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Old 09 December 2008, 03:41 PM
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Sorry to do this............

I'm with Tiscali at the moment, but I was thinking of changing to O2 (I'm an O2 mobile customer so will get a good deal). Mr OS thinks I should go with Sky. Any recommendations?

Don't forget I'm useless at anything like this, so please speak s-l-o-w-l-y and don't use big words. Thanks in advance.
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I am with 02 on my phone and there is no way I would entertain them as a broadband supplier ...
I am moving from BT to Sky in January as BT are a useless shower of ****s
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I thought I would get an answer from a proper person!

I thought O2 came top in a customer satisfaction thingy.
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Changed from Plusnet to Sky this year. No problems with Sky, faster speed etc and get phone calls free and cheaper line rental as well, so yes I would recommend Sky.

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They may well have done as a new entrant to the broadband wholesale market, but they dont have a proven record as far as I am concerned.

Time will tell I suppose

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Originally Posted by Chip
Changed from Plusnet to Sky this year. No problems with Sky, faster speed etc and get phone calls free and cheaper line rental as well, so yes I would recommend Sky.

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Is it easy to change? I'm a bit dim.
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
They may well have done as a new entrant to the broadband wholesale market, but they dont have a proven record as far as I am concerned.

Time will tell I suppose

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Thanks Swiss...........I take back all I said about you!
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Originally Posted by oldsplice
Thanks Swiss...........I take back all I said about you!

Good, because I dont
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Originally Posted by oldsplice
Is it easy to change? I'm a bit dim.
My changeover was seamless. I know others have not been so lucky but I guess thats the same wherever you go.

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Originally Posted by SwissTony
Good, because I dont


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Originally Posted by oldsplice
Is it easy to change? I'm a bit dim.
change to a 100W bulb and then you wont be
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
change to a 100W bulb and then you wont be





Chip.........thanks for a sensible answer.
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Don't go with Sky they are a right shower

https://www.bethere.co.uk/ are pretty good
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Originally Posted by oldsplice





Chip.........thanks for a sensible answer.
No problem, always glad to be of help to the weaker sex

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Originally Posted by spireite
Don't go with Sky they are a right shower

https://www.bethere.co.uk/ are pretty good


Thanks spireite.

This came into my head when I saw your answer........

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Im with sky!
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Bethere ARE basically O2, aren't Sky putting up there broadband prices?
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Originally Posted by chrisowe
Bethere ARE basically O2, aren't Sky putting up there broadband prices?
Not to existing sky subscribers

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Unless you go with Virgin Media Cable.. you're all technically using BT !
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No problems with my O2 broadband it gives me better bandwidth than my old bt broadband did (3mb v 1.5) and yes, BE is a part of O2 now (or telefonica, depending how you look at it ) and we did get the best broadband supplier so we may be new at it, but try to strive to give the best possible service, just look at orange, carphone warehouse etc when they came into broadband!

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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
Unless you go with Virgin Media Cable.. you're all technically using BT !

Only the copper on LLU sites though
Their equipment on non LLU sites

Tony
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was on sky good service but cancelled the tv so had to lose the broadband. I moved to bethere got a slightly faster service, and their webpage allows you to do online tickets if you do encounter any probs (usually answered within hours) and change your line profile etc etc (tech speak so wont apply to you )
I did have one issue with sky and it took an age to sort out, but I got lucky in speaking with one of their tier 3 tech team who sorted the prob out on the line and kept me there whilst he monitored it.

Bethere is faster although 02 only go upto 16mb (not that many can get that or exceed it) choice is yours.
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Only the copper on LLU sites though
Their equipment on non LLU sites

Tony

Problem is, when you report a fault, the ISP blames BT and BT blames the ISP !

Most of the techs who deal with the equipments LLU or not are BT techs and obviously BT jobs take higher priority !
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Im with O2 as i've also got a mobile with them, no probs so far.
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