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Dial up for NTL cable
Guys, Can anyone help please. My brother has NTL cable and just signed up for V21 dial up package for £6.99 a month. However the freephone number of 08089933025 can't be dialed from an NTL phone. I'm told it does not work because: "you can't use an NTL phone line with V21... or a majority of 0808 ISP's... it's not that NTL…
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Eclipse is superb - cheap, v. fast & excellent cust svc
I recently moved to Eclipse after a horrendous time trying to leave Tiscali. I now have a 2.3Mbit/sec service for only £14.99/month. I've been using Eclipse at work for 6 years. They are based in Exeter and have an amazing customer service. The deal above is limited to 1Gb/month, but if that bothers anyone, go for the…
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NTL What To Do (Broadband)??
I am due to move house in the next month or so, I currently have ntl landline, family tv pack and 512k broadband (i dont pay by DD so am not entitled to the 750k) I have a settop box system which also doubles as the modem. When I move I only require broadband services, want to get rid of the landline and the cable tv pack.…
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Broadband and Dialup deal needed
Hi, I have a friend who wants broadband in his home, but due to spending about a third of his time away from home he also wants a dialup option. Becuase the time he spends away from home is normally at other peoples homes (rather than hotels,etc) he wants a freephone option and not 0800, etc. Is there any ISP out there…
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Broadband Safety
Thought about using broadband but have heard horror stories about faster download time meaning computers are more vulnerable to intrusion/virus attack etc. Present download 46kbps but have never had a problem that BT and my Norton Internet Security can't block. Don't use the net all that much - mainly email plus a "bit" of…
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1MB broadband £8.99 for existing ntl customers
ive just complained to ntl because tiscali was offering a cheaper & faster connection,ive been with them for 3yrs & 1st they offerd 2MB for the £24.99 i was allready paying,then they offerd me 1MB for £8.99 for the next 3 months but told me to ring them back when the 3 months was up & they would apply it again,you will…
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Broadband virgin. How 2 connect 3 computers, help!
Ok boffins. Having telewest broadband next week. Asked the nice gentleman for advice on a modem router, and he said I need a dsl one, and that was about it! Ok experts, I have his and hers laptops downstairs, I have networked these, and we are connected via usb with a belkin ethernet adapter. The desk top computer…
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Aol Bb
About to sign up to the current talk-talk bb offer but would really prefer staying with AOL. Currently on dial-up with them. Any1 tried (or is it worth trying) to get them to price match to keep custom??
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broadband cost checking
right, currently we are on the tiscali surftime package, for which we pay both tiscali, and BT. we are looking to update to broadband. one clicher is that as we currently pay bt as well, my mum doesn't understand how you can just pay the service provider for the broadband package :confused: . firstly, is it just the…
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£14.99 carphonewarehouse broadband
CPW are offering 1Mb for £14.99 for 12 months. Don't know if its for customers only though. Apparantly they are trying to make their profits look good before end of the tax year,so be quick!!
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Broadband Supplier
I have been looking to convert to adsl and checked out a number of ISPs. I think I am going to go for Plusnet. They offer a 2mb speed for £14.99 a month with a 1GB monthly data download which is more than sufficient. They seem to have a good reputation amongst users. Anybody out there with them? They also offer technical…
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Madasafish Broadband
Hello - I am trying to find a broadband provider and have heard about a provider called Madasafish. Would be very interested to hear if anyone out there is currently using them and if they are any good! Many thanks.
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Pipex users - problem accessing some sites?
Anyone having problems accessing some sites on Pipex? It is odd I can get on some sites but not others. The problem has just started. Update: It seems like I can access sites again. They must have just had a small problem.
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2 PC's & broadband - dummies guide needed!
Hi, After trawling quite a few forum's on the net i am asking here if someone can help as i can't find a step-by-step solution to what i need. I have two PC's at home, one of the is already connected to broadband (Utility Warehouse 1MB Unl) and i want the other PC to be connected also. From what i understand, the USB modem…
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Cheapest Broadband Provider Discussion
This discussion relates to the Cheapest Broadband Provider article published 21 March 2005. To discuss this article click in the box below.
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Please help - Tiscali are terminating my contract tomorrow!
I have just received this email from Tiscali: 22nd March 2005 Dear *******, Important Information about your Tiscali account: ************@tinyworld.co.uk We have recently contacted you by e-mail requesting that you reduce your usage to below 150 hours per month on your Tiscali AnyTime account, as it was adversely…
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BT Upgrade - please help
As I'm sure a few of you have heard, BT are upgrading their lines and upgrading some ppl's connections. I have just had my confirmation letter through to say my connection has been upgraded from 512 to 1M, however they have also now applied a cap to the line of 15G!!! I rang them to complain as we have never had a cap on…
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new broadband person questions?
hello all, looking for a broadband provider, am torn between wanado and aol could anyone suggest or help, am with fast4 at the moment and although quite reliable it is very slow. Would anybody get a referal fee for recomending me to a BB provider? any help would be greatly welcomed. cheers steve b :beer:
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BT Broadband -Pants Service
Hi I have just had a nightmare two weeks with BT when my 1mb connection was “upgraded” to 2mb without my asking for it. I was left with no connection for two weeks and no one gave a damn I now have my original 1mb connection back but have received another letter from BT patting themselves on the back for “successfully…
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Help with Broadband provider
Hi I'm a student and looking for the absolute minimum payment on broadband. This can include packages such a free installation and modem etc, but the main thing is that the monthly rates are extremely low. I will maybe download approx 2gig a month if that. Otherwise what is the cheapest 56k dialup service these days? many…
