Anyone got an ADSL connection in the UK?

[Dolphine]

Just wanted to know anyone who has and what the connection is like. When you go to the BT website and many others - you see these flashy looking animations of ADSL vs all other connections in the hope to lure you - but what I want to know is - for those of you have got a connection - what is it like? Are u really getting the kind of speeds you thought or what? I am aware that it matters from the other end too and the connection along the way but do you guys who have it feel that it was worth it?

Just wanted to get a few opinions before I tried it myself. At £150 for installation and then £600 for a year - its isn't small change we are talking about !!

[aldus4]

Was interested myself as AOL made a special offer. The main problem is that you have to be in range of a ASDL exchange (as BT called it). The ideal connection rates that BT names, are only reachable if you are very close to this ASDL exchange. After 3km's it starts to drop considerably, so that they don't even bother connecting you.

I asked BT for a map of exchanges...still waiting, but hey, it's only been 6 months <grin>

[Andrew Deemer]

I'd recommend Telewest's BlueYonder service.

I'd had it 4 months - and only two occasions where service went down. Once for an evening , once for an hour.

If you take their phone service the unlimited ISP and the rental of the cable modem is just £25 a month.

(Their billing department can't count - but you get refunds eventually!)

Andy

[aldus4]

@Andrew Deemer

Did you clock the upload/download speeds. Whats your impression?

[humdinger]

i have a 2mbit adsl connection provided by onyx where i work, and its fantastic i've had speeds upto 210k/s dld at times, but only from good servers. most overcrowded servers will give between 100-150kb/s dld speeds, which is still something not to be sniffed at. and thats with a network of 23 computers sharing the same connection. i would get it at home, but lousy bt say i live about 200yards away from the fone exchange....

[susiesue]

Im with MadAsAFish, paid no connection fee, unlimited hours with no phone call charges for £60 a month.No problems yet,,,,,(keeping fingers crossed)