best ISP

[blanky12!]

So,

I need a new ISP from Tiscali. my line can only handle 8MB.

and I pay about £19.99 a month with tiscali.

What can anyone offer me?

[GommeInc]

It varies depending on location. Around my area Orange and Tiscali are the best while Virgin Media, AOL (obviously) and BT suck terribly. That's alot for 8MB, are they charging you for speeds higher than that?

[jesus]

Have a look at pipex, that's supposed to be top.

[blanky12!]

It varies depending on location. Around my area Orange and Tiscali are the best while Virgin Media, AOL (obviously) and BT suck terribly. That's alot for 8MB, are they charging you for speeds higher than that?
they charge me for 8mb, and they give me 4.

pipex are Tiscali.

[GommeInc]

they charge me for 8mb, and they give me 4.

pipex are Tiscali.
Hmmm, might be an idea to ring them asking if your line can support 8MB and why they are not supplying that. If they can't supply you with 8MB then ask for them to charge you for 4MB.

[blanky12!]

Hmmm, might be an idea to ring them asking if your line can support 8MB and why they are not supplying that. If they can't supply you with 8MB then ask for them to charge you for 4MB.
what about bulldog? I havn't seen them for the past 4 years?

[N!ck]

www.bethere.co.uk as a first choice

http://broadband.o2.co.uk/ if you have a contract with o2

http://www.virginmedia.com/ if you can get neither of the above.

[GommeInc]

There was a company called BullDog :S Never heard of that one lol

[blanky12!]

www.bethere.co.uk (http://www.bethere.co.uk) as a first choice

http://broadband.o2.co.uk/ if you have a contract with o2

http://www.virginmedia.com/ if you can get neither of the above.
I want 20MB broadband, but BT won't update my exchange :(

edit: Yes, the company bulldog was the first company in the UK to bring out 16MB.

[GommeInc]

Oh I've not payed much attention to companies other than recently. Have you taken into consideration getting in contact with Tiscali over the price you pay at the moment, it would be easier really, than going to other companies.

[N!ck]

I want 20MB broadband, but BT won't update my exchange :(

edit: Yes, the company bulldog was the first company in the UK to bring out 16MB.

And BeThere were the first to bring out 24Mbps ;).

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php

Whap your poctcode in there and tell us which ISPs are available in your area.

[blanky12!]

Oh I've not payed much attention to companies other than recently. Have you taken into consideration getting in contact with Tiscali over the price you pay at the moment, it would be easier really, than going to other companies.
No, Tiscali are one of the worst, we want to move out quickly.

http://uploadpicz.com/images/WZSXI53.jpg

Don't think I can get anyhting not even Tiscali :S!

[N!ck]

No, Tiscali are one of the worst, we want to move out quickly.

http://uploadpicz.com/images/WZSXI53.jpg

Don't think I can get anyhting not even Tiscali :S!

You'll be using Tiscali through a BT wholesale connection rather than an LLU connection.

Try and see if you can get Virgin media where you are. According to that some areas around your exchange are VM enabled.

[blanky12!]

Wherever you live, we're there

You can get Virgin Media services wherever you live! Your home is in a non-cable area, so that means you can choose any of our great non-cable services and we'll deliver them down your BT phoneline.

Yay!! But arn't Virgin media asking websites to pay!!?

[N!ck]

Yay!! But arn't Virgin media asking websites to pay!!?

I'm unsure.

You'd be connecting to Virgin Media through a BT wholesale package as your area does not have cable access. Though it seems these packages are the only thing available where you are.

[blanky12!]

So, what Virgin Media package should I get?

http://www.virgin.net/allyours/broadband/unlimitedandtalk/

Might get this one.

[Recursion]

Virgin Media are crap if you download pirated stuff fyi.

[xxMATTGxx]

Virgin Media are crap if you download pirated stuff fyi.

Well, They never contacted me.

[Stevehere]

Me neither lol every day I download probably over 1gb of stuff pirated and I never been contacted

[Pyroka]

Try going onto speedtest.net, you can search up an area and it'll give you resultso n the best provider in that area.

personally, i like my sky connection and its 8GB for tenner and its unlimted bandwidth connection?

[blanky12!]

I'm going to Virgin, just want to know what package to get first.

[blanky12!]

debating wearther or not to go to sky or virgin

[Recursion]

Sky isn't meant to be so good from what I hear.

[blanky12!]

http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/skyproducts/broadband/pricesandoptions/max

this or this

one of these

http://www.virgin.net/allyours/broadband/

[Agnostic Bear]

http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/skyproducts/broadband/pricesandoptions/max

this or this

one of these

http://www.virgin.net/allyours/broadband/

I'm with Virgin Media.

http://www.justupload.net/uploads/47061908goodbye.png

[Leetzgirl]

go with virgin

sky sucks with me lol ^_^

[blanky12!]

go with virgin

sky sucks with me lol ^_^
Going with Virgin. Got my mac code being sent to me today.

[Pyroka]

Aww sky's really good with me! Its up 99% of the time, only downer is my bandwidth

[blanky12!]

I should be chaniung my ISP tomorrow. should take 14 days?

[Independent]

So,

I need a new ISP from Tiscali. my line can only handle 8MB.

and I pay about £19.99 a month with tiscali.

What can anyone offer me?
o2 broadband / "Be Un Limited"

[blanky12!]

o2 broadband / "Be Un Limited"
o2 I can't go on

be there is not able in my exchange.

[Stephen!]

I'm with Virgin Media.

Well done.

[ebay]

Don't get Virgin Media. I would recommend BeBroadband if its available in your area.

[Agnostic Bear]

Well done.

Thanks. Although if you were a little brighter you would have seen the speed below @ 2.4MiB/sec which is saying that my speeds are good, therefore my ISP is good.

[blanky12!]

Don't get Virgin Media. I would recommend BeBroadband if its available in your area.
i just said so many times in this thread that I can't get be... READ.

ordering sometime today

[blanky12!]

Don't get Virgin Media. I would recommend BeBroadband if its available in your area.
i just said so many times in this thread that I can't get be... READ.

ordering sometime today

[Snex]

Thanks. Although if you were a little brighter you would have seen the speed below @ 2.4MiB/sec which is saying that my speeds are good, therefore my ISP is good.
Until you've downloaded 3GB, then your throttled like hell.

[Agnostic Bear]

Until you've downloaded 3GB, then your throttled like hell.

Lol to 5Mbit sure. That's still 530~KiB/sec

I usually only download at night / early morning so I don't have to worry about the limits I just download till I'm done.

[Jack!]

im with virgin media and they garentee there 8 - 10mb as they are slowly updating the exchages i pay for 8mb and atm i get 10mb ;)

[Snex]

im with virgin media and they garentee there 8 - 10mb as they are slowly updating the exchages i pay for 8mb and atm i get 10mb ;)
I will pay £10 if you can find anywhere it says that you are guarenteed 8mb - 10mb all of the time. Also, VM have never done a 8mb cable package and are updating 4mb > 10mb.

EDIT: VM also don't use BT Exchanges, they are FTTC (Fibre To the CURB). Co-Axel for the last bit before anyone comes along and tries to argue they are FTTH (Fibre To the Home).

[N!ck]

I will pay £10 if you can find anywhere it says that you are guarenteed 8mb - 10mb all of the time. Also, VM have never done a 8mb cable package and are updating 4mb > 10mb.

EDIT: VM also don't use BT Exchanges, they are FTTC (Fibre To the CURB). Co-Axel for the last bit before anyone comes along and tries to argue they are FTTH (Fibre To the Home).

VM use BT wholesale packages at exchanges where FTTC is not available.

[DarrenToogood]

I always reccomend BT.

Things are put straight forward, you get the support you need, a free homehub and hubphone, and now the BTtoGo. For £30 a month, its good.

[Leetzgirl]

BT is the worst imo.

[Snex]

VM use BT wholesale packages at exchanges where FTTC is not available.
I was talking about the cable part of VM which he was talking about not the useless ADSL which everyone should avoid.