Wanadoo are...

[PriestJPN]

... for want of a stronger phrase, flipping crap. Yes, very annoyed I am.

Story:
Trying to arrange broadband at my parents house for them to use without tying up their phone line (not with Wanadoo, I might add). Service not installed yet thanks to BT peeing about and being their usual cheap scummy selves. They can't be bothered to remove the DACS (Digital Access Carrier System) from the phoneline to enable broadband...

Meanwhile, current internet usage is via Wanadoo Anytime. Anybody with DACS knows that your max modem speed is a mind-bending 28.8. Of course that assumes you can actually connect....

62 scum-sucking dial-up attempts it took for me connect THIS time, due to all 3 access numbers being engaged or just not responding. Since 4pm this afternoon, this is only the 2nd time I've managed to successfully connect. Call centre monkeys give me much rubbish; I feel the urge to batter people to death. And guess what? Less than 2 hours from now I'll be automatically disconnected and the whole stenching pandemonium carnival will begin all over again....

If I hadn't shaved my head earlier today, I'd be pulling significant clumps of hair from my scalp...

Sorry; had to get that off my chest.

[Swafe]

i feel for you dude, i could never stand another minute of 28.8k, why i upgraded to wanadoo broadband....

well it beats 28.8k but still, it randomly cuts me off (or severly throttles my bandwidth) for a minute or so every now and again, and i dont know why ! i paid for an always on service, and whether its always on or not i dont know, but i cant always get on the net

stupid so and so's....let em burn

[Steve]

Just try living in a city where you have no choice about your ISP. Yes, Karoo... the burden of my life. Their proxy server breaks most things... even they know this. Their mail servers haven't been right for three years, their DSLAM likes to throw me off after a couple of days and some days they can't even remember what services they sell.

Oh if only I could get Zen...

[FordPrefect]

Just try living in a city where you have no choice about your ISP. Yes, Karoo... the burden of my life. Their proxy server breaks most things... even they know this. Their mail servers haven't been right for three years, their DSLAM likes to throw me off after a couple of days and some days they can't even remember what services they sell.

Oh if only I could get Zen...

Zen indeed are great. I do know someone else with Karoo and he doesnt seem to have as many issues as you.

As for wanadoo, I dont wannadoo Caps, overpriced for the service they provide etc etc.

[SilentDeath]

I hate wannadoo. Never used there services, adn I dont know anyone that does. But for some reson that I cant comprehend, my parents use the wannadoo site as there bloody home page. WHY!?!!?!?!?!!?

[Spud1]

wanadoo == freeserve == complete crap...well for broadband anyway. Never really had a problem with their dialup service other than it being..dialup. but their BB service...i have 2 mates on it who currently can't wait to move to something better, like Zen or firefly. Constant cutoffs, poor speeds, email not working...a long list of complaints with wanadoo/freeserve