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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by T4molie
ALright fella?

Do they know you're doing it?

Me I (don't) pay 29.99 / month for BT Yahoo 1MB - The employer pays for it cos I setup VPN into the office
Hey hey andy, hows it going mate?

Been out and about in the car?


No thats the great thing they don't! Funny cos sometimes it doesnt work and I feel like knocking and their door and saying 'Can you reset your router please so I can get back on the internet!'

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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GaryK
Yep as above unsecured lan, just sit with my powerbook anywhere in the house and bingo! straight on the net, gotta love technology

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Hehe, its amazing how many people run wireless networks and don't secure them. Mine's all locked down by MAC ID and I check the logs often, but its sooo easy to nick other's bandwidth.
Also I'm surprised by how many unsecured Bluetooth devices there are on our street. Many's the time I've come to transfer pics from my phone to PC and accidentally hacked into next door's Bluetooth phone !!
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by apples24
V21 **** me!!! couple yrs ago a sales rep froma auto finance place i knew was allways dabbling in property etc etc

told me he invested 7.5k into a new starting isp and thats the ******!!!

i believe tehre original thoughts were to try to sell it to virgin, virgin 21st century etc


**** if he still owns his chunk now i bet its worth some!
well i chose it because it got some great reviews on http://www.ispreview.co.uk/

been on about a month and no complaints so far , bit like the scoob , fast as f@ck !!
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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1mb down, 387k up, unlimited, £60 a month.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 05:41 PM
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1 mb 8 quid a month ,the missus works for ntl and some kind of staff pack
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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£25 foor 750k with NTL all though they are roumered to be going for a three tier system and £25 will be 2 meg.

I run a secure wireless lan but can pick up two more unsecure networks when I'm upstairs.

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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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Around £35 per month IIRC for NTL's 1.5 Meg service. Unlimited, and great service. Waiting for the 2 Mb one to come on stream...
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by MJW
Mine's all locked down by MAC ID and I check the logs often, but its sooo easy to nick other's bandwidth.
Don't depend on mac filtering for security, it will only stop casual use of your connection. Likewise the SSID is easily discovered even if you don't broadcast it.

Use WEP 128 to make them work for it, or WPA to make them really work for it...

Have a look at:
http://www.jme1.com/Ethicon/security.htm
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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Oh, and getting back on topic:
PlusNet 2Mb ADSL, £22.99/month minus a bit for referrals. This has 2GB free, then 2.10 for each Gig over. Suits me, need speed but not necessarily lots of data.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 08:35 PM
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£23.44 a month. Pipex
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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To give you an idea of things over here:

I'm using Rogers Hi-Speed Internet Express (not the fastest they do, but next one down).

Current offer is $24.95 a month for 3 months, usual rate is $45 per month. So in 'old money' that's currently £19.18 a month.

That's for (have a look at the clicky for full details) 3.0Mbps (download) / 384 Kbps, plus other stuff. Not too bad if you ask me.
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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I get free 1.5Mbps DSL
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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2mb (long range high bandwidth big brother variant of adsl)

cost £0

like Tony work in Telecoms. quite often get over 200kbps download speeds.

p.s Tony who do you work for, ive seen a couple of scoobs around our offices but nevre known if they are internal customers ect. p.m if you dont want it known publicly
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 02:19 AM
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£37.99 for 1.5meg with NTL. Interstingly I phoned them the other day about the new 3 meg service that they are supposed to be rolling out in the new year. i was told it has been delayed while "we assess the market" bearing in mind Telewest now offer a 4 meg service for £50 per month. Wonder what NTL will offer?

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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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Another £19.98 from Tesco's...

uncapped 576k and lovin it
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicks VR4
AOL 1MB £29.99 no limit also inc 56k dial up facility if needed
Same here although just waiting for confirmation of £34.99 2MB connection upgrade with no limits and I get a very reliable and good service suprisingly
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bigsinky
£37.99 for 1.5meg with NTL. Interstingly I phoned them the other day about the new 3 meg service that they are supposed to be rolling out in the new year. i was told it has been delayed while "we assess the market" bearing in mind Telewest now offer a 4 meg service for £50 per month. Wonder what NTL will offer?

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sinky
Hello

Apparently NTL are going to offer a severely capped service...

Steve.
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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2mb with Pipex - currently £27.99/month (but it is a trial so will go to £37.99 when I'm actually charged for it). Easily get 240k per second on most downloads....
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Old Dec 11, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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NTL 750K @£24.99. Just to give you an idea of how services will develop though - Free (ISP in France) has just launch their ADSL 2 service that offers a theoretical 15Mbs line speed (normally closer to 8Mbs - but still quick) with 1Mbs upload for 30 Euros a month!
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Old Dec 12, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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£24.99 for 1 gig BT Broadband
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