internet

nurseflo

hi
can someone point me in the right area with jargon free info

i am currently paying £25 to orange for my broadband ( i thought it was only £18 and has gone up somwhere along the line)
we have a BT home phone (family and friends)
and a sky basic package ( no films or footy)
which is the best packkage for internet i need unlimited daily use for 2 pc's we live in an area where we carnt get most internets as its rural
so i think it is going to have to be bt or sky
i need wireless to run the pcs off it
can anyone help with best options out there as it is a mine field of differnet tarrifs etc
dont want to keep paying orange £25 so urgent help is needed

thank u :T

nurseflo

kwikbreaks

Check what LLU is available -

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php

If you can't get Sky as LLU then they are best avoided. If you can they are probably your best option.

IMO the only other LLU worth using is Be/O2 but from what you've said about location I suspect that you won't get any LLU at all.

Without LLU you still get the choice of virtually any ISP because they all resell BT wholesale products (as do the BT Retail ISP). You may need to reconsider your "unlimited" requirement as in truth none are. Putting an accurate figure on your usage will allow you to pick the best value package (which probably won't be the cheapest).

macman

As kwikbreaks say, post your LLU options and more advice can be given. You have dozens of options in addition to Sky or BT.

nurseflo

thank u for the advice i put in my post code in the sam knows and the only thing that has come up for me is
broadband availabilty overview ADSL
BT WHOLESALE - adls status & adsl max status everything else has a red cross on the whole page these are y only 3 green ticks

does this mean i can only have bt or sky then ??? sorry if i a thick but i dont understand the big wide world of internet providers and able to provide for e

thank u for yr help it is most appreciated
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kwikbreaks

As I said originally virtually all ISPs resell BT wholesale products.

Take a look at PlusNet, Zen, IDNet and Newnet to see if any of their packages look of use. You won't get the cheaper deals from PlusNet who price according to exchange market category (which would have shown on the SamKnows page). There are lots of other decent ISPs but also a lot of lemons. In the main if you've seen their adverts rule them out.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/isps.html lists more ISPs.

This ranking list may help but is not a scientific survey - http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php

Check for cashback (Quidco TopCasBack) on the one you eventually pick before signing up directly with any ISP.

nurseflo

thank u its a minefield

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hillcats

Is Virgin Media available where you are via their cabled network, (we rarely have any prob with it) or I believe they offer an ADSL service via a phone line, but not sure on charges for you as we have everything supplied by VM in a package.