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On Sat, 2009-06-27 at 16:48 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sat, 27 Jun 2009, kevin wrote: > > > Hi All > > > > Does any one Know if the Orange (or any other of the USB Dongles) would > > be a reasonable bet to replace my expensive (I feel) BT Business > > Broadband. > > > > In Minions we get 1/2 speed Duplex on the Phone line which is 500 k and > > 250 k respectively. Marginally faster than a good Modem. > > > > For this I get charged £103 per Qtr. I also have to pay the (Business) > > rent on the BT Line which is around £45 per qtr. As I have another Line > > in, which the PO pays for I don't need the BT Line really. > > > > So looking at Orange they suggest Minions Has %80 2g Coverage (whatever > > that is) and no 3G or 3G+ Would I be wise trying it? I also have not > > seen anywhere on the Orange site any mention of Linux at all. > > 2G is GPRS - 56Kbps at best. Avoid at all cost IMO. > > However, you're paying over the odds for your phone line and broadband - > the issue is that BT "have you over a barrel". They probably won't let you > drop to a residential tarrif as they'll claim you're a business... > > Changing the line from business to residential might be hard, but the best > price there wil lbe about £12.50 a month, or £37.50 a quarter. Yes Ive looked at releasing the Business Line and then to get another Residential, BT wants a New Install Fee. There was one "Spare" line Coming to the House but BT pinched it for the Village Phone Box! ( which nobody can use as it doesn't take coin and they havn't put in a card reader yet. > > Broadband wise - check your contract - If it's a BT business one it might > well be a one year contract, then once you're happy you'll not be breaking > the terms of the contract, ask for a MAC. > > Asking for a MAC puts you (or them) under no obligation whatsoever. They > must give you one in a resonable time though. > > Once you have it, you have 30 days to select a new ISP. > > So for £103 a quarter, or £35 a month, you can get a stupidly good deal > with other ISPs. > > Remember - just because it's a BT copper line, you're not restricted to > using BT as an ISP - you have a choice of over 100 ISPs who use the BT > Wholesale network. (BT Retail, who you're dealing with is just one of > those 100+ customers of BT Wholesale) > > Speed wise - you're unlikely to get an improvement there, but without a > line check, it's hard to know - going by those speeds, it sounds like > you're 5+ miles from the exchange and on a fixed speed service. > > I'd suggest Entanet, but I know there are people on hte list who've had > issues (I'm a reseller), but look at Zen, AAISP, and maybe even Plusnet... > > Gordon Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved (possibly!) Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html