Sideways

I am in the process of getting a computer at home and was thinking about Telewest or BT broadband.
Probably swinging towards BT anyone got any comments on them ?
Is BT broadband OK ?

Thanks
Jas

P1Fanatic

That will be a Cable Modem Connection with Telewest or an ADSL connection with BT. If going ADSL Id look at other ISP's other than BT - just make sure you get an Ethernet setup as opposed to USB. There is a website that compares the performance, customer service etc of each ADSL ISP every month or so, but for the life of me I cant remember it. Hopefully someone else can.

Simon.

GaryK

sideways,

noooo do not go with bt openworld - they are the pits. If you wanna know who is doing the biz check out www.adslguide.org which will tell you. Its normally Nildram and Zen who come out best for ADSL.

cheers

Gary

bob

For an independent view ask Babber.

P1Fanatic

Do I detect a note of sarcasm there bob???

Sideways

Lol Bob yes I know I am impressed with telewest Broadband.

Thanx guys I'll check out that website.

SiDHEaD

hardly any decision between Telewest and ADSL. If you can get cable there is no point considering ADSL. Games are better on cable (almost half the ping), its cheaper, and a damn sight more reliable.

Also, all my friends on ADSL find that it tends to "cut" every other nite (and no not all on BT-OW).

Andy

P1Fanatic

Hmm dunno what ADSL youve been looking at but the pings are very similar to my NTL cable. Ping is not the be all and end all where gaming is concerned. Id rather have a higher ping in CS with less choke and loss.

I still reckon ISDN is the best connection for CS (well unless your talking leased lines but not many of us can afford one at home). The fact you can change ISP's easily is a great advantage for a clan player who needs reliable connectivity during match games.

Simon.

Amanda-Jane

a vote here for Blueyonder! Only had one problem when my email crashed but was fixed within a few hours or so.

AJ

Sideways

I reckon its Blueyonder then
Might see if phill can get me a discount
Doubt it though

Jas

mattstant

have to agree about BT on it at the mo at work and its sometimes as slow as my AOL 56k account at home

Tracey

Finally getting a pc at home then Jas, that means your post count will go up fast now.

Cheers.

Tracey

Chrisgr31

I have AOLs broadband and have had no problems however others have. One big problem with ADSl can be if you get the blue copat modem. It doesn't like some chipsets.

I do have friends with BT Openworld ADSL and wouldn't recomend it, mainly because they have been known to restict downloads and/or speeds.

If on cable then Blueyonder is alledgedly the way to go. No cable near me though!

Sideways

Thats right Tracey haven't had one since Phill repossessed the laptop
I am pretty sure I'm going to use broadband as have heard nothing but good reports about them.

Jas

Tracey

Yeah, my Telewest Broadband is fine, not had any real problems with it. Go for it. At least if you get any problems, your mate will be on hand to sort it.

Cheers.

Tracey

ozzy

Jas,

I assume you've read this too?

Stefan