cavendish took Thewy & I to the Airport, & we asked him to make a little diversion & "talk us through" some of the areas which we hear about all the time, & never see.

WE went through some areas where all the Shop Windows were boarded up, many of them closed down & derelict. If ever somewhere needed some "regeneration money", that was it. I really felt that some Government or EEC funding was a long way overdue.

We went through that area where the litle children had to be marched through a district which was the "opponents" territory, & the children were shouted at every day by a mob of grown-ups. Apparently a urine-filled balloon was thrown at them, &, eventually, a bomb. So so sad.

Some areas were all one side, others the opposite, flags galore hanging out of windows, but we went up one road where BOTH sides lived, apparently in harmony.

Crumlin Road Jail (I think) WOW, how morbid & depressing is THAT? It's a blight on the area. If I were in charge (perish the thought) the task on Day One would be to demolish that & have a nice park instead, with grass & trees & stuff.

And the bleak & barren, chilling in fact, place where the Shankill Butchers did their "cutting people up" thing. Sent a shiver down our spines, I tell ya.

Please God let here be no more violence there.

[Graham C]

www.adslguide.org

[tikay]

Yeah realised I had the matching avatar with this username.

...yeah its good now that you can visit the historical side of our country that involved the troubles, hassle-free and not be worried.

The murals, the flags, the band parades, the divide... we've got it all - but sadly no poker in Northern Ireland.

Hope you enjoyed it in the North tikay!

Have you changed your Alias BHM (ER) - I could have sworn it was just BHM when you signed up!

Good to hear things have quietened down in Northern Ireland.

No, it was not a Bus Tour, the Doorman from the Cavendish took Thewy & I to the Airport, & we asked him to make a little diversion & "talk us through" some of the areas which we hear about all the time, & never see.

WE went through some areas where all the Shop Windows were boarded up, many of them closed down & derelict. If ever somewhere needed some "regeneration money", that was it. I really felt that some Government or EEC funding was a long way overdue.

We went through that area where the litle children had to be marched through a district which was the "opponents" territory, & the children were shouted at every day by a mob of grown-ups. Apparently a urine-filled balloon was thrown at them, &, eventually, a bomb. So so sad.

Some areas were all one side, others the opposite, flags galore hanging out of windows, but we went up one road where BOTH sides lived, apparently in harmony.

Crumlin Road Jail (I think) WOW, how morbid & depressing is THAT? It's a blight on the area. If I were in charge (perish the thought) the task on Day One would be to demolish that & have a nice park instead, with grass & trees & stuff.

And the bleak & barren, chilling in fact, place where the Shankill Butchers did their "cutting people up" thing. Sent a shiver down our spines, I tell ya.

Please God let here be no more violence there.

I did enjoy it, but I went home very sad. The area DESPERATELY needs investment, & I saw little sign of it. A General Election was on in the UK at the time, but NI was never mentioned.....I hate Politicians with a vengeance.

[BHMer]

Yeah unfortunately by most people, Northern Ireland is rarely viewed as part of the UK. People think its just one big island un-attached from the mainland.

Parts of our country are still living in the 70's - but we're getting there. We never had a William Hill bookmakers or an ASDA shopping centre, until this year - so a lot more companies investing money in the NI etc. All we need is the legalising of poker/casinos and we'll be laughing.

...but what do you expect we have 100's of murderers let out on this day many years ago ...after serving a couple of years in jail, and now they're roaming the streets freely pocketing £100,000's in drug money/racketeering.

That certainly doesn't help matters.

Yeah realised I had the matching avatar with this username.

...yeah its good now that you can visit the historical side of our country that involved the troubles, hassle-free and not be worried.

The murals, the flags, the band parades, the divide... we've got it all - but sadly no poker in Northern Ireland.

Hope you enjoyed it in the North tikay!

Have you changed your Alias BHM (ER) - I could have sworn it was just BHM when you signed up!

Good to hear things have quietened down in Northern Ireland.

No, it was not a Bus Tour, the Doorman from the Cavendish took Thewy & I to the Airport, & we asked him to make a little diversion & "talk us through" some of the areas which we hear about all the time, & never see.

WE went through some areas where all the Shop Windows were boarded up, many of them closed down & derelict. If ever somewhere needed some "regeneration money", that was it. I really felt that some Government or EEC funding was a long way overdue.

We went through that area where the litle children had to be marched through a district which was the "opponents" territory, & the children were shouted at every day by a mob of grown-ups. Apparently a urine-filled balloon was thrown at them, &, eventually, a bomb. So so sad.

Some areas were all one side, others the opposite, flags galore hanging out of windows, but we went up one road where BOTH sides lived, apparently in harmony.

Crumlin Road Jail (I think) WOW, how morbid & depressing is THAT? It's a blight on the area. If I were in charge (perish the thought) the task on Day One would be to demolish that & have a nice park instead, with grass & trees & stuff.

And the bleak & barren, chilling in fact, place where the Shankill Butchers did their "cutting people up" thing. Sent a shiver down our spines, I tell ya.

Please God let here be no more violence there.

I did enjoy it, but I went home very sad. The area DESPERATELY needs investment, & I saw little sign of it. A General Election was on in the UK at the time, but NI was never mentioned.....I hate Politicians with a vengeance.

[Royal Flush]

I have just got bulldog, its 8MB unlimited and none of that FUP crap.

I was on tiscali which was great untill my 'unlimited' service got limited because i used it too much!!! What a pisstake! Its this "fair use policy" and knowing how much bandwidth u use Iron i would avoid any company that has such a clause, Bulldog is the best i found without it.

[Jim-D]

I have just got bulldog, its 8MB unlimited and none of that FUP crap.

I was on tiscali which was great untill my 'unlimited' service got limited because i used it too much!!! What a pisstake! Its this "fair use policy" and knowing how much bandwidth u use Iron i would avoid any company that has such a clause, Bulldog is the best i found without it.

Can u Still use your BT line with this Flushy?

[Royal Flush]

I have just got bulldog, its 8MB unlimited and none of that FUP crap.

I was on tiscali which was great untill my 'unlimited' service got limited because i used it too much!!! What a pisstake! Its this "fair use policy" and knowing how much bandwidth u use Iron i would avoid any company that has such a clause, Bulldog is the best i found without it.

Can u Still use your BT line with this Flushy?

tbh i dont know, bulldog offer you £10 a month free calls to landlines so i just went for that. £30 for the whole lot!

[Ironside]

my usage can vary from 5gig to 100gg a month which is another reason i need to get off BT as they want to charge me £1 a gig after 40 but dont give me a refund on the months my usage is low

[Royal Flush]

my usage can vary from 5gig to 100gg a month which is another reason i need to get off BT as they want to charge me £1 a gig after 40 but dont give me a refund on the months my usage is low

give bulldog a ring iron, they actually have people who know what they are talking about on the end of the line, i was quite suprised!