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Pipex retention deal
We've been with Pipex since 2004 and currently pay £24.99/month for their 8Mb max service. We could get 16Mb from Sky for only a tenner a month on top of the TV subscription, so I phoned them up to ask for the MAC. I was given two offers: 1) A tenner a month knocked off (so only £14.99) but a new 12 month contract or 2)…
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Are Talk Talk any good?
I'm considering swapping to talk talk from BT are they any better than they were 12 months ago??? Or are they still a massive no go? Thanks Elle
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Good Phone/Wireless Package for Technophobes
Hi, I am hoping for some advice with choosing a broadband/phone package. My OH and I are moving to rented accomodation in a couple of weeks, and will be arriving with 2 laptops and probably a PC. We would like to use the laptops wirelessley, and probably the PC too, as there is no connection point in the room we intend to…
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Internet without BT line?
Hi 1st time poster, long time reader... I'm moving to a new house next week and from what BT tell me there is a BT line at the house however it is disconnected and will charge me £120 to reconnect it, which I'm trying my very best to avoid. Now the way I understand it is that most providers require an active BT line, so…
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AOL overcharging Broadband customers
I have been looking to save money on my phone and broadband deals. At present I pay £24.99 to AOL for Gold broadband and Talk Talk £25.49 for an all inclusinve package. I am unable to get Talk Talk or Tiscali Broadband and phone bundles as they are not available in my area. So I looked on AOL and found that they do a…
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Broadband connection through Satellite
I need to set up a broadband connection using satellite because its too remote to receive it through the phone lines. So remote that BT says that it would work no better than dialup. Companies I have tried so far want to not only supply the equipment but install it too making this option doubly expensive. I am quite…
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didn't know where to post this, tv services forum?
Hi, couldn't find a site feedback area and didn't know which part of the forum to post, but i can't find a section dealing with sky/freeview/virgin etc, is there any chance of a sub forum? what do you think? edit - could a moderator move this to the site feedback area, just noticed it, doh! :o
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Virgin BB (cable or non cable?)
I'm thinking of changing my ISP to Virgin but a bit confused by the different packages? They offer 2mb unlimited cable @ £10 p/m for the first 12 months but also offer non cable ADSL with up to 8MB unlimited for the same £10 when switching current provider to Virgin. If it's just BB that I want would I be better going for…
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Bulldog Completely messed up - can we get anything back?
We moved back accounts about 6 months ago and they moved all our direct debits over. However, for some reason Bulldog had an issue with this and didn't set it up. 4 months after we switched they sent us a demand for the 4 months payment and a new direct debit mandate. We filled in the direct debit mandate, sent it back and…
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Maximum broadband on line
We have recently moved house from one side of a housing estate to the other. We are further away (probably another mile) from our exchange but our maximum bandwidth has gone from 3Mb to 0.5Mb! We live on one of the biggest housing estates in the town yet can only get this pathetic speed, whereas my girlfriends parents live…
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Virgin Media - Quick Install?
Hi all So im moving into a flat on Monday, which by the looks of things has had Telewest cable installed. Im thinking of getting VM and came across this: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/help/quickstart.html Quickstart. Would this work with my Telewest cable line? I'll of course check it out again when I move in before…
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Talk Talk Questions
Hi - I am considering switching to TalkTalk from BT, but first want to know if they have sorted out there service issues as reported on Watchdog some time ago. The savings are huge, but I don't want to regret the switch in a months time. Your feedback on switching over and how easy it is and installation and after sales…
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questions about talktalk?
i hope someone can tell me the answers to a couple of questions about talktalk which are below? 1 are there technical support and customer service uk based? 2 what make and model is the free wired router you get for free? 3 what make and model is the wireless router for £20? thanks for any help anyone can give!
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Bropadband needed for students sharing house please !
My daughter and four others are sharing a house this year in their 2nd year in Uni and because there is nothing provided in the house , would like to get broadband I assume so that they can each connect wirelessly to it ( Does that make sense ?) Are there any good deals for this so that they could share the cost....perhaps…
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Problems with Talktalk Broadband and landline
Aaaarrgghh!! It all started about 10 days ago when my landline rang and I didn't get to it in time. I picked up the phone to do 1471 but the line was dead. The dialtone came back after 30 mins or so but the line was no crackly. That night when I connected to broadband, I noticed my speed had dropped from 8.1 to6.7 Mphps,…
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EzeeDSL hell still- Please help!!
Hi, We have been with EzeeDSL for over a year (July 06). Since Jan 07 I have been trying to go with a different ISP. I actually had a legitimate reason for not staying with them for the 12 months, which took nearly 3 months for them to acknowledge. The reason was that their homepage corrupted my internet and although…
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Business Broadband, Phone and Sky quandry
Aloha all I have a bit of a pickel which I need some help with if you can. Firstly this is my current setup: BT Broadband - For work - host 3 websites use btconnect email addresses all the time (£29 a month) BT Line with second number on same line (use 1 for work, 1 for home) basic line rental £15 ish a month Use 1899 and…
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BT can we switch?
We have been with BT since may 2006 on a two year contract it should be 29.99 pm on business Broadband, however the bills keep increasing now they are asking for £43 a month and I c an get BB alot cheaper else where. How do we stand on the contract side of it? in theory they have changed it without our knowledge by…
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Virgin BB problem
I tried to sign up for virgin 4MB BB online; on their website 4MB is 17 pound for the first 12 months. then when i add a telephone package to it, the price of the BB changes to 25 pounds in the checkout stage Can someone help me with this please.
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Just been reeled in to TalkTalk!
Hi, Had a coldcall earlier today from someone at talktalk who spoke to my dad offering to give us the talk2 package which my parents accepted. Currently we are on nildram on a seperate line who have always been great, although quite expensive. Anyway just wondering if TalkTalk are still as bad as the early reports or if…
