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Wetherspoons Free WiFi (now no cards required)
For some time Wetherspoons have been offering 30 minutes of free WiFi in their pubs, but you needed to get a card from the bar to get the access codes. And most of the time they never had the cards... However now they appear to have done away with the cards and there is no requirement to enter an access codes to gain…
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Eclipse - traffic shaping and speed limits - what happens?
Hi I'm looking at connecting up to the £14.99 package with Eclipse since I need an unlimited package. OK, I know they get some bad press etc and I was interested in BT Option 3, but I already get free evening and weekend calls and I have Freeview etc. I do do some downloading via P2P etc and mainly restrict that to the…
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virgin media - is there a cheaper option?
Hi, don't know if anyone can help me. My OH and I have been trying to find out if there is a cheaper alternative to Virgin Media. We currently have phone, broadband and Tv as it was a good offer at the time (has now gone up quite a lot in price!!!). All we actually want is broadband and Sky Sports, really don't care about…
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after reading someone else's thread...
maybe my OH is correct in what he says. here is the thing we are with tesco broadband and are supposed to get 1mb we were told that it was updated to the fastest in your area as and when and got a letter to say that it had gone upto 2mb thing is when you put your pointer over the icon for it, it says 54.0mbps is this…
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new broadband
Apologies if this is a stupid question, I'm just not sure I'm understanding correctly. I have just moved into a new flat, called BT to activate my land line and am now paying £10.50 a month line rental. According to the MSE website, the cheapest broadband option for me is Orange (although after reading the Orange problems…
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is it worth it and can i do it??
hi am trying to get the household bills down. We currently have aol and post office phone. Is it worth chaning to Tiscali for both as it would save me money but are they any good. Also we have broadband moden via phoneline and the Tiscali offer says about a wireless router how does that work and what does it do ? ( sorry…
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Be Internet - Tech question re: Be box (wireless connecting to a Mac)
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere... I am getting broadband for the first time in my new home and want to be able to connect wirelessly as to not trudge cables all over the place! I am torn between Madasafish and the Be value package. The Madasafish package comes with free wireless router and USB adapter to…
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Virgin Broadband for £4.50 per month
Virgin Media are currently offering new customers 2Mb broadband for £4.50pm for 12 months if they have a Virgin phone line. This is only for new customers, which I am not, been with them for over 5 years. I called their customer services team and told them I was not happy and was going to leave. They matched the offer,…
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Are bt broadband bills monthly or quarterly?
now yes i could probably check this on my online account thingy but i dont have the username/password with me and won't be able to get it for a while. Everything is at my halls of residence and i'm currently at home so can't get my hands on it. Had bt since beginning of october, I've paid one month but haven't been charged…
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O2 internet ( unlimited) £7.50 a month- is it any good?
Hi , I searched the forums and was suprised to find any info about the O2 deal . For pay monthly customers ( not bad prices IMO) you can add internet for £7.50 month with a free wired router . Im on madasafish now at £18 month so thinking of changing . Any reasons why I shouldnt please? Thanks
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help with bt home hub
Had bt home hub for about a month now all is fine {wireless} lights keep flashing quite occasionally mainly wireless and interenet light constant flashing! Sometimes the net is really slow so a friend said i should try using the ethernet cable i got with it and speed should increase so i tried doing this and wasnt sure…
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BT phone and broadband
HiI haven’t used this site much before but have decided that now is the time to get my finances sorted out!When I moved into my house, in September, I just got BT phone and broadband as it was easier. Now I want to switch to talktalk as its cheaper but I’m worried theres a fee for leaving BT or I’m tied in for 18…
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PlusNet advice please!!
I have read a varied amount of mixed feedback about PlusNet by users here in various threads, I am thinking about signing-up with them as they seem to be decent... but one thing is not clear to me: in their options are the GB download limits per month or per day? I mean I could easily download over 1GB of data in one day,…
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broadband and line rental query
i'm curenty on aol dial up ( i know!!), i've not made the switch to breadband yet mainly because i have a virgin phoneline so my options are limited and my experience with them in the past hasn't been great and as i don't pay for the virgin package i don't really have a say. Anyway my internet usage has changed over the…
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Just moved into rented accomodation in SouthWest-BB options?
Hi- Firstly my apologies if this is a recurring question, I have been talking with BT, Tiscali and others for days and they never seem to give straight answers like I know you guys can. We have a line in the house, although I believe it has been disconnected by the landlords agents. We don't really want a landline, but it…
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Existing Virgin customer - moving house, package change
I did a bit of a search but have come up with so many results I just do not have time to go through them all. So I apologise if this has been asked before. I have been with NTL/virgin for many years and have been faithfully shelling out £25 a month. I am now moving house and I realise that I am paying far far too much for…
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Bt broadband
A friend of mine is having problem with his bt broadband sometimes it works and sometimes not. Does anybody know who he should contact? A phone number will be much appreciated. Thanks
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Broadband Speed drops
I'm saying this as a Virgin Media Customer.....Being a Cable connection it's differant if you have an ADSL or simular connection as then you get into "How far you are from the exchange". But I digress. I have a 4Meg connection and have done for the last 3-4 Months. I won't go into the trouble I'm having getting my £30…
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Madasafish Broadband
Hi Guy's My 12 month contract with Madasafish is due to end this week and I am on the look out for another provider to enable me to reduce my monthly charge, I'm currently paying £16.99 for their Max broadband service are their any recommendations for alternatives or should i stay put ? Cheers
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Wireless Routers
Hi, I was looking for suggestions on the best routers, or the best places to buy them from. It is for my mum-in-law so doesn't have to be anything high spec, just a simple to install and use, cheap router. Thanks.
