Cheapest Broadband Provider Discussion Area

t_i_g_e_rr

...through greasy palm for extra discount

mutley74

okay i have narrowed down my seach to 2 BB providers for my Dad.

-Metronet - he will be a low data user. I am with MN & happy with the simple service.

-Talk Talk - he already has calls with them, so far service is okay and better customer srvice than onetel. Can i refer him again to get another referral fee? (it asks on the sign up page for a voucher!)

decided not to bother with virgin BB, as not sure on customer service.

Open to any other suggestions, aim is to get BB for under £20/mth inc hardware and connection. Plan to order by close tommorow.

itslougher

Looking to get BB for the first time. No past experience. Is it better to get a USB or PCI modem?
Anybody know what a ping time is?

Gav

bbhcmike

Ping time is the length of time to get a signal back after you have sent one out. A bounce-back time. Lower the ping the better.

mutley74

I was going to get virgin broadband for my dad, but read on some websites that there customer service is cr*p. So was going to try Talk Talk , but they estimate 2 weeks to activate a line..slow or what.

Did consider metronety, but £70 activation fee, put me off. So looked at wanadoo and Bt broadband at £17.99.
Went for the later, with £13 cashback at greasypalm.

Bt broadband basic, is easy to sign up, but they charge an extra £1/mth giving a fee of £18.99 if no direct debit is signe dup...no idea how to do that. As usual BT its very confusing to use. Anyway good thing is they give a choice of activation date, so signed up just now, with date set for next friday.

FangKat

"Is it better to get a USB or PCI modem?"

Actually it's well worth spending around 45 to 50 quid on a router. Benefits -
fast
you can put on more pc's so easily share the broadband

best of all is security - you get a hard firewall so you can control acess to your computers open ports. Add in a software firewall too and you are reasonably secure.

mike_paterson

I agree with FangKat - I bought a corega wireless adsl router for about £65 new (They often are sold secondhand on ebay for £50) and it is really great - gives me wireless connection around the house (and garden !!) with a firewall too.

itslougher

Hi,
Thanks for the reply re: first time broadband user.
Been looking into it in more detail and i'm thinking about getting either Wanadoo or BT broadband wireless as we have 2 computers in the house.
Wanadoo charge £80 for the wireless capability, not sure about the price for BT yet.
Am i able to use wanadoo broadband and then connect my own wireless adaptor (bought cheaper from Ebay) to have wireless capability, or not? Or will i have to buy Wanadoo's wireless package?
Thanks again.

Axeman_2

I think someone may of mentioned that The Utility Warehouse ( Telecomplus ) have upgraded their services.

You can now get 512 for 19.95 per month, unlimited.

But until June 2005 it runs at 1mb for free.

Good chance to try out 1mb.

Can't post website address here, so give let me know if you want it.

debs626

anyone spotted this yet .......... ?

Couldnt be bothered to read all ten pages so sorry if its already mentioned

512k ADSL Broadband
NO Download Limits
NO Time Restrictions
NO Premium Rate Support
3 Month Contract Commitment
Connect as many PCs as you like
£9.99 per month
Price guaranteed for 12 months
Limited to the first 1000 customers
per month

£35 migration fee

http://efhbroadband.com/