NTL-looking Dialup

jiji

I am on NTL-Virgin & lookung Dialup ISP for it either pay as you go or monthly contract. Any help please. Thanks.

espresso

jiji wrote: »

I am on NTL-Virgin & lookung Dialup ISP for it either pay as you go or monthly contract. Any help please. Thanks.

Why do you want dial-up when broadband is as cheap or cheaper? see here

Stuart_W

Dial up with a Virgin phone line:

I would suggest that you sign up the The Phone Co-Op phone calls service for cable phone lines - and join any pay as you go ISP using 0845 access.

You then get your computer to dial an 0800 number before the 0844/0845 ISP number.

This service gives you 0845 access for 3.95p/min daytime and 1p/min evenings and weekends - no connection fees or per minute charging, and minimum call charge is 1p+VAT making it much cheaper for a quick "send and receive" of email that most other options for calling such numbers over a cable line. Using dial up direct on a Virgin line is very expensive - dialing via the Phone Co-Op is much cheaper.

If you're not a member of any pay as you go ISP you could always join the Phone Co-op's own service - Cooptel - and then you only have one point of contact, and they can be contacted by 0845 helpline, unlike many pay-as-you-go dial up services. I've found them helpful - they will even guide you through the setting up over the phone if you need help.
Phone Co-Op calls service (a suggested tariff option)
http://www.thephone.coop/residential/telephone/callerplus.html
Phone Co-Op dial-up ISP:
http://www.thephone.coop/residential/internet/0845.html
Remember: You only have to use the Phone Co-Op for internet calls and you can put all other calls through a cheaper method if you perfer. If you are going to be using the Phone Co-Op for calls, the Home User tariff may be better than the Caller Plus tariff (- but remember to dial direct without the Phone Co-op 0800 number for free weekend landline phone calls which Virgin offer free of charge)