broadband in the uk

[malcolm grant]

ok im getting pissed off with shit connection speeds. i have decided to uphgrade to Broadband. My question is this,
who are the best to go with and who delivers the goods the quickest ie
BT take up to 2 weeks to deliver the bloody modem and charge up to £80 for it!!
Aol offer a free modem but their sign on policy is pissing me off ie it don't ******* work properly!!!

i have all the correct specs etc on my pc.

any input appreciated
cheers
malcs
(in a whingeing mood)

[Will Hay]

I've been with V21 for 14 months.
I pay £19.99 a month and never, ever, ever had once ounce of a problem.
www.v21.co.uk
Will

[dunamis]

While the validity of your questions and concerns are undoubtedly valid, the paucity of your vocabulary is regrettable.

It is not necessary to descend to the language of the gutter when seeking help in a technical forum.

I sincerely hope you will be able to find the help you clearly need.

[Goku]

i got blueyonder broadband and its really good. i got it installed on a special offer. paid a tenner and then 25 pound a month after that. and im happy with the results.

[Cobra]

Malcolm,

I would suggest taking a look on:

www.adslguide.org

They have comprehensive listings and information on ADSL in the UK.

CobraDMX

[energy80s]

I have used Pipex for over 18 months now and had no problems. £23.45 a month for a 512k line, free e-mail accounts and 50 megs of free webspace. Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

[iooi]

Freedom 2 Surf Here have used for nearly 2 years now and have NO problems at all £23.50 a month for 512/256 also 1 and 2 meg avaiable so long as your line is up to it. Doing free activation at present so long as you stay 12 months, but its only a monthly contract. Modem/router hads to be bought but they can be had pretty cheaply these days and the one F2s Sell is a very good one and well under its retail price.

[luvvbuzz]

i also have freedom2surf adsl, i got myself a origo modem router off ebay for £40, easy to install, the day before my adsl activation date i plugged everything in and it was working already. pay £22.50 and have not had any hassles from it. there in no p2p limits and i can honestly say that it was much easier than i thought it would be, and much better than i thought it would be. they can supply you with a modem if you dont want to supply your own.

[Hardcoreruss]

I have used Pipex for over 18 months now and had no problems. £23.45 a month for a 512k line, free e-mail accounts and 50 megs of free webspace. Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

Same here except I have the 1mb connection, only had a problem once and they sorted it straight away.

[VCDHunter]

Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

What caps ? I've never experienced any kind of limit. Service has been on 24/7 ever since I installed.

[Will Hay]

While the validity of your questions and concerns are undoubtedly valid, the paucity of your vocabulary is regrettable.

It is not necessary to descend to the language of the gutter when seeking help in a technical forum.

I sincerely hope you will be able to find the help you clearly need.

Oh my, thank you for this.

No, really, thank you for posting.
Please, click on my profile and go comment on my recent posts, you'll have a field day.
Oh what joy, the wonders of the age-ed members of our decedent society
Will Hay

[Craig Tucker]

Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

What caps ? I've never experienced any kind of limit. Service has been on 24/7 ever since I installed.

YOU MEAN YOU HAVE NOT NOTICED THAT EVERYTHING YOU DOWNLOAD LOOKS LIKE THIS

[iooi]

Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

What caps ? I've never experienced any kind of limit. Service has been on 24/7 ever since I installed.

The limit isnt the time you have it on its on what you download....

from UK Broadband Usergroup
Earlier yesterday we reported prices and details for the imminent launch of BT Yahoo Broadband 1MB. Well, now we have learned that the new service appears to have an added feature.
Along with the usual suspects of a 1MB offering, BT Yahoo Broadband will also fitting in a 1GB daily cap. However, at this early stage of the caps introduction, the limitation will not be compulsary, BT electing to have the cap remaining advisory only. Notification of the cap will not appear in the BT Yahoo Broadband 1MB offerings Terms and Conditions, with BT favoring to introduce it slowly via the products FAQs which will be available closer to launch. The BT Groups' other ISP, BT Broadband has a similar non compulsary 1GB cap.

This has also been running though not enforced on the 512/256 product.

[VCDHunter]

Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

What caps ? I've never experienced any kind of limit. Service has been on 24/7 ever since I installed.

The limit isnt the time you have it on its on what you download....

Nope - never had any d/l or u/l capacity reached either.

[energy80s]

Well, get ready for it! In the Republic of Ireland they have had ADSL caps from the word go. And a lot of UK ISP's are planning on going the same way. My God, BT even capped the 56k dialup service two years ago.

[Hardcoreruss]

I was told by someone from IT that if you get broadband in Hong Kong the minimum connection speed is 9 mb !!!!!.

Anyone from out that way confirm this ?

[tgpo]

While the validity of your questions and concerns are undoubtedly valid, the paucity of your vocabulary is regrettable.

It is not necessary to descend to the language of the gutter when seeking help in a technical forum.

I sincerely hope you will be able to find the help you clearly need.

......huh?

[will_sickly_33+]

While the validity of your questions and concerns are undoubtedly valid, the paucity of your vocabulary is regrettable.

It is not necessary to descend to the language of the gutter when seeking help in a technical forum.

I sincerely hope you will be able to find the help you clearly need.

......huh?

I was hoping he would follow this suggestion

[rhegedus]

Avoid BT as it is a very poor service and they also have download caps - put it this way, even BT engineers won't use it!

???

Never had any caps, never heard of any caps, never had any disconnections or outages. Rock solid connections.

Enough said.