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Which ISP without a BT line?
I am coming to the end of a 12 month fixed price deal with Virgin, and want to try and get the cheapest (and most reliable) alternative service. Does anyone have any experience of what's available, and any feedback about reliability, good customer service etc? I don't have a BT line, but could have it switched back as…
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Broadband. Who's the Best..????
Hi Guys, I have broadband with AOL and have done for a few years. I pay about £24.99 for upto 4MB d/l, they have tried tempting me with offers like AOL talk but I already have cheap/free calls with BT. I dont want to be tied into an 18 month contract with them as I am out of contract at the moment and want to see if there…
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Virgin Media Cancellation Fee
ive just been charged by VM £50 for leaving their service. i have the L package "up to 8mb" which was fine for 3 months until the speeds dropped and dropped until finally for the last month i have been on 0.5mb. i emailed them no end of times and got fobbed off with a complete load of crap, even when i talked to an…
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talk talk. how good or bad?
wife has just seen an advert outside the carphonewh orehouse for a free lappy. you have to take the talktalk package for 24 months. and AOL BB is included. they said existing AOL customers are elligible. which i am. shes very tempted but im very wary. i dislike carphonewh orehouse anyways. so how good or bad is talktalk…
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Demon attempting to make me pay for another year!
Hi everyone, I hope you can give me some advice! I had broadband internet provided by Demon. I was moving house in the near future and wanted to change companies so I rang up and requested a PAC code. However the house move was delayed so I didn't use the code. Then when the move was arranged I rang Demon and they said…
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Pipex Broadband keeps going up!
Last august we finally got broadband - we were the last village in the country to get it..... I was very excited. As I had my telephone through Pipex I rang them with regards to a free for 6 months offer they had sent me. They told me that that particular offer was not available in my area but sold me another package that…
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SKY Broadband ordering problems and Quidco
This is quite an annoying problem. I am trying to order Sky Broadband, tv, talk. I am using Quidco because there is £125 cashback on any new SKY subscribers. The process works fine, I click through Quidco and it takes me to the SKY digital website, all as it should. I choose my packages, input my BT land line phone number…
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Wireless keeps disconnecting virgin
I have a netgear wgt624v3 wireless router connected to the ntl/virging modem and the wired connection works fine but the wireless seems to disconnect a lot , its not hte wireless connetion because it always shows a strong connection , it seems like a fluctuationg broadband signal , I have changed channel to 6 from 11 and…
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TISCALI v. SKY
Hello, I am currently in the middle of my decsion on whether to swich to Sky. I currently am on Tiscali £14.99 a month for 2 Mb speed broadband package. Sky informed me that I could have free broadband with my existing Sky TV package. I therefore decided to switch to Sky. When I phoned to request the MAC code, I was also…
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Broadband - I dont want the cheapest
I know this is against the norm here but I need a stable and relaible 8mb broadband service and I am willing to pay for it. I want uk tech support with free or 01 number that speak English. Really I just want good raw broadband. Any suggestions Angus
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Advice
Hi guys, need a bit of advice if anyone can help. I've moved back to my mums where she has virgin phone and broadband which i think is awful. My plan is to get BT line installed then get o2 broadband. My question is do i still need to get the MAC from virgin for O2 for the change of broadband, or as i have had a new line…
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ethernet question
hi guys please help really am not technically minded so here goes when looking at changing my provider and looking how to set up a new system it says to have an ethernet port in the back of the computer. does this look like a telephone plug in point or is it the usb port that my current provider's modem is plugged into??…
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Best Broadband Deal for Medium to High Users 40gb
Hi We are in an ADSL only area so our options are limited. We can get SKY LLU, Talktalk/AOL LLU and Tiscali LLU. We are currently on Orange Broadband Plus for £17.99 with 8mb and livebox (2gb usage allowance they dont maintain) So... We want to change to someone for about the same money, with a reliable service, a reliable…
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Wireless Router Question
Hello Firstly, I am SO not a technical person so I hope my question makes sense! I am due to move flats. At my current flat I have a BT wireless router and am on their option 2. Can I tak this wireless router and use it in my new flat but only join their option 1 which is on a wirelsss option? Thank you in advance for your…
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Router for mobile wireless USB modem
looking at a broadband solution for someone but they need a router that takes usb from a mobile network usb modem instead of an adsl input, I know Linksys do a data card router but seems in UK you can only obtain this on Vodafone via a data card & router is locked to Vodafone they want to have a landline ( read lifeline )…
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advice on how to lower birgin package deal pls
Hiya, I currently have t.v / 2mb broadband / xl t.v and paying including phone calls around £55+ per month and I've been reading how many people have had their bills reduced if they ring to complain offers are'nt open to current customers or threatening to leave etc. Could anyone give me any advice on how to do this…
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fone bill non d-d charge
Hi all, Has any one found a way of not having to pay the £5 a month "handling charge" that Virgin insist on. I pay my bill via internet banking and so there is no work involved for them at all so to me there is no justification for this charge.I seem to remember recently reading about some company that had been taken to…
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DMT DSL Modem Tool (Mod's please delete)
Please ignore post Mods can this please be deleted.:o
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what is the cheapest broadband?
i am with tiscali at the moment, £14.99 unlimited 512mb (can only get that speed where i live) so far i have found virgin media, for £10 but i hear bad things about them. and 02 for £12.50 unlimited with free support. any other ideas? i like the idea of wireless broadband like three's but there are download limits. I could…
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orange broadband, being unreasonable?
hi i'm stuck in a contract with these guys, and they insist on taking their payment on the 24th of each month, which is very inconvienient for me as i get paid on the 27th. I know i could leave the money in there from month to month, but its not easy when your on a tight budget. I have asked them to just take the payment 3…
