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Man i was looking at this yesterday as i have BT and Zen 2mb AND this is available in my area - BUT - is it worth it.
Zen's support has been brilliant whereas i have heard (some) bad things about Bulldog. Given that my BT bill is around 15 quid a month and my broadband is 34.99 a month for Zen, this looks like a tasty deal (8 meg Super@ctive @ £52 (after 3 months)) but its still more expensive. (see http://www.bulldogbroadband.com/resi...comparison.asp) However - has anybody here actually used Bulldog and would you recommend it? |
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try asking zinglebarb about it :erm:
edit :--- its ukonline he is using , sorry :dunce: |
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Has he posted about it? (Do you know where?)
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not sure , all you need to do is to check out his signature for a clue :erm:
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Sounds bad :eek: - i'll hunt him down then...
EDIT: I think your confused mate - he uses UKonline according to his sig. :shrug: |
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dont , my mistake he is using ukonline , sorry :dunce: |
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lol :D
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Nobodys told me if there any good yet tho...
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Actually, although I have heard mixed views of Bulldog on this forum (basically, it seeems if you are on one of their unbundled exchanges and don't have to deal with their after sales service then they are good), generally they seem to be good.
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Its all the same its LLU bt lines offering the 8 meg bulldog uses its own equipment ukonline resells for easynet,I have had a total mare cuz of the quality of my line,They dropped my speed to 4 meg and this was still totally unstable at night,I download off ukonline in the day at 6.5 meg and use ntl for my gaming at night
Im sure theres the other side to this and If your close enough to the exchange and have a better line than me and get a good connection One other thing bulldog do not give you a modem as they do not tie you to a contract ,So you could try it out.I have no idea how easy there are to get mac numbers off to change isp but your only tied to a month Edit: I am only 2.8 k from the exchange |
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I am moving this summer closer into central London and considering I cannot get any real broadband speed with BY for that price of £50 for 8mbit/unlimited calls I am switching to Bulldog. If only telewest had an 8mbit service for £40 :( then we could get Vonage and it would rock :)
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My complaints over ukonline and the whole 8 meg thing comes from my experiences,yes there bad but I did also state that im sure some are happy. Unbundled internet relies even more on the line than normal if your not on the doorstep you can not expect 8 meg,im less than 2 miles away and to get a stable connection bt recommended 2 meg,I said stuff that and accepted 6.5 meg thats stable until about 8-9 pm |
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Loadsa info, including who is present at each exchange and the services available, from here:
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/index.php |
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Phoned them up yesterday :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: Got it all sorted for 4-5 weeks, lets get off this NTL service, got the 8meg + phone for £51.00 per month, the same on NTL is nearly £70 per month, not a bad saving there.
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I'll give it a try, you get the first month free then it's £12.99 for the first month then £24.99 for 6 months then it's £51.00 thereafter
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There is no question that LLU services offer a vastly more price competitive solution than anyone else NTL ,Telewest, BT, etc My experience with the net is bad Im on LLU with ukonline and the service sucks,but for low users say browsers on 512 ukonline offer bb for 9.99 can't be beat afaik |
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Usual situation.
LLU > BT/NTL but only available in parts of country. Easynews have expanded moderatly I think, but Bulldog seem scared to come out their M25 cage. |
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Quite a distance from the M25 :) This page may also be useful. BW1967 |
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Ahh quite a nice expansion.
__________________ Went on website and these guys need a postcode checker, they not gonna get cable customers if they require a BT line to check availability. You said its broken but I dont even see a link to a postcode checker. |
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Now we know where you get your binaries :D Easynet I think you mean,I believe all exchanges unbundled available through easynet resellers are also Bulldog enabled |
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I already tired that it looped me back to the asking for number, so I guess now its because I am blocking the cookies. ok thanks.
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LLU available on my street, interesting. Bulldog on some loss leader there 1st month free next 5 months under £18 then full price 6 months after.
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Neil no I am not because I would have some serious issues with my landlord if I did.
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Surely the property has had a BT socket at some point? If so, all that needs to happen is for BT to reconnect it (for free) at their end (they may have to send an engineer round) What possible issues could you landlord have with that? :shrug: |
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Unless physical disconnection has been done in cabinet, for example for someone else to use your pair you should be alright.
However you won't be able to just get BT to reconnect then go straight onto BD as you are tied to a brief contract with BT, 3 months or so I think. Saying that though with the Bulldog special offers, cheap calls and of course the uncapped 8Mbit it's a no brainer if you aren't / haven't been happy with ntl I'd have thought! |
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Or, you get the BT line & get normal 2Meg from Bulldog, then upgrade to 8Mb once the 3 months is up. Either way-it's a no brainer. |
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Or you just get Bulldog to have BT reconnect the line, £60 I think, then you're away :)
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Come on Chrysalis-what on earth are you waiting for? |
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It may be surprising but its more common then you think for rented accomodation to have these restrictions, my sister's is the same she rents a house but landlord wouldnt allow her to have a BT line fitted. |
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It wouldn't be the first time ntl had 'modified' or 'used' the old BT sockets & put their own covers on them. If BT say that your property has had BT at some stage (& I can't believe that there are many properties that haven't), then you are sorted. |
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Its worth a shot I will give them a ring and see what they say.
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BT said no previous line in my flat but said there are lines fitted in other flats at the same propertly so the landlord may have approved it for one of my neighbour's unless they got it done anyway. Looking at things tho, It is mainly the TV service I have problems with as its digital tv I want, the bulldog savings for broadband are nice but I probably dont want the hassle of changing to them just to save a small amount of money. I will have a long think about it and see if I want a complete move.
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Been on bulldog at the shop for 5 days now. on the pro-active business connection....
When it wants to go its fantastic 850k+ a sec... Sometimes though it slows down a bit 300k+ but thats the lowest its got. Uploading at 512k atm :) + all call free - Its not bad at all..... Shame it does not offer a reverse dns entry though :( To early to say if I would personaly recomend it or not... Will keep you posted but looks good so far :) |
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Hi Stuart, mines being installed next week looks like you've got some good speeds going there. |
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Only 1km from exchane, so hae grear dl speed, but customer service is poor... very poor
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So far got to say :
BENEFITS 8mb really works fine. No issues in this area(bristol). What can i not see as a benefit when you get the wireless router for free - new BT line for £1, first month free, free local and national calls? all for £29.99? ? and a contract you can cancel month by month. DOWNSIDE Tech support is crap - Waiting in queues for 15/20mins aint fun(Telewest at least answer when you call them). Funny thing is Telewest were trying to keep me by selling me their 10mb service which the existing 2mb/4mb customers will get at the same £35. Is not even available yet...so might be tempted to go back if they sort their crap out. Noticed "Be" ISP is offering 24mb BB - Search....its true.... |
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