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Best 1mg unlimited broadband hunt

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Having trawled the internet on dialup for several days now it seems rather difficult to get a straightforward broadband deal that does NOT include phone calls, DVD rentals and a whole host of other stuff lumped in that I would be paying for but not want.

My ideal package would be unlimited downloads on 1mg (or 2mg if poss) for under £20 per month.

Local rate calls for support/customer service NOT just email support.

Monthly contract with no penalties to move away if not happy.

Simple!

But I have yet to find such a beast.
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  • Fedz
    Fedz Posts: 1,096 Forumite
    The best I can advise is checkout the following:
    ADSL Guide Forums
    ISP Review

    For a fiver more per month:
    Zen Broadband is the true top broadband (adsl) provider with unmetered usage and local rate UK based support.
    For your price you'll get 512Kbs with them.

    The Phone Co-op (My chosen adsl provider) is £25.99 with unmetered usage and UK based local rate phone support.

    Hope this helps
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  • Hi

    Try https://www.geointernet.co.uk

    1Mb Broadband: £9.99 pm
    2Mb Broadband: £13.99 pm

    NO Download limits
    1 month contract

    Hope this helps

    Cheers
  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    Thought Geo Internet was too good to be true.

    Read the posts at

    http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?p=6767333#post6767333

    before you commit Deleted_User
    The more I live, the more I learn.
    The more I learn, the more I grow.
    The more I grow, the more I see.
    The more I see, the more I know.
    The more I know, the more I see,
    How little I know.!! ;)
  • I have looked at Zen but am put off by their high prices. For approx £25 per month I'd be getting half the speed I'm used to and for this money I could possibly even get 2mg elsewhere. In fact for another 4.99 I could get 2mg from Zen.

    I've not ruled out looking at 512kbs if there's a special offer on to double the speed - but alas I've not found one yet.

    I have also looked at the ADSL Guide and another site called ISP Review and decided that picking an ISP from other people's recommendations is like trying to choose a car or anything else. All ISPs will have some customers who are delighted and others who hate them.

    Finally I went to uSwitch - which previously, along wth other price comparers in relation to gas/electric gives a wide array of results and all the comparers vary with the same results!
  • intel
    intel Posts: 6,404 Forumite
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    Telewest Blueyonder.... I have only the Broadband at £17.99 a month with no capping
    its £14.99 a month witha phone package I believe they have local phone support
    or free if you have a phone with them.

    You will have to be in a Telewest cabled area though.
  • Looks like I'm out of the telewest area.

    Is anyone with Tesco broadband? As I'm on a mission to collect clubcard points this has got to be worth me considering.
  • intel
    intel Posts: 6,404 Forumite
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    Looks like I'm out of the telewest area.

    Is anyone with Tesco broadband? As I'm on a mission to collect clubcard points this has got to be worth me considering.


    A mate of mine is and hes had no problems to talk of... :beer:
  • Looking at Tesco further it seems you can get 1mg unlimited broadband for £17.99

    Customer support is on an 0845 local rate number 7 days a wekk 0800 - midnight but techie support is on an 09 number (which i can't dial from my phone due to having it barred following the dialler scams) techie support is 50p per min.

    Unless I've missed it - I cannot see if it is monthly or annual contract.
  • May be going off at a tangent here, but I'd recommend the Tesco visa card (which we originally took out as a 0% stoozing thing) as you get Clubcard points with every purchase. They can mount up really quickly.
  • Having got out from Metronet just as the s hit the fan I went to Newnet. http://www.newnet.co.uk/broadband/home_u.php
    So far they have been reliable, fast (512-2meg the same price subject to your line) very helpful when joining, 4 page setup sheet to help you. Accounts answered within 24 hours by e-mail.
    Not the cheapest but pretty good so far. Lots of ex-metronets are going there.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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