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On Fri, 28 May 2021 12:26:49 +0100 (BST) Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 28 May 2021, Jon Davey via list wrote: > > > Hi all. Well the email heading says it all really. I'm looking to > > move from talktalk as my bill seems to be increasing each and every > > money !.... -- (sent using CLAWS mail) > > With few exceptions all ISPs are UK wide. > > The exceptions are the ones laying their own fibre - e.g. Gigaclear. > Just google for them if interested although often there are things > like local advertisements to let people know they're available. > > So unless Virgin cable is available it's an ISP who uses the BT > wholesale network, or similar - e.g. BTW for the last mile copper (or > fibre) then a wholesale carrier bake to their own HQ. (which may be > BT or others) > > You need to shop around and pick one. Remember that price isn't > always a good indicator. It used to be that you could pay a little > more and get good service but I do not believe that to be the case > anymore. > > Also see what they're bundling - I've no idea about TT - but do you > get online TV/movies, sports/music channels, etc. ? And if-so, do you > really need them? > > E.g. I used to be with Zen - it was more expensive than my current > ISP and their support was terrible - to the point that after several > months of bad service I dumped then, then it took them another few > months of discussion for them to eventually admit their failing and > offer me a refund - by which time I've moved house. Their main > failing is that they never listened to me when someone unknown to me > (and them) tried to take over my phone line and internet service. > Despite phone calls and emails they failed to stop it and I was left > without phone and Internet service. I will never use, nor recommend > Zen. > > Right now I am paying less than I paid to Zen and my line speed is > over twice as fast and I get an uptime of 4+ weeks. With Zen my line > was resetting almost daily. > > I use an no-frills ISP, so have my own modem, router, Wi-Fi access > points, etc. and am capable of doing my own first-line support (but I > also used to run my own ISP, so easy for me). They also don't handle > voice calls, so I get service via an SoGEA connection. I have a phone > line but no phone number. It's data only. Who needs a fixed phone > line these days anyway? I've been carrying my phone with me for > decades now. > > https://1310.io/ > > I have their slowest offering and only get 75Mb/sec. (a limitation of > my exchange), but they're not for everyone. > > Good luck. > > Gordon > ...thanks. The reason I asked about a local ISP is because there used to be such a thing. Small cottage industry ISPs that catered espescially for people who run linux etc. But I guess those are a thing of the past now ?.... -- (sent using CLAWS mail) All the best, as always, Jon Davey -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dcglug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq