Broadband. Who's the Cheapest? Article Discussion Area

RACHIE77

BexTech wrote: »

Thankfully I don't have the worry of a limit on my usage.

Who do u use as an ISP then as I want to find a good deal with unlimited downloads

BexTech

Virgin Media (xTelewest/Blueyonder) cable service.

RACHIE77

thanks BexTech!

bourney2006

hi i have not read through the whole thread sorry. Anyway i find tiscali to be the best and cheapest, you can't beat them

espresso

bourney2006 wrote: »

hi i have not read through the whole thread sorry. Anyway i find tiscali to be the best and cheapest, you can't beat them

Rubbish! They are the most complained about ISP see here.

:rolleyes:

theloft

bourney2006 wrote: »

hi i have not read through the whole thread sorry. Anyway i find tiscali to be the best and cheapest, you can't beat them

espresso is completely justified and I agree with him. Tisc are the most complained about ISP on these forums also. Their Customer Service is non-existent.

mrJ_5

from £9.99pm isn't as cheap as free either

littleurchin

Virgin Media (previously NTL) have improved, and generally I find them a little more reliable than BT.
I can make a fair comparison, as I have Virgin and BT to the house (one for home, one for work).
They're both slow at replying when there are faults, but generally resolve them in good time. With Virgin there have been less faults recently.

One definite advantage of the Virgin Cable Broadband is the speed is as close to a guaranteed speed as you will get. Living 1.6Km from the local BT exchange, I can't get the apparent 'up to' speeds offered on BT-based lines - and that's true for most people. But with the Virgin 10Mbps XL option I'm getting 9.1Mbps downstream... and that's fast.

They're also prepared to 'do a deal' on their packages at the moment. See the other thread for more details: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=405085

NicolaJH_2

bubbles070 wrote: »

did you have any luck other than aol, or do you know any sites that specify the contract lengths?

I've recently migrated over to newnet as I didn't want a new twelve month contract as I'll be moving around come september.

It's 12.95 a month with a 3GB download limit but they have other deals. Best thing though is that its a 3 month contract.

BexTech

littleurchin wrote: »

Virgin Media (previously NTL) have improved, and generally I find them a little more reliable than BT.
I can make a fair comparison, as I have Virgin and BT to the house (one for home, one for work).
They're both slow at replying when there are faults, but generally resolve them in good time. With Virgin there have been less faults recently.

One definite advantage of the Virgin Cable Broadband is the speed is as close to a guaranteed speed as you will get. Living 1.6Km from the local BT exchange, I can't get the apparent 'up to' speeds offered on BT-based lines - and that's true for most people. But with the Virgin 10Mbps XL option I'm getting 9.1Mbps downstream... and that's fast.

They're also prepared to 'do a deal' on their packages at the moment. See the other thread for more details: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=405085

yes, cable for broadband, but if you must have a landline phone service then go BT, cable is too expensive for phone service.