Broadband. Who's the Cheapest? Article Discussion Area

mrJ_5

euro1net are very similar to e7 - whom aren't going down hill.... many unhappy customers, etc etc..... its mainly due to lack of profit on each connection to make the company viable

bt wholesale charge around the £9 mark to ISPs, so £10 doesn't leave much room for investment

computerwoman

:j I was thinking of going with euro1net, but I think the pitfalls are going to be huge, what if it's rubbish and i've paid out all that money, tried talktalk they offered me the whole package for £30.99 which isn't any cheaper than i'm on now primus saver option2 / bt line rental/ plusnet.
so i dunno what to do, i don't want to get locked in with anyone, so i'm thinking sit tight and hold my horses for the time being and watch and wait and see what else comes along, maybe i'll get free bb from sky i'm paying them enough. T:j

Telegraph_Sam

geebeeone wrote:

Madasafish might seem cheap for small users but if you want unlimited downloads with great reliability and service then Pipex is very hard to beat, and cheaper than Madasafish with no extra charges.
O.K. Madasafish does provide up to 8mb, but that is only if your exchange supplies it.

I reckoned that Pipex was possibly ahead of the rest cost and service-wise PROVIDED you were in a position to take advantage of their (unique?) 500/3000 mins inclusive phone service. Have you done this? I'd be very interested to know other users' (phone) experience before taking the plunge myself with Pipex rather than Talk Talk etc.

paul_h

computerwoman wrote:

:j has anyone heard of this company, euro1net.com

I saw this too - looks a very cheap deal indeed, especially for those that can't get unbundled to TalkTalk.

They always seem to have had a reasonable reputation for broadband, but recently users are reporting problems with the service, looks like capacity problems...

See http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=euro1net

HTH

Samba_Pa_Ti

Art wrote:

I've heard good things about Pipex but recently seen a few comments about their poor customer service.

pipex are very good, they recently phoned me to ask if i wanted to go to their max sevice (8mb and phone package) for £25 a month (what i was paying for 2mb) they operate a bandwidth shaping system to stop bittorrent and p2p clients, so the service is very good (good for games).

i have never actually dealt with the customer service (only when i signed up from tiscali) they seemed to sort everything out when i signed up even though i didnt have a migration code.

Katiep wrote:

We are fairly light internet users at home, but we do use file sharing software for music, and only at peak times.

:eek:

smiling_sophie

Hi,
I am having sooo many problems with my internet at the moment can anyone help? I want to get a new provider who is good/fast and cheap? Think i am still on a old kind of expensive rate compared to other providers.

Art_2

smiling_sophie wrote:

Hi,
I am having sooo many problems with my internet at the moment can anyone help? I want to get a new provider who is good/fast and cheap? Think i am still on a old kind of expensive rate compared to other providers.

I've been looking at many ISPs recently and have decided to switch to Plusnet. They offer a good selection of packages starting at £9.99 per month for a basic package. They offer 24 hour support and this is on a 0845 number based in the UK. Worth a look.

www.plus.net

Regards,
Art.

kungfu_kirby

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this; I had a quick look through.

On Martin's main article he states that Madasafish offers a 5GB download limit. This is not correct. The 5GB is a usage limit, including uploading.

I guess this won't be a problem for most, but if you use a Bittorrent client, you will need to be uploading as much as you download. I guess this might apply somewhat in online gaming too(?)

I was wondering why I was hitting the limit so quickly. Must remember to read T & Cs more thoroughly....

mamazaac

If you decide to sign up with Madasafish, visit the referrals board where people are offering you upto £15 of the referral fee they get if you use their referral code, plus Madasafish will also give you £10 for signing up. That's the 1st 2 months broadband with Madasafish paid for!!

greylace

Pretty sure that I got the name of these people from one of the lists on this site. They have a good web-site and nice people but the technical help is hopeless. I have never had to wait less than 30 minutes to get through and on monday I wasted more than 2 1/2 hours holding on - it took 3 go's. No service on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, if things go down Friday afternoon (happened twice to me) you have to wait until Monday morning before you can get through then the call to them could take forever. Cheap but far too much hassle. Dont use them!