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Re: [LUG] Which ISP?

 

Neil Williams wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:54:48 +0000
> john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>   
>> I have as ISP BTconnect and pay £105.71 per Quarter for up to 2 MB due to the 
>> distance from the exchange.
>>     
>
> Ouch! You should get a price around £58 per quarter, £18 per month or
> less.
>
>   
I pay £35 pcm for a 10Mb cable connection - that's 10Mb solid 
connection, all that slows me down is the other end :)  ... non of that 
'dependant upon the quality of your phone line' rubbish.  Also notice 
how all the ADSL ISPs go to pains to quote the maximum you *could* get, 
not what you actually do get.  My brother in London was paying for a "mb 
line and actually getting 1Mb - sorted now but you have to watch them 
like a hawk.

Per quarter I'm paying the same as you for five times the speed.  And no 
download limits.  Smells like a rip-off to me.

A very quick Google gave me 
http://www.compare-online.co.uk/computing_internet/internet/isps/adsl_-_broadband/adsl_-_broadband10.html

Even if you're convinced you want Business 2Mb I found 
https://secure.v21.co.uk/sec/_agent/v21/index.asp?page=customer_signup/package_detail&a_code=9021958&pre=&smp_id=159

V21 - 2Mb Business DSL, 23.99pcm which works out to £71.97 per quarter 
and contention ratio 20:1 which seems OK.  Not sure if it is unlimited, 
probably, and you save £30 per quarter.  Oh and there is an option for a 
fixed IP (but that might be extra).

That's only one I found - there are loads of others I didn't even look at.

>> I am happy with BTconnect as an ISP but wonder whether the cost is not too high. 
>> My connection is a business account and alternative ISPs seem all to be for 
>> private/home use.
>>     
>
> So? It's only a connection. They don't care whether you put a router or
> a modem at the other end, how many machines are sharing the business
> connection?
Neil's right - I have two laptops and my desktop which can all connect 
through my router.  Virginmedia don't give a monkey's how many machines 
I have.
>> I like the unlimited use I have as it means I do not have to worry about 
>> exceeding a limit.
>>     
>
> Limited broadband has all but disappeared, despite the adverts that try
> to say it is commonplace. If you pay monthly, you shouldn't put up with
> broadband limits - the only issue is contention, how many other
> subscribers share your connection upstream.
>
>   
Again Neil is right... the only thing I would say about contention is 
that it's barely an issue on cable whereas it can be a major menace if 
you live in a packed urban area.  My brother (yes the one in London 
again) lives in Hornsey and contention has been a bit of a sod, but for 
me living in a Barry in S Wales it's not an issue, besides as I said I'm 
on cable which is balanced better.  What is the cable situation in 
Devon/Cornwall?

Kind regards,

Julian

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