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Archives for August 2008

Orange Bring Back FREE Broadband? Shame About The Service
"Orange suffered an untimely setback in the same week that it brought back its free broadband offer to its own stores. The network was given the ignominy of being labeled one of the worst broadband providers by the respected consumer magazine, Which? "…
Help: Broadband provider but pay line rental to Unicom even though its a BT line
We have a BT line (as in BT installed it) but we do not pay BT anything at all. We pay unicom line rental and phone calls. We recently instructed 02 to be our internet provider. After ringing today they say that BT have rejected it (not sure what 'it' is though) they say they only deal with BT and as BT are not the…
Broadband without BT line rental
Greetings all, its about time i got a forum account here, after getting the email for more than a year. I am moving into a student house imminently, and we need to set up some form of internet. To save cash, we want skip TV lisence or TV, and rely on iplayer, 4OD etc etc. Therefore we want a reasonable speed (10meg or…
Broadband switching what are my options
My 18 month Vodafone at Home contract is ending in two weeks, i've been paying my line rental, phone charges and broadband to Vodafone. I went into Carphonewarehone and signed up for the AOL laptop deal but because i don't pay BT my line rental they are unable to proceed with my order until BT have taken my line rental…
uninstalling avg
Hiya all Can someone tell me how to uninstall AVG, I have been on the site but there is nothing to help me on it. I have install Comodo firewall, spamfighter and I am in the middle of installing Avast, will these three cover me securely? Thanks
Bt Voyager Router Manager
Hiya all. Having problems gaining access to the router manager to secure the settings, I have a BT Voyager 210 ,anyone else had this problem? I can get into the site but the page I need just flashes and then disappears! Any thoughts on this anyone? Thanks.
Sky Broadband/tv
Hello I am after some advice I currently have Sky Broadband £17 per month and Sky TV £55 per month (this is with multi room) I am not in an area to get free broad band do you think there is any chance of me negotiating a lower monthly amount with Sky or do I need to look as going else where as I need to trim my monthly out…
Mobile Broadband or PAYG dialup?
I will be staying with my folks for about a month and they have no internet access. I can't live without it, everything is done online for me. Would you recommend getting Mobile Broadband or PAYG dialup for when I am at their house? I am on Virgin PAYG mobile phone and they don't do the mobile internet yet....and they are…
Non Virgin Media Cabled Area Need Internet
Daughters looking at a new place to rent in Sheffield and I put the postcode in to see if they do that area and its not cabled there but it says they can offer virgin media down the BT phoneline if there is one. I don't think they even have a phoneline installed so this could be expensive couldnt it? Whats the best way to…
virgin Media / Sky - 3 questions - I don't want to mess up
Hi All, I have a package with virgin media for phone, broadband, 2 x tv boxes with large tv bundle (i think), and now that I've been on it for a year at £39.50 per month, they have suddenly upped my charges to over £60 per month. I phoned up to ask why, and to ask them to lower their charges, but the guy said no way. I…
Help Needed
I made a big mistake and swapped my Sky connection for Supanet because it was cheaper. Supanet said their wireless router was £50 so i said no and kept my netgear router. The only problem I can't get this to work. I have all my settings from Supanet to connect to the router but i don't know where to enter them. I rang…
Micronet USB Dongle
Hi there I've just purchased a 2nd hand PC with which they included a Micronet USB Dongle (but no instructions)! I've registered for Post Office Wireless broadband and wondered whether I'd be able to use this USB Dongle thingie or whether I'd be better off buying a new one. Suggestions welcomed - I'm no techie!!! Thanks
Talktalk versus O2 Broadband
Hi All, Currently in the middle of sorting out my broadband package and wondering what the best deal is with peoples experiences. Currently with Tiscali on not a very good package - have BT line. Considering one of two options, 1. Keep BT line (£10.50pm) and take out O2 offer for existing customers (£7.50pm). 2. Take out…
Orange broadband vs BT & O2
Hello! Well I have finally decided between two options for the student flat, there is a catch as always though! We could get Orange broadband, through my dad's contract, and we would go for the £17pm package which includes line rental and inclusive calls, so nothing to do with BT. It's unlimited, 8GB, comes with the…
Tiscali refusing to pay up!!!!! help plz!!
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can give any adivce.. I have my broadband and home phone with tiscali.. I rang and asked them if I could pay my bill early by debit card from my joint account although it usually goes out by d/d from my single acc as i knew my car insurance would be going out later that week.. I csa advised…
Help! technical problems Bulldog to Pipex migration
Hi I need some help. I have been a Bulldog customer for about three years, no issue. In june, they sent a letter saying that my account would “migrate” to Pipex, as Bulldog had become part of Pipex. No problem ill 4th August when my internet connection just stopped. The phone is still working ok. I called the special…
Advice on o2 Broadband or Titan ADSL (an entanet reseller)
I'm really confused :( I'm wanting to change over from my ISP and I've chosen Titan ADSL and o2 Broadband. o2 Broadband: Advantages: £7.50 for 8megs, unlimited download, currently 30 day money back guarantee until 31st Aug 08 Disadavantages: router problems, 12 month contract (what if I have problems on the 31st day?!!)…
o2 mobile broadband, anyone use it?
At present I have o2 Broadband but am considering adding mobile broadband as OH works away a lot and would be cheaper than paying in hotels. They are offering a £7.50 discount for 12 months , so our £10 per month package would be £22.50 for 12 months and then £30 for the remaining 6 with this added. Has anyone got it and…
still being charged by vodafone at home
i asked for a mac code at the beginning of july to migrate from vodafone to sky, cs told me to put in a request of cancellation via email or writing which i did via a hyperlink vodafone sent me, i received the mac code and everything ran smoothly my broadband changed at the end of July, last week i received a bill from…
virgin media
hi everyone hope u can all help. I have been with virgin media for about 2 years now and i have always paid my bill via my delta card every month. For some reason my bank stopped all payments going out on my card for a while (i think it was connected to them upgrading my account) and i was unaware that virgin hadnt been…

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