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Problem with broadband/phone? not sure which is the problem
I have just got a new wireless modem and after some difficulty setting it up, I managed to get it sorted, but now my phone wont show up the caller ID. it works when I plug it direcly into the socket, but not when I put it through the splitter thing to separte it from the broadband. Any ideas what could be causing the…
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possible move from talktalk to pusnet
my parents are with talktalk out of contract (full llu , phone and broadband ) and thinking of moving both to Plusnet, got a good offer via email Could they keep their telephone number ? is there any termination fees with talktalk? Would i need to obtain a mac code from talktalk? would they need a new line?
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BT, stuck in Internet contract and being overcharged
I joined BT in October with a package of £32.99 with TV, internet and phone. It only had a 10GB limit a month, me and my flatmates kept going over the limit. Due to the cost of £5 per 5 Gb we decided to change the package. I called BT and was offered Internet unlimited, TV gold and unlimited anytime phone. At as very…
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PlusNet
Hi, I have recently been mail dropped by a very unprofessional outfit called PlusNet offering me cheap broadband. They say they have written to me because I have a relationship with B.T. I am signed up to all the "opt out" things to stop me getting this garbage. I contacted B.T. who tell me they have no relationship with…
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SPAM from my email address
I have received two SPAM emails which were entitled as follows: Daily Cash Jobs v.11 Before I Die They were both delivered to my junk folder. Usually I would block the sender but both of these emails seem to have originated from my email address - as if I had sent them to myself! I know that this won't seem so unfamiliar…
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Worth changing ?
I'm not too au fait with techie things so please bear with me. I've been with Virgin a while and at the end of my most recent renewed contract so am considering whether to move. I'm on the L package and it costs me something like £32 pcm for my landline with 24/7 (grrr I hate that phrase) calls and for my broadband. I've…
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Uncapped ADSL on Un-Unbundled Exchange
Hello All, Just wondering if anyone knows of any good deals for uncapped (e.g. no data download limits) broadband. It would need to be available on an un-unbundled exchange due to the rural location - this seems to limit the choice greatly. Currently with EFH Broadband @ £18.99p/m and BT (oh dear) for the phone line. Any…
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Tv, Phone, Broadband best packages?
Any advice on what the best packages are for tv, phone and broadband? We have talktalk and pay £25 for homephone and broadband (thats free calls to landlines all the time). We didnt want to play alot more but would like some sort of tv package as well.
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Mobile Broadband in the USA
Hi there! I am going to be in America for about three months this summer and I want to bring my laptop to stay in touch with home, but I don't know the best way to get internet access. The place I am staying doesn't have wifi so I was thinking of getting a dongle and internet package for a few months but it seems so…
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Am I a thief? - moral quandry
Whilst I always like to get anything at the cheapest possible price and am proud of my frugal living one thing I would never do is steal from or cheat anyone. Now for my current situation i have been connecting to the Internet by an aircard for the last two years. I normally pay 250 baht (I live in Thailand - about 5…
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Imap
Dear All, I am out of contract with madasafish and I need to change to a proviser that offers IMAP as I am now working and living part of the week over two different locations. I have phone and internet package all bundled into one at the moment. Can anyone reocommend and good provider to go for? I maybe moving in 6 months…
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Helppconline.com - is it a scam?
I received a call from Adam Lee at the above company, he gave me the website and a full postal address for Crawley and advised they give free computer support as a part of a government scheme - news to me? He sounded like he was in India tho as the connection was really bad! He then asked me to enter eventvwr in my run…
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Web hosting issues
Ok, I've been with this company called Fasthosts which have been hosting my website for the past year. A few weeks before I was due to renew my yearly payment I cancelled my card so they could not take another payment. Now they tell me that I owe them another years payment as I did not notify them that I was not going to…
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Moving to a new build with no current phone line connected....
hi there We are currently with AOL (contract due to expire in June this year) and also the same with BT. I have just called BT today to inform them that we have bought a house today and would like a line connecting asap - they can't come out until 4th May though which is a bit rubbish (and will cost £130) I subsequently…
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Broadband Usage
Hi all I am somehow using around 1-2gb a day, yet all i use the internet for is facebook, emails, forums, ebay etc. There is only one laptop connected 2 my router. My network is secure and have checked to see if any1 has hacked in, which they haven't. My girlfriend and i do spend alot of time playing cityville and cafe…
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Is there a better deal than O2?
I'm looking for cheapest broadband provider that provides unthrottled p2p usage (even if it is only unlimited at off-peak times). It would need to be either unlimited download or a quite generous usage cap (over 50GB). I'm quite far from the exchange and only get 3 to 4Mbps thus a basic broadband speed package would…
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TalkTalk Unauthorised Contract Extension Complaint
Dear all, This is my first post and I'd like to start by saying thank you to all those who have posted on here useful advice in the past, I have found the site very helpful. :) My problem is that I have been with Tiscali for several years and had no major problems. However, since they have been taken over by TalkTalk their…
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Broadband only, No telephone or tv
Hello, about to move into a new home.. Me and my gilfriend have TV and 2 good mobile phone contract with plenty of mins. Is there an option just to have broadband in our house ? we do not live in a cable area. What would be the best broadband with all the line rental included?
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What are BT playing at
I have been with BT since Nov last year and touch wood have had no troubles, but a letter I got yesterday has spoilt it, it may seem trivial but it upset my wife. The letter was for a final bill of £4.99 that if not paid right away (their words) they will pass the debt to an independent debt collection agency which will…
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Karoo Speed Map
Have they now decided it wasn't a good idea? I can't see it anywhere on the site.