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Archives for June 2008

Broadband connection without a landline
Hi This is prob a very thick question but im not very techno so please forgive me. We have a broadband connecion with AOL and use our landline to connect us to the internet. We are happy with AOL but only have the landline purely for internet connection purposes - we dont make or recieve any calls on it. The rental and…
BT total broadband - any deals out there?
My BT total broadband contract expires shortly. We are on option 3 at present. There is little difference between option 3 and option 2 costwise. Are there are BT deals going at present?
Mobile Broadband access in France
Hope someone can help a novice with networking. I have bought a wifi enabled laptop. I accessed the internet last night at home via wifi and my home broadband connection but next week I am going to France and want to use it for accessing emails & some surfing. What do I have to do? I am going to a remote part of France and…
talk talk
i am with tiscali broadband at the moment and thinking of changing to talk talk can any one tell me what they think of talk talk and is it the right move to do
O2 vs Namesco
Im thinking of getting rid of my Namesco broadband in favour of O2. I currently pay £19.99 a month for 8mb speed and 10 gig download limit. I know O2 is £12.50 for 8mb with no download limit. seems a no brainer. But will O2 be as good? I have rarely had problems with Namesco I am apparently 1.2km from the exchange. I…
Land line and internet with monthly contract
Dear moneysavers, Does anyone know where I can get a landline and decent speed broadband without having to be tied down to a 12 month contract? BT and talktalk want to tie me down to 12 month contract. Thanks, Tom
Pipex will not give me MAC code :(
I have just cancelled my account with pipex…for a number of reasons (mainly cost/poor customer service ). After I did this I asked for my MAC code so I can sign up with o2 more easily. The woman told me that because I had requested a ‘cancellation’ and not a ‘MAC code’ initially that they didn’t have to give me one. She…
Virgin Cable - How Long Will it Take?
Hello MSE people! I am moving to a new home in three weeks time and the OH and I were planning on taking advantage of the 20mb cable broadband available in the area we're moving to. The previous owner already had a Virgin cable box attached to the wall in the flat we're purchasing, though it's not currently active. I was…
Blackberry - help I don't know where to start
Hello Can anyone help me, I'm not very good technically.... I'm setting up a new business and need to be notified when I get emails and then I wish to be able to reply to them instantly wherever I am. Internet access is needed as well. I've heard that Blackberry are good but I just wondered if there were any other options…
Wifi Internet access help!
This is probably going to be an odd one for you lol!:o Right I work in the adult industry and I need to be able to do some work on the laptop while I'm away later this year (UK). I have found out about a service that I could access via vouchers but having read the terms and conditions it's really not suitable. Any ideas on…
Telephone and Broadband Service providers and Deals
Hey folks. I'm finding that advertised deals for unlimited calls and broadband connection are not available in Downpatrick when I contact Sky or Talk Talk. On both occasions, I am offered an alternative deal costing anything from £17 plus per month. Anybody have any success getting a better deal than this with BT or anyone…
Tiscali broadband only question
Hi there, Can anyone tell me when Tiscali started charging £14.99 per month for its unlimited max (8MB) service please? I've been paying £17.99 per month for Tiscali's unlimited 8MB broadband and I think I ought to be asking for a backdated reduction... Looking through the forums I can see reference to it being £15 in Feb…
BT Tag hell HELP!!!!!
Nightmare I ordered the total package phone broadband vision after 2 hours it was all sorted Moved into new house phone line active great Phoned up 3 days later to find out when my broadband was going to go active as i need it for work and surprise surprise they said i hadent ordered broadband so after 30min i said ok so i…
Moving to o2
Yesterday I obtained my MAC from BT and rang o2 to organise the changeover. My Welcome Pack arrived today! I organised this all with a UK call centre and received various text messages telling me what was happening. Hopefuly I shall be on line with o2 in around 5 days. So far the service has been exceptional. Can anyone…
HELP! Cancellation Fee - BE Internet
Hello, I feel very stupid now as if I've been scammed! I have been telling all my friends how good BE Internet is and that you don't have to sign a 1 year contract with them and so on. And now when I need to move, BE tells me that yes, there is no 1 year contract, but I need to give a 3 months notice (!!!) or pay £40 as a…
TalkTalk ISP
Moneysavers! Please don't be lured into signing up with TalkTalk. Yes, attractive offers. I changed to them after many years with Freeserve (Orange). Initially the service was good. Smooth changeover and easy connection. Then the problems! Incorrect billing. Landline down for 4 days and no response from their Customer…
How do you get correct MAC codes?
Hi All, I have been trying for two weeks to escape Orange & go to SKY.However, they have given me two (after 5 days) apparent spoof MAC codes , according to SKY.Who's fault ORANGE? BT? or SKY? any experiences,I am loosing my cool.I have reported the tale to Ofcom & WHICH? Please advise? Regards,Paul
internet and line rental help wanted please! :)
hi, first post :grin: right, i have moved house and just had the bt line reconected (£125!!!!!!:cry: ) im ready to sign up for internet now, but at the moment i am still paying for tiscali internet and line rental at my parents house. idealy i want to take the internet with me as i am in a 12 month contract with tiscali.…
Help please, I need a new SP please!
HELP!! I have just spent all day on the phone with BT sorting out the landline. For a low use, we have just been billed £1250.00 (with calls)for the last four months mostly on rental (£63 per bill) which I have now sorted with BT. I now have had to cancel my broadband. I would like any help in finding a cheap SP as our…
Orange Broadband
My Orange broadband went down on 14th May, call after call to those wonderful people in India have not resulted in my reconnection. New filters and cables have been sent and the line has been tested by Orange (so they say) and they currently cannot fix the problem. Anyone any ideas? Yes, I have paid the bills and do not…

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