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Old 04 March 2004, 07:02 PM
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Default Broadband Advice Please

I’m looking at changing from dial up internet to broadband. I’m not a big user; I just need the phone free (the other half is giving me hard time). Tiscali’s 150 kbps would have been ideal. However, I can’t get it as I’m too far away from the exchange.

Can anyone recommend a similar service please? I don’t really want to pay much more than £20 a month.


Thanks in advance


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Old 04 March 2004, 08:24 PM
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You could try cable if is available in your area.
Old 04 March 2004, 09:08 PM
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Believe BT are doing Broardband for £19.99 a month
Old 04 March 2004, 09:10 PM
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If your not near an exchange then your not going to get any BT line based broadband.

e.g. AOL, BTCONNECT, TISCALI etc.

You might get NTL or Telewest - or use giointernet fixed price ISDN 19.99 a month
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Thanks for all the advice guys.


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Old 05 March 2004, 05:21 PM
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here you go this shows you the best and cheapest broadband provider

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/isps/sum...?order=tco512k
Old 05 March 2004, 08:19 PM
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I would stear clear of Tiscali.

I had boradband with them and was left without connection for over six weeks at one point.

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Old 05 March 2004, 10:04 PM
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We have just dumped BT Broadband after having so much hassle with them - slow connection, no end of email problems, need I go on! Then they upgrade us to BTyahoo & it all goes **** up

So after spending 47 minutes on the phone only to be told tuff there is nothing you can do to get rid of BTYahoo services (the web mail part that kept hiding our emails in the bulk folder even though the spam filtering was turned off) still to be told thats a minor problem and there is no way to stop it

So I thought **** you, you can stuff your £29.99 where the sun don't shine and swapped over to Plusnet £21.99 and you get a far better deal than bt were offering for more money!!

And looking on ADSLGuide web site they came out top of the 5 service providers that we compaired Wahooooooo so I signed up on the spot

After Huxley Chicks research as well

Look at what you get
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All that For £21.99 not bad not the cheapest, but as per the Guide, it rates as one of the best services

And they do a slightly cut down version for £18.99


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