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O2 Broadband Subscribers
Hi everyone, Just a quick one to let you know about, I have an O2 mobile Contract and as a result was on the cheaper up to 8Mb broadband for £7.50 a month. I then got a letter saying the price was going up to £9.50 a month so i rang O2 and said to them i wanted the MAC code to leave and go to sky, they then offered me 12…
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TalkTalk only LLU in my area - is it worth it!?
Hi, I am currently on Orange as I get the BB free with my mobile contract. I now need an unlimited package so I am looking to move as Orange are expensive. The only LLU operator in my area is TalkTalk, it is good value and unlimited and much faster than what other operators can provide. They have quoted me 18.5 where as on…
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BT Iplate / BT Broadband Accelerator
Hi I am currently in a very poor broadband area and I was thinking of getting the BT Iplate / BT Broadband Accelerator to boost my broadband. I wanted to know if anyone has one of these already fitted and is it worth purchasing. Thanks
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Cheap PAYG Mobile Broadband
I'm getting a Notebook soon and want to be able to get on Internet now and again away from home. Can anyone recommend a good cheap PAYG service please
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Free mobile internet.
Giffgaff have again extended the free mobile internet until the 1st April on payg (up to 100MB per day). I now have had free internet since November 2009. see https://www.giffgaff.com
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BT Broadband Choking
Hi - not sure if I have chosen correct title for my post - however here is my problem. My BT download speed during the day is usually around 5 to 6 Mbps. A few months ago I got Apple TV for watching movies, and my freesat was enabled to play the iplayer, with a result I am now downloading more than I was ( although I am on…
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Annoyed by BT
Hi All, I recently switched from BT to Sky, for phone, broadband, and tv. This took place on Feb 9th. My broadband stopped during the day, so I connected up to Sky's router, and it was all working, great! Today, Feb 16th, I received a letter from BT to tell me that my broadband will stop on Feb 11th, on the ball that BT!…
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Sky Broadband: Exclusively BT or Sky Line Rental?
Can I get Sky Broadband if my Line Rental is with a firm OTHER than BT or Sky?
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Sky Broadband 'for Sky customers only'
I've read a lot of posts on here/DigitalSpy about Sky customers ringing up and threatening to cancel, in an attempt to get a 50% 6 month reduction of their entire subscription. I'm nearly out of contract for TV (I have two months remaining for my initial 12 month deal on the HD portion of the deal). However, I would have…
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Plusnet - Avoiding £25 activation fee?
Hi, Has anyone who has recently signed up to Plusnet for broadband only, managed to avoid the £25 activation fee? According to Martin's article, it's possible to avoid the fee if you pay line rental to them or BT and order by phone. However, I've spoken to a Sales rep who insisted that the only way to avoid the £25 fee is…
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SKy BB - Limit 40GB download for certain areas?
Hi all, i could not believe when my workmate told me, he got a Sky Broadband deal and they only offer him a 40gb download. Apparantly they told him, thats the only available offer, incl a download speed of 8mb. Does Sky have limits for certain areas, in this case Motherwell?? Thanks
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broadband allowance ... help please.
Hi we are on Talktalk broadband and have a download allowance of 40GB per month. My usage has doubled since November and it looks like we might go over our limit this month. I can't understand why it has increased so much. I have been playing free bingo on most days, (Maybe as long as 2 hours per day (while I cook the…
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anyway to find out when telephone exhchange will upgrade
i live in a small village and can only get basic broadband service is there any site that shows if/when it might be upgraded to the same as everyone else
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Sky Broadband & Post Office Home Phone??
Does this combination work? Can anyone advise me. We do not have a Sky TV subscription. Thanks.
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Plusnet cheapest - is it suitable?
Hi Would like to use their cheapest deal for Skype and bbc iplayer as well as surfing emails etc. Is it enough to do these?? Thanks a lot - Urk
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BT Broadband..or lack off....
I stupidly signed up for BT broadband after being with O2 for years,as I wanted to take advantage of the BT hotspots to login wherever I am in the UK,well,what a disaster,my phone line is dead,I can't make any outgoing calls,nor receive incoming calls,my broadband is so slow,and keeps cutting off,I reported the fault,they…
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Any way to avoid Line Rental?
I recently got an X Box and was wondering if there was any way I could get the internet without having to pay Line Rental. I have a phone line in my house (which can't accept or make calls but still has the dial tone) but no internet. I was just wondering if I could get internet somewhere without paying line rental. I am…
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O2 or Talk Talk?
I'm currently with TT for Broadband only & after a whole host of !!!!-ups by them I have my MAC code & am free to go! :) However, my options are limited, my LLU options are TT, O2 or BT. :( O2 have been recommended but I have been hearing a few things recently that they throttle speeds & are really no better than TT. I'm…
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Want to cancel my talktalk order before golive date, anything I should know?
Basically starts out like this. I was on a 12 month contract with Bethere for £7.50 per month broadband + recently approx £10 per month landline, but as of March they are phasing out the 40gb service for the unlimited service but eventually I'd need to pay nearly double the broadband(£14.08). So I decided last week to go…
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measure how much is downloaded
I have a netgear wireless router connected wirelessly to a Wii and to this computer connected by a cable. I installed tbb meter to measure my usage but it only measures this computer. How can I measure how much is being downloaded on the Wii as my son watches programmes on BBC Iplayer via the Wii?
