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Does anyone have Orange Broadband?

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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    No problem, you can ask for referrals, but only on the referrals board.
    A Market 3 exchange is one with three or more LLU suppliers on it. Plusnet charge a lot more (£12.99) on Market 1&2 exchanges.
    More info here:
    http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/products/low_cost_areas.shtml#myExchange
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Oldbiggles
    Oldbiggles Posts: 499 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    No problem, you can ask for referrals, but only on the referrals board.
    A Market 3 exchange is one with three or more LLU suppliers on it. Plusnet charge a lot more (£12.99) on Market 1&2 exchanges.
    More info here:
    http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/products/low_cost_areas.shtml#myExchange

    Sorry I'm not conversant with these abreviations. While I've got you here perhaps you could tell me in laymans language.
    What is a LLU supplier.
    Trying to learn something new every day.

    ;)
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Local Loop Unbundled: i.e. ISP's that have their own kit in the local exchange, use their own networks and so do not resell BT Wholesale services. Plusnet is a non-LLU provider (not surprising, since it's owned by BT).
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • perfectpeta
    perfectpeta Posts: 52 Forumite
    I have orange broadband & line rental and calls , joined 3 months ago, i joined through quidco for the £70 and its just been paid, also had 3 months free, plus joined on reccomend a friend each got £50 knocked off the bills - so im stil no paying yet ;)

    cant fault them, used to be with orange before then decided to join plusnet for some unknown reason - wish id never changed and had to buy myself out of the contract i was in just to get shut of them
  • grimsalve
    grimsalve Posts: 627 Forumite
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    Orange are going to transfer their broadband to BT at some point so this should make a big difference to the service.
  • jasonwatkins
    jasonwatkins Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    grimsalve wrote: »
    Orange are going to transfer their broadband to BT at some point so this should make a big difference to the service.

    That's interesting to hear. My Orange BB is now all up and running and so far i'm happy with it. Obviously it's a big drop from cable modem speeds, but i've always known the area i live in has a poor ADSL speed anyway - the average is around 6mb, but then that's fine for me.

    If a move to BT will bump that up then that's great news.
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