Talk-Talk What I Know So Far....

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Bridge_Teacher wrote:

I live in Sutton Coldfield. When I looked at the TalkTalk site to get the "free" broadband, I got the following response :

In other words, the whole package would be £30.99 instead of £20.99 Surely, as BT controls most telephone exchanges, most people will get the same response.

Well, it is said that 70% of people will qualify for the offer, so perhaps we are unlucky.

If so it appears to imply that CPW are planning to unbundle exchanges and install their own gear rather faster than any other company has ever done. Unless I've got the wrong idea.

payless

i've had TT line for ages ( still free TT2 aftewr all that time )
and TT BB for about 1 yr ( at £14.99)

no problems - other than with BT line

Just did the upgrade ( believe connection fee £30) to £20.99pm - so about £5pm less than I've currently paying , and I now get the TT£ call package as well

Says speed upgrade due jan 07 ( I'm also in a sutton coldfield exchange - F Oaks , no mention of the extra £10 fee on my sign up)

The sign up on line seemed easy, with confirmation email ... now just need to keep eye on DDs

mentat_2

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but it's best not to get talk talk if you want to use P2P (Peer-to-Peer) (downloading movies, mp3s, etc from emule or equivelant), they are experimenting with blocking ports for these programs so they won't work.

If there's a prticular service you want to use, like streaming video, movies on demand, etc - it's best to talk to them to see if it's supported.

Lord_Fonty

High speed doesn't apply stricktly to downlaoding it is also good for online gamers.

Lord_Fonty

MyUserNamesTaken wrote:

Those considering signing up for Talktalk should do a search of Talktalk on these very forums to check out the lack of customer service, etc. Also, check the Talktalk forum on http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=talktalk

Tech support at 50p a minute..... There's so much wrong with this particular company. It's really not worth the hassle.

and 50P a minutes is a concept thought up by Carphone erm.... no I remember Freeserve wanting something like 75p per min back in the day.

This truely is a good offer make no bones about it, my order is in already.

Lord_Fonty

MyUserNamesTaken wrote:

Ooohh...forgot one more thing - and it's a very important thing to consider. If you do take up this offer, remember that your line rental will move away from BT. That means that should you wish to leave talktalk to go to another ISP (which a lot of people will do when they discover just how crap the service really is), you have to move your line rental back to BT before signing up for broadband with anyone else.

This is not just a carphone thing it will happen with any provider using LLU and BT's 21 CN you need to read more before you slate matey. Its to do with Subsequent porting by the way.

bbb_uk

Lord_Fonty wrote:

High speed doesn't apply stricktly to downlaoding it is also good for online gamers.

TT operate a download limit on all non-normal/every-day-use ports (ie email, web browsing, etc). There is a chance that online gaming if it uses/connects via another port, will also be seriously reduced and/or even blocked if they decide later on.

Everything you do on the 'net uses a port:

Port 80/8080 is used for web browsing.
Port 21 is used for normal file download (known as FTP - file transfer protocol)
Port 110 is generally used for receiving emails (known as POP - post office protocol)
Port 25 is generally used for sending emails (known as SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol)

Now if TT block or seriously slow down all other traffic on other ports (ie P2P, etc) then depending on port your online gaming uses - you may find yourself in the same boat as those P2P users. P2P software can be setup to use most ports (unless their is a conflict) so chances of TT just blocking a few ports are slim.

gthubron

Just about to sign up for talktalks new phone/broadband service when I noticed in the small print that their service does NOT support monitored burglar alarms or monitored fire alarms currently operated through a BT line.
Not a huge drawback for most people but this could possibly render your expensive alarm system useless.I`m waiting for talktalk to reply to give me a definitive answer on this one and will let you know the outcome.

Lord_Fonty

bbb_uk wrote:

TT operate a download limit on all non-normal/every-day-use ports (ie email, web browsing, etc). There is a chance that online gaming if it uses/connects via another port, will also be seriously reduced and/or even blocked if they decide later on.

Everything you do on the 'net uses a port:

.........

Yes I know I am a software developer. Thanks :rotfl:

mobilegossip

If your hoping to get Free Broadband sooner then later,dont hold your breath,reports on other sites of the Ready For Service dates slipping back as far as September now.Long time to wait if you need to get Broadband.