CLSII

I know that this might have been done to death but as technology moves on so quickly I have to ask which provider should I choose?

I can't afford the 1mb broadband at £30 + but about £27 a month isn't a problem.

I'm currently with AOL but I don't mind moving on for the best deal

Moderators.....please don't move this to Computer related as I need a quick answer and preferably want to choose tonight.

Thanks in advance

kamikaze

pipex look good or plusnet

personally i went for virgin at 25 a month
main reason is their flexibility
no 12 month contract, no sign on fee, also they do a modem for 9.99

most places either have a 12m contract or if not you have to pay 50 quid joining fee

Scoobs_4ever

I'm with Pipex and have been for 8 months.

Excellent connection speed (512k) for £23.44 a month. Just upgraded to a 1M line at £32 which is awsome.

There's no setup fee but there is a cost of around £20 to buy the usb modem, and it is a 12 month contract.

I'd certainly recommend Pipex.

suba

have a look at www.bulldogdsl.com for their off-peak 1mb or 2mb line. you get 1 month free line rental (or usb modem). only bummer is the £60 activation fees. also have a look at www.cpbb.co.uk.

if you are happy with 512k, pipex is a good choice coz there's no activation fees if you stay with them for 1 year. always consider the activation cost, not just the month line rental.

AndyMoody

iTrader: (2)

I'm with Pipex too, no problems.

http://www.solo.pipex.net/xtreme-solutions/

Andy.

ScoobyDoo555

I'd recommend Pipex too - especially if you're new to Broadband. I was, an teh website is brilliant. V helpful.

I decided to leave the modem and delve straight into an ADSL router
Great.

Dan

john_s

iTrader: (1)

I'm with plusnet, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. They have an option of no 12 month contract if that suits.

John

darlodge

Nildram all the way

Been with them over a year and not one single problem.

Darren

Edcase

freedom 2 surf

bad name but always rated highly, i get almost 1mb download all the time, and good customer service.

http://www.freedom2surf.net

DemonDave

iTrader: (13)

ditto for freedom 2 surf

wrxmania

Try V21,

They are £20 for their broadband @ 500+ - pretty reliable.

I am sure it is a 1 month contract I am on.

Brian.

CLSII

Fantastic response! Thanks very much...I've now discovered that I need at least Windows 98 SE to upgrade.. I'm on 98 at the moment.

Sounds like another computer is required

Thanks

jono300

iTrader: (8)

Can w98 not be updated to w98se by a free download on the net ??

will be very interested in finding this out myself as broadband impending here also and only running an early edition off w98 also here, so may have to update myself to this se edition ??!!

if this w98se version does have to be purchased, any recommendations for a cheap source ??

cheers,
john...

Famine

I was researching this myself about 6 months ago - but we're moving soon, so I shelved it. I found out that Plusnet were THE best in all departments - not just the average connection speed, but tech support and customer services too. And practically the cheapest. What else would you expect from Sheffielders, eh?

They don't support P2P applications - which might be a problem, but isn't for me.


I don't believe you can upgrade to Win98SE via download - even if you can, imagine the size of the download without broadband... But you can get an OEM version of WinXP for £60 (you can buy a pack of 10 cable grips, to qualify for the OEM part - any hardware will do). Make sure you're on at least 128Mb of RAM though.

john_s

iTrader: (1)

Correction... their T's&C's don't "allow" P2P, but it seems to work quite nicely (**Ahem** - so i'm told... ). A mate who also uses plusnet generally has some sort of P2P running all the time... he pulls down gigs & gigs of stuff.

John

Famine

Interesting... [/C Montgomery Burns finger twiddling]

I don't know why they've (meaning everyone who can shaft you for more money) got it in for P2P - it's not actually illegal to use, as long as you are not using it illegally. Errr...

For instance, it's perfectly legal to pull a track if you already own that track on CD/Tape/Record/whatever - with the caveat that it must be exactly the same track with no more or less. Funnily though, you don't ever own a CD - the publishers reserve the right to confiscate it at any time - only the tracks that are on it.

Strange world (or perhaps it's just this bit of it).

Dr Nick

Hi Everybody,

I'm with freeserve and have been for ages.

It works fine.

Re why ISPs don't like P2P. This is because P2P soaks up bandwidth like a sponge.

Cheers!

john_s

iTrader: (1)

I think ISP's that have "no P2P" clauses in their T's&C's put them there so they can pull the plug on extreme P2P users who continually use up a large amout of bandwidth which would reduce the service quality for other users.

I didn't think it was legal to download a track of the net even if you already own a legitimate copy of it, rather that doing so is just (generally) ignored. AFAIK, there is no "fair use" clause in UK law like the USA has.

John.

mynickers

Double ditto, I just cancelled my account with blueyonder to join them!

rb5_336

i'm with zen and their service and prices are good