Moving!!!
 

Hello all,

It looks like I will be dumping NTL in the very near future and I need to hunt down another ISP.

I'm moving to a new area that is not cabled for NTL so it looks like I'll be getting <insert name here> as an ISP.

So - it'll no doubt be a BT telephone line with ADSL...but who do I go with?

Don't have a postcode or telephone number yet so the "availability" sections on most ISP site are a bit useless at the moment!

Any ideas on providers? I've seen UKOnline on somebody's sig here - any good?

Lee

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These people are useful for answering that question:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/

Their current top pick for ADSL is Zen, about whom I have heard many good things. I may switch to them when I'm out of contract with my current supplier.

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adslguide is another good resource. I've heard good things about Nildram - although as I'm on NTL it's a second hand recommend!

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Have you checked adsl availability on BT's website yet (link on adslguide)? I plugged in my postcode and it said I'm unlikely to even get 512K as I'm miles from the exchange. Worth checking.

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I have decided to move to Ukonline llu upto 22 meg. It should go live on the 25th :).

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Go on to samknows and check for LLU first, that should be a priority because the deals will be better.

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You can get plusnet for £14.99 a month and thats "upto" 8mb depending on distance from exchange etc.... there caps are kinda weird... i.e. you can only down Xgb between 8am and 4pm, and Xgb between 4pm and midnight, bubt there usage between midnight and 8am is unmetered. Let me know if your interested, and i'll send you a link to all the info (if i can find it)

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Nooooo don't do it, they throttle, cap, as you near the caps they throttle harder and harder and harder.

If you use P2P / Usenet don't touch Plusnet. Especially the really cheapy 'Plus' package it's even more heavily shaped than their £21.99 service.

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I Use plusnet... quite happily getting 6-7mb on newsgroups.... they do say if you go over your "allowed usage" they will cap your speed... or you can cap it yourself using their control panel..... Been with em for a few months now... no problems at all

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Cap your own speed? How odd :) Glad it's working alright for you though :tu:

http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist...&Board=plusnet

Caveat emptor!

Stop angling for a referral btw :p: ;)

OP Check out http://www.samknows.com see what's available at your exchange.

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Yeah.. its designed so that you can prime your connection for specific tasks... such as gaming (so if your on a network, gaming traffic takes priority over newsgroups etc.. or http takes priority... etc... really neat

Mmm.... ive found on their own forums, theyve had a few issues in the past.... maybe im just luck with m exchange...

??? A) dont think they do referals... B) cant see where i was angling :confused:

Sound advice :)

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well thats plusnet off the list then!! Still think UKOnline might be the way forward...

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But have you checked www.samknows.com to see if your exchange has even been unbundled (& if so by who?)?

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Yes - Easynet.


So what exactly does that mean?

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That means you should be able to get UK Online BB.

Do notice it says cable is available, if it really is available and you want it that is.

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Yes - I did notice but I believe thats only for certain parts of the town!

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It means that you should be able to get UKOnline's ADSL service (maybe up to 22Mb)

http://www.ukonline.net/broadband/

Refer to forum member Bill C for more info. ;)

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Yep my line should be up and working on the 25th all being well. Will post back when its up and running and let you know how its going :)

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Just to add :D

My line has gone live today. Its only on 2 meg at the moment but will be moved to the llu mux on Monday. :)

So dam big :tu: to Ukonline and BT for getting my dsl up and running 4 days before the date they set for it.

And are you looking NTL

I have this speed at 21.04

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:03:41 GMT
1st 128K took 547 ms = 239620 Bytes/sec = approx 1994 kbits/sec
2nd 128K took 547 ms = 239620 Bytes/sec = approx 1994 kbits/sec
3rd 128K took 547 ms = 239620 Bytes/sec = approx 1994 kbits/sec
4th 128K took 547 ms = 239620 Bytes/sec = approx 1994 kbits/sec


To repeat this test from the source server click here.

So NTL hope you are looking.

Now that is what High speed Broadband is all about :)

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Will be interested to hear what you think - and how much is it per month?

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I suggest nildram , no thrills but also no bull**** isp and download what you want between midnight and 8am.

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£14 for the 3Gb cap option, with 0.4mb upload.
£24 for no cap options, with 1.3Mb upload.

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Woop's thats BE... sorry.