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[Longy]

I'm moving into my NEW house on Friday and the local exchange isn't unbundled so I'm stuck for broadband choice.

Narrowed it down to these 4: thoughts?

Sky BB 8mbs 40gig £17 + £10 (sky) Line Rental = £27

Pipex 8mbs 30gig £20 + £10.50 (BT) Line Rental = £30.50

Virgin 8mbs Unlimited £15 + £10.50 (BT) Line Rental = £25.50

Post Office 8mbs Unlimited £26 (inc line rental) = £26

 

[Daz]

Out of those, I'd choose Sky.

 

[Griff]

Go for the cheapest.. They're all BT Wholesale products so price (and any caps) aside they're all the same.

 

[Marshallahsram]

Im not 100%, but isnt Virgin, cable only??? I chose Virgin for the simple reason i didnt need to pay line rental,as i dnt need a phone line as i simply use my mobile. I pay £10 month, all in. I looked at other providers, but like u say, u need a bt line aswell, which doubles the price!

 

[Griff]

Im not 100%, but isnt Virgin, cable only??? I chose Virgin for the simple reason i didnt need to pay line rental,as i dnt need a phone line as i simply use my mobile. I pay £10 month, all in. I looked at other providers, but like u say, u need a bt line aswell, which doubles the price!

Nope. They provide cable and ADSL.

 

[gazbenger]

id have said sky but you would probs wont no limit?

 

[Griff]

Lets be realistic they've all got limits.. Some are open and upfront about it and others aren't..

 

[gazbenger]

really? how much actually in say hours is a 40gb limit?

 

[Griff]

really? how much actually in say hours is a 40gb limit?

A few days if you download a lot.

I could do it in less that 48 hours..

 

[Tiger]

DO NOT touch pipex with a bargepole! shower of crooks. just search the net to find out what i mean.
im waiting on my mac code from them and will be going with newnet, not the cheapest but there is no 12 month contract with no cancellation fee if you do cancel b4 12 months (alot of the 1 month min contract deals dont mention the 50 or 60 quid fee for this)) and they do not traffic shape or throttle

 

[FiXX]

those are all terrible so it makes no difference who you choose tbh

 

[FiXX]

but yeah agree with above about pipex, robbing b******s, still trying to bill me more than 2 years after i terminated contract lol

 

[MikeyK18]

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/nm/index-broadband.html?code=&srccode=&rscode=UK-177821

tiscali are good, unlimited downloads

 

[Final Maxim]

sky

ours is very very good indeedy

16meg, unlimited* *(fup) which is about 100gig a month or something

 

[Daz]

those are all terrible so it makes no difference who you choose tbh

I disagree. Sky is based on the Easynet network.
I've had my fairshare of problems with Easynet connections, but in general, it is better than most.

 

[daydotz]

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/nm/index-broadband.html?code=&srccode=&rscode=UK-177821

tiscali are good, unlimited downloads

are you jokeing :nono: they suck

once my bt contracts up im going to be https://www.bethere.co.uk/

 

[Griff]

those are all terrible so it makes no difference who you choose tbh

I disagree. Sky is based on the Easynet network.
I've had my fairshare of problems with Easynet connections, but in general, it is better than most.

Sky's LLU service is provided using Easynet's network but don't forget Sky also offer a service over IPStream for those not covered by Easynet which is what the OP was refering to.

 

[Longy]

www.bethere.co.uk won't work on that exchange.

Sky is only available If I get sky TV aswell (don't want sky tv yet - trying to keep the pennies down)

I'm leaning towards Virgin Media's ADSL? seems a ok deal for unlimited?

Looking around the internet everyone has had problems with someone along the line.

 

[JoelDee]

I'd got for Virgin

 

[Jonesy]

DO NOT go with pipex u will regret it for the whole 12 months u are locked into their contract, worst bb company in the world, go with sky they are awsome.

 

[Adam]

Virgin customer service is poo so I wouldnt tbh.

 

[Adam]

Sky for me.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

I'm on virgin and ever since they became virgin media THEY ARE AWFUL!! Customer service is shocking and my so called 2 mb is running at about fcuk all all of the time. As soon as I can I'm out. Might get the cheapo sky package when we get sky+.

If anyone at virgin are listening...take yourselves outside and don't come back into work!!