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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 09:16 AM
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they told me yesterday on the phone that they dont do any packages under 2mb now

you just pay for diffrent monthly GB rates

anybody on a package under 2mb?
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Sticky, I think that peeps who were already on a package with them had an automatic upgrade from the standard 512 download speed to 2 Mb.
(he upload rate hasnt changed)
Not 100% sure, but i think thats what happened.
They now seem to segregate the basic broadband product by offering a larger ammount of usage and a few gimmicks like wireless router etc.
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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I'm on the top package with BT - it was originally 1mb but they upgraded (for free) to the 2mb and whereas before you could buy 512 on the cheapest rate it is now just all 2mb but as mentioned by FT it's based on download limits.
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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yea i have picked them for my new apartments home service purely because i am sick of faffing about sniffing around other service providers for deals

my dad has used them in his home with a 3/4 pc network and it has been rock solid, i can not remember a time when the connection dropped out or anything

they do not seam the cheapest, but i would rather pay a bit more and get a proper service

it has taken me 30 mins to get the office tiscali broadband setup to connect today
after messing about trying my best, i rang there help desk where sum foriegn bint told me to check if it was plugged in
after they told me to hold while they did a bt line check, it fixed itself so i hung up

can not wait to get out of this tiscali contract might get bt to sort the office broadband as well......
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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I've had the BT BB connection for about a year and a half now and never had a single problem

As you say, they ain't the cheapest but it's been solid so far.

EDITED TO ADD: I don't pay for it but my employer does
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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the problem is you dont really know how bad sum of them are till your signed up for 12 months
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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It makes me wonder if they'res a web site somewhere that publishes outage stats for each ISP and for how long and so forth
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by T4molie
It makes me wonder if they'res a web site somewhere that publishes outage stats for each ISP and for how long and so forth
http://www.adslguide.org is a good place to check
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Old Nov 22, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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I use BT and cant fault the service
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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stuff was deliverd today

came with a 2 unit router/modem which i was not expecting, so i can bin that old clanky netgear thing i use

line is enabled on monday
i dont actually download much nowadays, its mainly online gameing so i picked the 2mb line 2gb bandwith option, if it goes over i can easy upgrade i suppose.
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