Cheapest Broadband Provider Discussion Area

Jo4

RaihanT wrote:

If you want the 12 month 512K speed contract you pay 180 pounds UPFRONT (that's important as most ISP do direct debit monthly). You would pay 25 pounds connection fee. You get a free router which includes the cat5 cable to connect everything

Im not sure where the shared folder is on a windows 98/me computer but if it doesnt exist it can be created and you will be able to see the files.

THANKS! How long is the cable? I have just been on their site and it says "FREE 1 Port ADSL Modem/Router", does this mean that I can only have one computer linked to broadband? Sorry for all the questions but as you have gathered by now I do not have a clue about broadband!

RaihanT

your right jo never saw that it was only 1 port (its was 4 port when i signed up). this means that you wouldnt be able to use this to connect more than 1 computer, however, you can ebay it and get a 4 port one. checking the prices, a 4 port one is coming in at about 30 max and you can sell the other one.

Jo4

RaihanT wrote:

your right jo never saw that it was only 1 port (its was 4 port when i signed up). this means that you wouldnt be able to use this to connect more than 1 computer, however, you can ebay it and get a 4 port one. checking the prices, a 4 port one is coming in at about 30 max and you can sell the other one.

Thanks yet again! Will any 4 port work? How long is the cable?

RaihanT

cable seems to be about 2 metres long approx. Any router will work, Im personally using bt voyager 240

sylblake

Dont know if I have posted in correct place, having trouble with the new site. I want to go on to Broadband, only use internet for approx l hour in the eve, dont download anything. I am with Talktalk free eve/week end calls for a year (which I also use for internet connection in eve), use 18866 for daytime phone calls. They are charging £19.99 a month for 512 broadband plus free eve/wend phone calls. Has anyone used Talktalk Broadband, are they any good?

RaihanT

sylblake wrote:

Dont know if I have posted in correct place, having trouble with the new site. I want to go on to Broadband, only use internet for approx l hour in the eve, dont download anything. I am with Talktalk free eve/week end calls for a year (which I also use for internet connection in eve), use 18866 for daytime phone calls. They are charging £19.99 a month for 512 broadband plus free eve/wend phone calls. Has anyone used Talktalk Broadband, are they any good?

if your a very light user (dont download anything) then you definately should look at Metronet, with 200mb a month usage, it should satisfy your 1hr in the evening requirements. This is only 10 pounds a month compared to the 20 pounds a month on talktalk. Also its a 12 month contract with talktalk so youll be stuck with it for a while compared to 3 months with metronet

http://www.metronet.co.uk/adsl/paygo

Jo4

RaihanT wrote:

cable seems to be about 2 metres long approx. Any yes any router will work, Im personally using bt voyager 240

Thanks for all your help! Think I might try this and then if I manage it I will put sister and Dad on to same package.

fox2319

I used to be on Pipex 512k at £23.44 per month but migrated to Prodigy just before xmas for free and then regraded to a 2MB line for a 1-off £14.99 charge. They charge the same for 512k, 1MB and 2MB with a 2GB cap. Extra GB charged at £1.50 per GB.

I've only been with them a month or so but have been very impressed so far. Only minor complaints are

1 - there's no usenet access but I can always use Google for that.
2 - Email addresses are a silly length, at least Gmail is an alternative.

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