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Mobile Broadband - Using Abroad
I know very little about what is available with mobile broadband so hoping someone can help me! I am going to work in France for about a month but having to leave my Fiance behind! My accomodation wont have internet access, so I was thinking of getting a dongle to use to keep in touch. If i get a dongle from britain, does…
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elderly broadband users
hey can anyone give me advice for my parents. they are elderly and are sky customers for tv with line rental with the post office. they are wanting to get broadband and are prepared to ditch sky and possibly go to bt for tv, line rental etc, they wont be using the internet that much, and sky are asking for £60 connection…
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Pipex (ex Bulldog customer) still being billed after return to BT
Well phoned up Pipex who is now owned by someone else apparently, and could not understand the man in the Indian call centre 100%, although he was very polite and helpful. I understand I will be sent a cheque as a refund within 28 days - and hope I won't be billed in the future. Hopefully this post will serve as a means to…
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BT fibre optic
I currently have 10mb virgin cable but thinking of changing. My current line is only capable of up to 11mb but this will be 20mb by the end of july as BT infinity fibre optic will be available. My question is, will i only be able to get this fibre optic speed through BT or through any ISP? i.e. talk talk, sky
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Talk Talk nown own Pipex
Just had some sales people round trying to promise us a better internet connection. We are with Pipex and apparenlty, according to said salespeoples, they are now owned by Talk Talk. Is this true? Can we really expect a better deal? Or has my mother just had her lack of internet savvy been played on (i hate to say it, but…
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Need help with choosing new internet provider
Hi guys justed needed some help/advice. I have been a Tiscali cutomer since the beginning but ever since Talk Talk took over i have had problems after problem. 1 month ago i was without phone connection and internet connection for 5 days before they fixed the problem and just last week my internet connection went dead and…
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At my wits end with Orange...recommend me a decent company PLEASE!
ok, someone PLEASE help mebefore I go mad! :( 4 or 5 months ago we signed up to an Orange home broadband package. It was meant to be a package including line rental and calls, but Orange put us on the wrong package,then said we couldnt have requested package as we had missed a Direct debit to them(for mobile broadband that…
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talktalk refund
hi guys, hope someone can give me some advice on my present situation?? i signed up for talk talk sometime ago for their phone and broadband services( and a new land line installation)!!!! talk talk advised me they needed £69.99 up front for the new land line connection,and would take a couple of weeks for the whole…
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AU revoir Tiscali-de NADA Talk Talk
I am leaving Tiscali after three years of indifferent service.I will spare you the details.TalkTalk were reluctant to divulge their (Tiscali) number.Even when I got a contact number it was hard to get the MAC code.Talk Talk have been unhelpful and wanted to charge over £30 month when the advertised rate is £6.99.I am…
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Tiscali/Talk Talk debt problem
Not sure if this belongs in this section. Basically, I used to live my with parents and use the Tiscali internet service while I was there. When I moved out, approx May 08 I cancelled it, as I moved in with my partner. Since then I have moved in with her in a place of our own. When taking a look at the banking service, I…
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Need help with Virgin
At christmas 09 I noticed it took an age for anything to happen online, I was supposedly getting 10mb broadband, on the M size package. I contacted Virgin by email to ask if they were throttling me and 10 minutes later they Phoned me and said they used Traffic Management to limit by broadband at certain times, I was told…
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Mobile Broadband
Hi Can anyone recommend a unlimited internet usage mobile broadband provider and package? Not to download, so I won't be using 1000s of GB just to use for heavy surfing. :)
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PAYG mobile broadband dongles - using local SIM cards in Spain
Hi I have a Vodafone PAYG mobile broadband dongle. I want to buy a SIM card for it in Spain when I go on holiday there as I think this may be the cheapest option. Is there any technical restriction preventing this? Are such dongles 'locked' to their original network (Vodafone in this case) and/or to their 'home' country…
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LLU or Not
What is LLU? what is the other type called then, i thought they were just telephone lines if i havent got LLU what would be the advantages of getting it I am with Pipex who are a division of Tiscali who now are a division of the Dreaded Talk Talk. Well thats my opinion anyway and from what i have read its the opinion of…
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keeping btinternet email address when moving to sky broadband
Hi friends Question in the title really We have btinternet broadband - its ok, a little pricey but I am attracted by sky for a few reasons * I need decent tv reception in the conservatory and the sky box will provide this * If I buy sky tv can get broadband for free / cheap and calls included It seems a no brainer but my…
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vodafone mobile broadband nothing but problems
I recently purchesed a broadband dongle from my local vodafone shop. Due to previous issues with broadband I repeatedly asked the assistant (Jamie) whether I would be charged extra or cut off from the internet if I exceeded my limit. I was reassured on more than one occasion I would not be. Upon receiving my first bill for…
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Sky Broadband Usage 2GB
We v'e only had the sky package in a couple of months and regarding broadband thought we were light users and went for the basic 2GB. I've just checked our account today and have found we have used over our 2GB allowance and it stands at 2.40GB with still 14 days left to go of our monthly account. Checked at lunchtime and…
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O2 broadband
I am moving into a new flat for uni soon I asked my friend last night which provider of broadband I should use and he told me that O2 is by far the best Is this true in other peoples opinion and experience ??
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Looking for ISP with actual unlimited download/upload
I know how many ISPs claim that they're unlimited but they're not. I've been with Lixxus for a few years who've been useless the last month and have now gone into liquidation. My line of work involves me being able to download/upload large audio files every few days (I'm a producer/remixer) so I really need a proper…
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re-new phone+b/b
Hi, my daughter wants phone and broadband package , just moved backfrom spain.Line is at the house, but not connected to any providor, so connection charge has been quoted, cheapest £70, TalkTalk, Bt £129.+ package. Would appreciate any help in getting better deal if possible, connection charge and 2 year contract a bit…
