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Asking for a discount from Orange?
Hi Guys, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I signed up for the Wanadoo wireless package over a year ago - this costs £21.99 per month however now they have been taken over by Orange they are doing the same package for £19.99 per month - but if I want to swap to the new deal I have to sign up to another 12 month contract. I…
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Good Provider for 100GB a month
I am presently on Zen Internet £30 a month 1Meg unlimited (REALLY unlimited!) At present I download from Newsgroups anywhere between 100 and 150GB a month. Zen will be limiting me to 100GB (for the same price) from March. I am wondering if there are any other providers out there who I might be able to use. My line is…
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Moving back to telewest, how do I get the best deal ?
I was a telewest customer for about 6 years before I signed up to BE for upto 24meg BB for £20 a month for life, however when the bt line was installed and everything went live the speed i got was 3.5meg and the max possible due to the length of my line is 4.5 so after a 9 months i'm thinking about going back to telewest…
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Short term broadband
I've got a horrible feeling there's no solution to this problem. I've just moved into a flat I really love but I really need the internet for work but, although there's a BT line, there is no existing landline connection and I am only going to be there for six months. Is there anyway I can broadband for just this amount of…
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ntl retentions
Hello does anyone have a freephone direct number to ntl retentions? I'm still in a queue, I've been waiting over half an hour, so even at 5p a minute, this phone call has already cost me £1.50! I'm going to hang up in a minute. What a waste of £1.50
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Internet access without a phone line?
Hello guys, Is it possible to get internet access without having a phone line? We have a wireless laptop and phone socket but don't want to get a land line fitted as this is unnecessary expense. Any suggestions? I know 02 and BT have similar services but I don't think we have a reciever near us. Thanks.
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wireless hotspot
any one know how this works at the moment, i am on dial up because of sky, anyway my laptop is picking up broadband but only in one particular spot. on dining room table, if i move it an inch it disappears how does this happen how could i improve it if i can?
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Broadband for Mac Users
Hello I haven't read all the postings here but I have read a good few and nobody mentions whether they're a Mac or PC user so I thought I'd add my experience for the few of us who have good taste and own a grown ups machine :rotfl: [without wanting to spark the whole PC/Mac debate] Anyway, with regard to Broadband for Mac…
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New usage guidelines for BT Broadband
I have just found out that the BT Broadband usage guidelines have been changed :) Option 3 is now unlimited :j Taken from the bt site: Great news :D
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Just migrated from TeSco to Aol
Ive just migrated because of the deal offered by Aol, silver package uncapped no contract modem router for 25.00 quid 9.99 per month 30.00 quid credit to my account sounds good i thought so i migrated from my tesco package 512k connection to the silver package connected today with my existing speedtouch modem (still…
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Getting compensation from AOL
I have been without AOL broadband for just over two weeks, BT finally turning up and fixing it today. Numerous phone calls to AOL member services to sort it out (probably 4 hours on the phone) plus waiting in for BT on top of the loss of service. Anyone know how to claim compensation from AOL or anyone had success in…
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Jah Jah - Free VOIP Calls Using your Home Phone
I came across this website today - https://www.jajah.com - which, when you sign up, allows you to make free calls between Jajah members from your home landline phone. You merely type in your own phone number on-screen, then your destination number. The system then rings you, you answer and hold on, then it rings the…
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wifi sharing and antennas?
Hi, i live in the same street as my parents, and both houses have an internet connection and wifi routers. now what i would like to try and do is improve and boost my parents signal so that i can use their internet access with their permission of course.the street is a small cul-de-sac we live around 100 to 150feet away…
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Mvved house and need to decide Talk Talk or NTL
Hello! I think this is the right area for this so here goes! I moved house and previously used Talk Talk option 3 with broadband and had no problems with them. Now I've moved house and I decided intially to move Talk Talk and they said I need to confirm with BT in active line is there. I finally got through to BT who…
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Crawling Broadband
I'm tearing my hair out here. I was happily using AOL broadband for a couple of months on the platinum tariff. My download speed was 2.4mb which is about the limit of my line at the moment. The problem started when my wife decided to move the phone. The BT box has always sat loose on a shelf since we moved in, but she had…
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Tiscali Problems - Again!!!
Hi, wondering if anyone is having Tiscali speed problems? I'm on the 2mb connection but for the last week haven't got more than 150kb! Eventually got through to technical helpline yesterday and they "changed a setting" - it worked. Logged off, logged on this evening and back to slow speeds (less than 100kbs!). Can't get…
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MIPCards Dial Up Problem
Hi, Is there anyone on this board who is using MIPcards dial-up and having problems connecting. Since the beginning of the year the connection has been extremely slow. When I tried to dial-up today all I got was the busy tone. Is anyone experiencing the same problems as me? :confused:
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Switching from BT to Sky BB - MAC code help!
Hi I am currently on BT BB and will be out of contract in February. I want to switch to Sky Broadband Max package (£10 per month). I am keeping my BT phone line, but want to cancel my BT BB. Anyways I called Sky BB, who said I am eligible for their Base/Mid/Max packages - however they would need my MAC code from BT. I…
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Can I move home AND Migrate?
Im moving address on Friday and wanted to take my Newnet connection with me but the ISP said it would cost £47. I said "no chance".... It annoys me that I moved ISP at my current address in October and it cost nothing - yet if I want to move they charge me nearly 50 notes. So Ive asked for a MAC code as im only on a 1…
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I want Sky B.band, but they say I don't have a BT line?
I want to switch from Telewest to Sky, but Sky say I don't have a BT line:confused: . The thing is, I do have a BT line, the only thing I can think it is I use Toucan for my calls. Rang BT, and I think I got through to the Big Brother House and they have major problems so will get back to me as they cann't check it yet. So…
