Platty Posted February 24, 2008 Posted February 24, 2008 Im thinking of changing providers as im fed up with AOL finally!! I was looking at sky broadband as im a sky customer so can get it fairly cheaply but I was also looking at 02 Broadband as they aslo offer cheap contracts to 02 customers. http://broadband.o2.co.uk/packages.jsp Any opinions on either of them or any recommendations for other ISP's? Thanks.
McPhee Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 It depends if you want cheap or if you want good. AFAIK Sky, Orange, AOL, Talk Talk etc are all pretty much in the same league. It's basic broadband sold cheaply, and the service isn't exactly top-notch. Be-There are probably the most recommended provider. Good speeds, good customer service, reliable. Only downside is being more expensive than the competitors, £15-£20+ a month
Strider Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Don't consider Orange at all (Not that you were), we're trying to cancel our broadband with them and go to Sky and it's almost impossible to find the right people to talk too. They just keep sending you different numbers to ring.
Mr_Odwin Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 I'm with Nildram and they're good. But ... It all depends on your needs as to what service we should recommend you. Are you a heavy downloader? Videos? Music? Gaming? How much do you think you use? Do you want a phone deal tied in with it? 12 month contract or month by month? I'm thinking of changing from Nildram (as it's a bit expensive) probably to either Vispa or Naims.
ThePigMarcher Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Be-There are probably the most recommended provider. Good speeds, good customer service, reliable. Only downside is being more expensive than the competitors, £15-£20+ a month I would agree with this. I recently migrated to them from Orange and the difference has been amazing. I currently get 17mB for only £18 p/mth with free tech support and it has made using the internet a pleasure again. They do appear to be having a few DNS issues at the moment though which have resulted in a couple of short outtages but hopefully these will be resolved soon enough. You mention O2 - from what I understand they have recently acquired BE and the service is pretty similar so it could be worth chancing it with them especially as you will get a good deal from being a mobile customer.
Sanchez Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Yeah, o2 IS Be. I recommend you take a look at the packages that the two of them offer and choose the one that suits you best. They're definitely the best ISP.
Caris Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 Virgin have been great me for, can't fault them.
Maiky-NiSuTe Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 so what is your up/download speed? here is mine: my provider is Essent
Charlie Posted February 25, 2008 Posted February 25, 2008 I got that once, I was downloading at 2mb/s. It was unreal. It's normally like this though... (did this one a few mins ago)
ThePigMarcher Posted February 26, 2008 Posted February 26, 2008 Not too shabby , although it has been better. Lower ping rate should be sorted out once I get the Fastpath sorted out.
Platty Posted February 26, 2008 Author Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks for your opinions. As some of you have mentioned 02 now own Be and nearly everyone I have spoken to have recommended both of them to me over any other provider. Think im gonna go with the 02 £7.50 a month deal seen as my D/L speed is only around 5mb anyway. Thanks again
Maiky-NiSuTe Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 I had a drop today -_-; i don't know why.. i feel so lucky. especially that for hosting games you at least need 1000 Kb/s Upload
ThePigMarcher Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 I had a drop today -_-; i don't know why.. I am wondering if speedtest is a bit overloaded , although they aren't always the most reliable anyway due to so many variables. I got BE to enable fastpath today (annoyingly they did it as I was midway through an online game of Madden , so thats another DC and DNF on my record) and as a result I managed to get an extra 2meg on my synch , so now the router is synching at 19meg , but I have run a few speed tests today and the D/L results have varied at anything between 8-15 megs , whereas previously they were consistent at 12-13 sometimes higher. Upload has remained consistent though.
Raining_again Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 774 / 374. (supposed to be up to 3.5mb) Jeepers... that's god awful! Pipex have really gone down the shitter these days. EDIT:
nightwolf Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Don't consider Orange at all (Not that you were), we're trying to cancel our broadband with them and go to Sky and it's almost impossible to find the right people to talk too. They just keep sending you different numbers to ring. DONT GO WITH SKY...honestly just don't. Last year orange went down on us for no reason, so we kept waiting and ringing and ringing them eventually we got the money reduced (they charge you for leaving...50quid!), so we went to sky.. at 7oclock when theres too many people on it cuts you off so you have to turn off the modem and on again so you can get back on. Now it's gone down because of the earthquake, it's irratating, the customer service is great but the wireless is crap...just don't go for it. Try virgin.
ReZourceman Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Heh heh this is mine at work. No idea who they use, but I bet the bills mahoosive.
fex Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 (edited) Heh heh this is mine at work. No idea who they use, but I bet the bills mahoosive. Average ________ R1100GS Edited April 28, 2011 by fex
Aimless Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 No idea who they use, but I bet the bills mahoosive. They're using BT. At least that's what it says on the image. I've been thinking about getting a new mobile, so I might have to go with O2 and switch ISPs if they're actually decent. Although typically their broadband service isn't available near me yet.
ReZourceman Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 They're using BT. At least that's what it says on the image. Hahaha! "No idea who they use" Pssst look up one inche.
Platty Posted March 1, 2008 Author Posted March 1, 2008 Got my MAC from AOL and my 02 will be all up and running on the 6th! woop
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