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having problems with ISP virgin media..what
other company should we use. they have cut us off to cut a long story short we need to find another affordable provider. pay as you go along sounded also good as a temporary measure until we sort the issue out but am worried this is very slow. otherwise should we put a different provider on our other computer. any ideas…
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using laptop abroad wifi hotspots
good day everyone, can i start by saying im not bright when coming to computers. anyway im spending a few weeks on and off in italy this winter and wanted to check my email/banking etc via my laptop, but unsure about wifi etc. can anyone tell me a good website to track down hotspots and also maybe cheapest way to get…
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Finding someone's new email
Hi, found this site www.findmynewemail.com which offers a way to get in touch with people if you know their old email address. Looks to be something to sign up to if you’re changing your ISP or are moving jobs and you can’t take your work email with you. I tried it – seems to work ok. And best of all it’s free of charge.
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Cheapest Broadband & Phone Line for those who never make calls?
My family all have mobile phone contracts which we use to make calls. Therefore, we only use the home phone line for broadband access & emergency calls. I have read through many of the "best/cheapest broadband" threads, but most only mention broadband alone, not broadband & phone line rental. Any suggestions on cheapest…
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Plusnet now on Quidco
Plus.net are now on quidco and are offering £28 cashback for any new sign ups. I've been with them for years and have been very happy with a trouble free service.
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cheapest "non traffic shaping" isp?
hi there im with aquiss right now (a great isp btw), and while im enjoying excellent speeds and no traffic shaping re p2p downloading and file sharing, ive been thinking for a while that £24.99 per month is getting a tad too much in todays market. they also give me great speed which i wouldnt want to lose. does anyone know…
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New to Broadband
Hi, I have just recently moved into a flat (rented) and want to set up access to the internet. At present there is a BT phone line and what appears to be an NTL phone line. I am currently looking at Plusnet's package of £9.99 per month. Will I need to set up a home phone service for me to receive broadband or can I just…
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Internet Access From Abroad
My new boss is accessing Bloomberg from the US (that is the actual Bloomberg system not their website) on his Blackberry and is getting pelican sized bills as a result (you know the old joke). I was wondering the best way to cut the bills. It needs to be very portable as he goes there for conferences. Is it possible to fit…
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New user to broadband
This isn't about me, but for someone I know. She is having to go onto broadband because her provider is cutting out dial up at the end of the year, and she really does't know who to go with. so I said I would ask you lovely people :) She isn't a big internet user (which I guess is why she has stuck with dial up for so…
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Any1 used a Bt business Hub??
Hello I'm with primus and trying to set up the bt hub so i can use wireless for my laptop and wii. I'm gettin a red light on the internet light though. Ive gone into the setting of the router and tried changing the logon and password so it matches my primus one but it say 'PPP user name is not correct' Any ideas please??…
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Bt WIFI Broadband
We are having problems with our BT wifi home hub. We have 2 computers in our house one upstairs one down and generally they both work fine on the wireless but now the one that is not connected to the hub won't connect to the internet (we have tried connecting via laptop etc and it still won't find the connection so we know…
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Virgin Media Broadband – My Situation (Help!)
Right, I have been with Virgin broadband 8meg (through the phoneline, no cable) for around 5 months, after initially getting speeds of 6meg, I am now down to 198.60kbps or thereabouts all the time, which is shocking. I am paying £17.99 for this service. I am now heavily regretting getting Virgin after my problems with…
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broadband help
hi daughters friend, wants broadband, can anyone tell me the cheapest that she can get. she has just moved into a flat, and the flat has a bt line but it isn't live. how is the best way for her to get broadband, thanks
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Looking for a new provider
Last year I signed up my friend to BT for her internet, we have had a lot of trouble with the connection, e mails not arriving and slow going through. Last week after a 3 week break the computer would not connect to the internet, it took a long call to India to resolve the problem, now a power cut has knocked the…
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Check Broadband Speed At An Address
Hi I will soon be moving into a house and id like to see what the average broadband speed for that street is, without having to enter a phone number as I dont have one yet. I used to use a website called samknows which told you the average speed, where the nearest exchange is and ISP that will work on the line but this…
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Broadband without the contract
Hi All, We used to have Broadband with SKY, but moved into temporary accomodation with my mum since we sold our house. SKY have terminated our contract which was only half way through and we are looking to get a broadband supplier. The problems are that we will hopefully move house soon (once the one we have bid for…
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Orange to Tiscali
Hi, I currently have an Orange Broadband with Livebox. I pay £17.99 for broadband and £10.50 to BT line rental. I'm trying to lower my expenditure and I have looked at Tiscali Broadband which offers:- Broadband & Phone * Up to 2Mb unlimited broadband * Free phone line rental * Free UK weekend phone calls† * Free…
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TV Licences- is this right
Daughter recently moved into new house, never had a licence before. Set up a d/d but does not understand why she has to pay so much. She paid £27.10 & has another 4 payments to come out last one in march 2008-Total £135.50. Then from April pays 1 payment of £11.31 then £11.29 until further notice. She has worked it out…
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DACS/DAX on BT line, can I have broadband?
I have dial up with Orange but have been told that its finishing in December. About 6 months ago I paid £120 to have a new phone line and number installed as my old BT line was faulty (old house and old line) and BT couldn't fix it. I was quie mad about the fact that I had to pay for it but anyhow, the engineer told me…
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orange broadband threatening legal action
i moved to talk talk, they said they would do everything for me to change net providers. last month they phoned me orange and requested september payment as i had cancelled direct debit. piad the £14.99 on my credit card. they told me i was still with them as talk talk had done something illegal and over rode them, so im…