Re: [LUG] BT broadband

[Colin James <colin.james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2007-03-25 at 18:59 +0100, Mike Martin wrote:
> On 21/03/07, Ray Smith <rayjsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > With this in mind is anyone on sky broadband ?
> > I've just gone back to them for my TV service after the removal certain sky
> > channels malarky and am having an engineer round next Monday to asses my
> > line from the pole to my house to decide if I can get a line re-installed or
> > not after a hatchet job by the previous occupants.
> > If everything ok ntl/telewest/blueyonder/virgin/whatever they want to call
> > themselves next month will lose my custom for telphone & broadband as well
> > as sky are offering a wireless modem & broadband service with a 40 gig limit
> > and the nice lady at BT reckons I can get up to 5.4 meg download.
> > I'm on 4 meg at the moment.
> > Does their modem work well with linux. Is their service up to scratch ?
> >
> > Ray
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Julian Hall
> > Sent: 20 March 2007 18:08
> > To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [LUG] BT broadband
> >
> >
> > Sub7 wrote:
> > > I try to steer people away from anything other then bt broadband.
> > > There doesnt seem to be a peek time for slow net speed and you never
> > > get THE letter saying you are not complying with sharing policy.
> > >
> > > I have bt broadband and it does cost, but you are certainly getting
> > > what you pay for. :D
> > BT Broadband is capped quite low.  From their packages it looks as
> > though only the £26.99 pcm (normal price) package is the only one unlimited.
> >
> > Others are £17.99 - 5Gb, £22.99 8Gb pcm.
> >
> > This may affect choice if bandwidth is an issue for you.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Julian
> >
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> Aside from the obvious moral reasons not to use Sky, apparently their
> broadband service isn't all it says (see this weeks micromart)

I am seriously considering cancelling my sky subscription due to their
dirty tricks with virgin. Especially with their new commercials rubbing
it in.
> 


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