Sky Broadband...?

[Dansta]

who reckons this is gonna be as good as it seems...

£10 a month for existing sky customers for 16meg!?

 

[Aberclio182]

if you live in the zone or whatever, i checked and i would be 17 a month for sky broadband connect.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I've just got my letter through the door . Jesus thats cheap .

Free up to 2mb and 2gb usage a month

£5.00 up to 8mb , usage 40gb a month

£10.00 up to 16mb , usage unlimited ( fair usage policy )

Sounds too good to be true tbh .

 

[RuFF21]

i live in a sky connct zone. Means i can get 8mbs but only 40gb bandwidth? if i call them do you think i will be able to get a deal where i have unlimited bandwidth if i pay more?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^^ As far as i understand it . You can connect with the sky " connect " now and when the network becomes available you automatically switch over to the broadband " mid " which is £5.00 a month and 40gb , so i wouldsee no reason you can't upgrade this to the " Max " which is £10.00 a month and unlimited .

 

[Griff]

It's been offered through Easynet's LLU network. Those prices quoted are for customers who live near Easynet LLU enabled exchanges (roughly 220 of them at present). Those customers that don't will be offered "Sky Broadband" over IPStream via BT Wholesale on a totally different pricing structure.

 

[TheCake]

Griff, how would one find out if they were near a LLU enabled exchange?

 

[Griff]

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/phoneno.php

Enter your phone number and it will show you your exchange.

Mine for example is - http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange.php?ecode=CMWL

Local loop unbundling presence
Be: Enabled
Bulldog: Enabled
Carphone Warehouse: RFS date set: 31/08/2006
Easynet: Enabled

(Easynet in reality being Easynet Business, Ukonline and Sky Broadband)

 

[TheCake]

Pah

Local loop unbundling presence

Be: Not available
Bulldog: Enabled
Carphone Warehouse: RFS date set: 31/08/2006
Easynet: Not available
Edge Telecom: Not available
HomeChoice: Not available
Node4: Not available
Tiscali: Enabled
Wanadoo: Not available
Zen Internet: Not available

 

[Griff]

In that case Si you'll only get their "Connect" service and as it's over IPstream thats why it's more expensive and has a connection fee.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

It still looks a decent price though . I've got " not available " also for easynet Does that mean it won't ever be available Griff ? Or maybe it will be in the future ??

 

[Griff]

I can't say you'll never get it but it costs ISP's a small furtune to unbundle (that's the U in LLU) an exchange so they stick to the largest exchanges to make it economically viable.

 

[TheCake]

Griff - its still cheaper than what I'm playing plusnet so might be worth a look.

 

[Griff]

Griff - its still cheaper than what I'm playing plusnet so might be worth a look.

Might aswell mate.

 

[Dansta]

my phone line is with NTL so it wont recognise it Griff. any ideas?

 

[Griff]

my phone line is with NTL so it wont recognise it Griff. any ideas?

Whats your postcode mate? PM it me if you don't want Weeman stalking you.

 

[TheCake]

Forgive me if i'm wrong but ADSL aka broadband is ultimately a BT product and runs over the BT network. Therefore you need a BT line to install it on.

 

[Griff]

Wrong I'm afraid Si.

DSL (forget the A as that's irelevant) requires twisted copper cable AKA a phone line. In this county we're just used to hearing "requies a BT line" as BT have a monopoly on the phone network.

Certain LLU DSL providers are now unbundling voice aswell as data so BT lines aren't needed in that scenario.

 

[Griff]

Dansta this is your exchange fella - http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange.php?ecode=LSCTFD

Not looking good for you at the moment unfortunately.

 

[TheCake]

Ahhh well what do I know. I'm just a geek. hehe. thanks though griff.

 

[Ryan]

Was really looking forward to getting that for £10 a month as well lol! Nothing is avaliable in my area lol! I read in The Sun 2day tho that they are expanding, does this mean more homes with have access to EasyNet?

 

[Griff]

Like I said earlier mate it costs a fortune for ISP's to unbundle exchangs and fit their own equipment/DSLAM's so if you live in a large town/city then yes you have a good chance of getting it one day and on the other hand if you live in a village I doubt you'll ever get it.

 

[Ryan]

Theres a chance then, the town I live in is big enough to be a city just doesnt have a Uni or something like that!

 

[DaveJwxm]

my exchange looks a bit sh*te

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange.php?ecode=WNGDR

 

[Griff]

my exchange looks a bit sh*te

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange.php?ecode=WNGDR

You're only 30,000 phone lines short lol

 

[MikeC]

Im in exactly the same boat as Mr Cake - I'm paying £30 for plusnet each month, with my own domain, Easynet is showing as "Not Available", how very weak!