Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Most people get that. When you insert a BT phone number the checker will tell you which BT exchange you are using (unless you already know) then you can look at the trigger level & see/check how populated it is.

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

That's not guaranteed, the only way you will know for sure what level of service you can/can't receive, is to enter your BT phone number. :)

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

upload speed is 256 if its ADSL your going for, around 30kb/s is the norm.

Once you have registered your interest with Pipex etc.. and you have paid your activation fee BT will test your BT line for the quality if you have a good quality line (minimal line noise) & BT give the all clear then you can choose an ADSL service upto whatever your local BT exchange supports.

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Paid activation fee? To whom? Pipex (or whoever I choose)?
Do they have to be at my house to test the line? If so, could they do it once they reconnect me?
The thing is, I have a good price with ntl, with regards to the TV/Phone, so if I get BT, then find out I cannot use ADSL, then I don't want the line!

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

No they test your line at the exchange.

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Set up normally takes about 7-10 days (depending on the ISP), & each ISP will have different costs, just make sure you get them to tell you of all costs involved.

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Yes you pay it to the ISP you have choosen along with the first months subscription, the activation fee is a one off payment.

BT do the line test before your phone line is ADSL activated if the line quality is bad then unfortunaly you cant have ADSL (as a forum member recently found out).

Unfortunatly thats the way it works you pay and find out later.

A friend of mine she decided to choose BT as her ADSL isp she had no BT phone line installed & she managed to get a refund from BT when it was found after BT installed her new phone line she couldnt have an ADSL service because the BT phoneline was so poor.

May i suggest if you are getting a phoneline installed by BT (not an old BT line re-activated) before asking BT to come and install the new line ask BT if they will give you a re-fund if the new BT line they install cannot be used for ADSL as that is the prime objective of having the line installed in the first place.



phew!! i hope i dont have to type all this out again.....

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

some of the ISP's have free activation, don't they?
I think Pipex is free, or £17.50 if you want the modem and stuff.

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

yup usually USB
free modem sometime means it is a trade off even with the best of isp's

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Yeah, I think the modem is USB.

I think F2S has free activation, but no stuff. Which is kind of what I want, because I can then buy the modem I linked earlier

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Did you read my thread about the good & bad of signing/choosing ADSL supplier?

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Nope, can you link me please

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

link should answer all your questions what you have to go through when signing up to an ADSL isp, the next bit to be added to that thread will be migration which will probably complete the thread.

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

Ok, thanks for that.

I got to go out in a minute to get some Coaxial Cable, and some Co-ax sockets. Im going to hook all the TVs in the house up to the arial in the loft, then get rid of the stb.

While im out, can someone please explain the differences between static IP and... ummm.... non-static? :dunce:

Re: Good ISPs in hertford area?
 

One has an electrical charge the other doesnt :rofl: