It's really getting on my nerves now... - Page 14

15-07-2005, 17:00

if its been okay for a few days, why not leave it a week and see if its still ok?

15-07-2005, 17:32

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Originally Posted by mrlipring

gaaah! Trying to sign up with bulldog there, and they won't accept the card. There's money in the bank, so i dunno what's wrong.

I'm cursed. that's all it can be.

@ saneboy - i was with NTL a few years ago in a flat i used to live in (round the corner from this one, actually) and the service was decent. The STB was still crap, but i don't remember having major problems with the BB like this. I definitely had to restart the modem on occasion, but not as bad as this. It's been ok these past few days, mind you. Still don't trust it.

good luck with Bulldog

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/15/bulldog_logo/

15-07-2005, 17:44

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Originally Posted by homealone

good luck with Bulldog

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/15/bulldog_logo/

The grass is always greener on the other side

Hope you all enjoy your new provider those that moved to poodog, As my m8 calls them now.

15-07-2005, 18:54

hey, they cant be any worse than his NTL service and at least he can switch after a month...

mrlipring · 15-07-2005, 19:16

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Originally Posted by bontrager

if its been okay for a few days, why not leave it a week and see if its still ok?

i will. 2 connections can't hurt.

Might even get them to bump the NTL one down to 1mbit for the xboxes.

Saneboy13 · 15-07-2005, 19:46

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Originally Posted by marker

Jeez and thats coming from someone who lives in Swansea.

Marker, there be nothin wrong with our Network down here...well, that's once we have gotten Dolly out of the hub sites again

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Have you started trailing the new QAM stuff yet?

15-07-2005, 20:03

Hi At the moment bulldog are receiving lots of complaints because of their poor service it sounds its worse then ntl

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/15/bulldog_ispa/

IanGuy · 15-07-2005, 20:41

Bulldog used to be a very reliable company until C+W took them over, their support + maintenance is very poor.

Pipex seem much more reputable for an ADSL isp, but i'm only judging from my mates' experience and reviews on the net.

mrlipring · 15-07-2005, 22:56

you don't get the speeds with pipex though.

I'll only be with BD until "be unlimited" get their stuff sorted. I've been emailing them, and from what they tell me (and the head people's track records), it's going to be a cracking service.

I'm sure that BD are fine if it's working, like NTL, but terrible if it's not... Like NTL. Fair play to NTL, they've tried. Trying doesn't make it OK though, so i'd rather take my chances elsewhere. At worst, BD offer a one-month contract.

Perhaps, assuming i can actually sign up with them, i'll be one of the lucky ones...

Web-Junkie · 15-07-2005, 23:36

Bulldog? Sounds more like Bullsh*t!!

I checked Be Unlimited too, but I can't see what some weird lifestyle magazine has to do with BB?

mrlipring · 16-07-2005, 00:16

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Originally Posted by Web-Junkie

Bulldog? Sounds more like Bullsh*t!!

I checked Be Unlimited too, but I can't see what some weird lifestyle magazine has to do with BB?

funny guy

http://www.bethere.co.uk/

24mbit/1mbit with the option to trade download for more upload at a price, apparently.

so far they've been pretty quick at answering my silly questions about the service too, so they're one step ahead of most in regard to CS. Whether that'll continue once they have a customer base to cater for, i don't know, but i'll definitely be jumping onboard the band(width)wagon.

Web-Junkie · 17-07-2005, 01:17

OMFG!! 24Mbit (sound of jaw hitting floor!!), that's nearly 3mb/s :O

So what's the catch? 1GB a month CAP? 24Mbit only available for 30mins at 03:00am? LOL!

mrlipring · 17-07-2005, 02:22

nope, they've promised it'll be uncapped. Email them and ask any questions, they've been great at answering mine. One of the directors has personally answered several of my emails, and it's all sounding very promising.

No mention of prices yet, mind you.

Ignition · 17-07-2005, 11:21

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Originally Posted by IanGuy

Bulldog used to be a very reliable company until C+W took them over, their support + maintenance is very poor.

Pipex seem much more reputable for an ADSL isp, but i'm only judging from my mates' experience and reviews on the net.

Speaking from experience Bulldog sucked before C+W bought them and suck afterwards, however C+W have invested in them and given them cash for much needed network upgrades (Bulldog either had issues with local bandwidth, core bandwidth or transit bandwidth, and their entire service ran off of a single Redback SMS 10k).

Be haven't built out any network yet and said their initial rollout would be in London only. Minor issue also that the 24Mbit service they advertise uses a technology that hasn't been approved for use in the UK yet, so they'll have to wait for that before they switch anything on.

They certainly seem to have a good pedigree though, however be a long time before they leave London due to lack of a national network to carry their service on.