what isp to go for

cundall

frictionaddiction wrote: »

hi im needing a new asdl broadband provider and was hoping someone can reccomend one what im looking for is

too pay around £15ish a month

an 8Mb connection

unlimited downloads

newsgroup access

free connection/set up

free wireless router

i hvae looked at the much discussed madasafish and while im taking out there landline package i feel that there broadband is just way too expensive (£26 a month for a 20Gb download limit??? no thanks)

thanks for any input

Good luck...

not many ISP's offer newsgroup access anymore.. (binaries)

hamish72_2

beermat wrote: »

Nearly all of your requirements can be met from www.bethere.co.uk. £14 pm unlimited downloads, 8MB down 1.3MB up. You could probably spend £2-3 extra and subscribe to some news servers as Be don't provide any.

I have been with them for over 4 years and have never had a problem.

Regards,

Sounds great but not worth moving house for and I doubt if they will ever come here

Speedee

cundall wrote: »

Good luck...

not many ISP's offer newsgroup access anymore.. (binaries)

I never got into Newsgroups, with Outlook Express, as I was on dial-up (still am at present!) so don't have any experience with what they were about !

What has replaced them if access is not given by ISP's anymore??

Thanks, Speedee

DatabaseError

most people now use forums (like this one). Newsgroups are used primarily by 2 types of people nowadays, those who still like the unmoderated banter mixed with expertise,(the banter can get very abusive), and those who want to download things which they may not be willing to pay for. I have text only NG access, and fit into the 1st group (I subscribe to about 10 groups), those insisting on binary access often belong in the 2nd group.

Speedee

Thanks Tony,

I was just looking at the PlusNet site and saw the term "Binary" what's that all about !!

Thanks, Speedee

Speedee

How do you set up a PC to download things in the night, so it doesn't count, e.g. like plusnet?

Thanks, Speedee

alanq

From May 1 Plusnet's Broadband Your Way Option 2 comes with 15GB 8am-midnight (formerly 8GB) in addition to unlimited transfers midnight-8am so there is less need to schedule overnight downloads. I just start large downloads manually after midnight.

alanq

Speedee wrote: »

Thanks Tony,

I was just looking at the PlusNet site and saw the term "Binary" what's that all about !!

Thanks, Speedee

Binary USENET
USENET servers that are not text-only e.g. commercial USENET providers such as easynews.com and giganews.