Updated Find the cheapest broadband discussion thread

>> Cheapest standalone broadband package
>> Unlimited Downloads. Eclipse £14.99/month

oh come on, BeThere.co.uk's 8Mbps ADSL2+ (faster), no traffic shaping (deffinately faster), very lax FuP (more unlimited), 0808 support (cheaper), at £14.00 a month (more cheaper), £55 quidco cashback (bigger bonus), wireless router (better) and multiple free connection codes available in these forums (cheaper if not migrating) easily beats the Eclipse deal on every point.

The only problem would be the 12 month contract for the first year (effectively 1 month thereafter) and the fact that, as it's an LLU connection, if you moved back to a BT based connection you'd be applicable for the £40ish adsl activation fee. That and it's not quite so available availability... But for those who can get it, it's deffinately better than eclipse price wise.

I dont think this thread should be called 'cheapest broadband'

Should be called 'Best value broadband'

Reasons being is that as most people know if a company offers a cheap service, then the cost of offering it that low is usually offset against something else (eg. Poor customer service/high rentention ratios).

pepsi_max2k wrote: »

>> Cheapest standalone broadband package
>> Unlimited Downloads. Eclipse £14.99/month

oh come on, BeThere.co.uk's 8Mbps ADSL2+ (faster), no traffic shaping (deffinately faster), very lax FuP (more unlimited), 0808 support (cheaper), at £14.00 a month (more cheaper), £55 quidco cashback (bigger bonus), wireless router (better) and multiple free connection codes available in these forums (cheaper if not migrating) easily beats the Eclipse deal on every point.

The only problem would be the 12 month contract for the first year (effectively 1 month thereafter) and the fact that, as it's an LLU connection, if you moved back to a BT based connection you'd be applicable for the £40ish adsl activation fee. That and it's not quite so available availability... But for those who can get it, it's deffinately better than eclipse price wise.

Am I right in thinking these people are offering the sort of technology that will be 2-4 years away for those of us who wait for BT to get a round tuit ?

Am I also right in thinking that they are "cherry picking" customers who live close to the exchange (ie people who can already get at least half of the mythical "up to 8 Mbps") because the rest of us dangling on the end of 2-10 Kms of copper wire cannot get a fast speed until light guide technology replaces copper ?

Ah well I guess a faster broadband is some compensation for nowhere to park your car:D

Harry

When I was a school boy in 1962; somehow I managed to muscle in on a minibus trip to the Science Museum for a lecture on modern glass technology. The revolution promised was telecomms over light guides, complete with demonstrations of the forerunner of the light guide table lamp etc.
Will I see it in my lifetime, without moving to Korea?

>> Am I right in thinking these people are offering the sort of technology that
>> will be 2-4 years away for those of us who wait for BT to get a round tuit?

yup. that would be BT's so called 21st century network (21CN) that'll probably be in place some time by the 22nd century... unless you're in Birmingham in which case they're running ADSL2+ trials there already...

>> Am I also right in thinking that they are "cherry picking" customers who live
>> close to the exchange (ie people who can already get at least half of the
>> mythical "up to 8 Mbps") because the rest of us dangling on the end of
>> 2-10 Kms of copper wire cannot get a fast speed until light guide
>> technology replaces copper ?

not exactly. They run an ADSL2+ system on LLU (non-BT hardware) as oposed to bt's ADSL (the usual "up-to" 8Mbps), which straight away means you're likely to get a faster connection. i'm not sure if they turn away people too far from exchanges, though BT are likely to do the same thing. i know for a fact i only get 2.5 Mbps off an up-to 8 Mbps and they're quite happy to sign me up. The problem is, because they have to install their own hardware in each exchange, they obviously haven't enough time or money to do it everywhere. here's a list of where is / isn't enabled: http://www.samknows.com/broadband/dsloperator.php?provider=be

they're also owned by O2 who have just started their own BB package, so they're likely to start enabling many more exchanges in the future.

The GB's are the size of your monthly usage allowance.