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    phone & BB reconnection help

    Okay all
    I just cancelled my VM phone and bb account so need to find out where to go now.
    I currently have both sky and o2 contracts and an old bt line in to the house was disconnected when i went to VM.
    So how do i reconnect to the phone BB world now?
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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    o2 broadband, depending on your distance from the exchange

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    and whether or not you can get llu.

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    Can get the o2 BB okay so i take this is better than the sky BB, also looking for some help with regards to the phone side do i reconnect to BT and subscribe to their caller package or can i do something else, (sorry for all the questions that's what happens when you have been years with VM)
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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    you'll almost certainly need a working BT line before you can do anything else & that's probably going to tie you to their call package for the next 12 months I would imagine.

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    yep bt no longer do 3 month contracts is 12 month min now. and you will need bt. yes O2 is 110% better than sky. as sky broardband uses easynet/ukonline network, its better than BTs but crap in comparison to 02 which uses the Be unlimited network.

    there is only really 2 good broadband suppliers out there Be/o2 and Virgin on-net. niether of which are perfect but just the best available.

    the sky network had the potential but has been oversold, and is chocker at peak times. give sky a wide birth

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    yes O2 is 110% better than sky.
    Probably the most inaccurate thing i have read on a forum.
    Have you seen the speeds and the prices of SKY.

    When you are hitting 13-14mb DL and 700kbps+ upload for a tenner a month or less then let me know.

    the sky network had the potential but has been oversold, and is chocker at peak times. give sky a wide birth
    Sorry.....pap again!
    I have had SKY BB Max in 2 seperate houses on opposite sides of the country and have never experienced slow down at peak times.
    There is also no traffic management ( Agent ) and the new routers, the DG934G are fantastic.
    Also, to put your claims to bed, there is no throttling or limits either. The line speed, whatever you are lucky enough to get, depending on distance from the exchange, is constant 24/7.

    I am certain that BT/O2 or whatever they call themsleves now, cannot beat any of that. In fact, i dont think they can even claim to equal it.

    My mum also has SKY BB Base and its spot on for her awell. As its the Base package she does have a monthly allowance...but it is free.

    I have no idea where you got that information from but its very misleading and definitely incorrect.
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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    So i have to take a BT call package first then subscribe to a BB package after my line goes active, i can't get BT to activate the line then go with another phone co. for calls
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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    When you are hitting 13-14mb DL and 700kbps+ upload for a tenner a month or less then let me know.
    Up to 16meg
    Unlimited usage
    £10
    for O2 mobile customers
    £15*
    for all other customers
    O2 Broadband - O2 Broadband packages
    of course what you get is subject to line quality the same as for other ISPs but the upload is upto 1.3Mb - my mother has the basic O2 package & her upload is better than my NTL 20MB cable.

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    They arent standard prices though.
    To get the same as SKY you have to have a mobile contract aswell.
    If not its £5 more.

    O2 is 110% better than sky
    Thats still a mad comment though.

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    was with sky for 2 weeks, 5 down 680 ish up on there top service, had to wait to get connected as my exchange was full, i cancelled under the distance selling rules. because the network was a crawl at peak times!

    now with Be 14 down 1.3 up. with no slow down experienced ever. sky is not even in the same ball park, at my exchange (sharrow sheffield)

    they have even stopped selling sky max in my area, not sure why
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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    So it was personal opinion rather than fact.

    Do you think everyone is happy on BE aswell?? Of course they arent.
    Also, BE is considerably more expensive for the same package.

    I dont think you were actually on SKY Max anyway if you were geting peak time slow down.

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    They arent standard prices though.
    To get the same as SKY you have to have a mobile contract aswell.
    If not its £5 more.
    to get Sky BB you have to have Sky TV as well.
    if not it's not available ...

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    BE is considerably more expensive for the same package.

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    16mb down 700k up is not the same package as 24mb down and 1.3 up. the only thing limiting my download speed is the distance to my exchange. seen as the upload is the limiting factor in many internet activities, BE wipes the floor with sky



    so now i guess its fact and not just my opinion

    + its only cheaper/available in some areas if you want one of rupert murdoch's council saucers stuck to the side of your house

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    Quote Originally Posted by j1979 View Post
    16mb down 700k up is not the same package as 24mb down and 1.3 up. the only thing limiting my download speed is the distance to my exchange. seen as the upload is the limiting factor in many internet activities, BE wipes the floor with sky


    so now i guess its fact and not just my opinion

    + its only cheaper/available in some areas if you want one of rupert murdoch's council saucers stuck to the side of your house
    and if you had SKY Max on LLU, you wouldnt have seen an downspeed difference. Just upspeed.
    Do you now the difference? If not, im sure google would show you
    Thats the upspeed you have posted aswell.
    So, no, its an opinion as is everything else you have posted.

    If you dont like SKY BB then thats fine....everyone to their own. To generalise thats its rubbish, use stats of % that you have made up in your mind AND then to use the 'Council saucer' (which is sad if thats the best you can do) shows your stupidity!
    BTW You couldnt even count what i earn (if your counting is similar to your % usage).

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    Re: phone & BB reconnection help

    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    You couldnt even count what i earn.
    im sure you do earn more than me, and it will be even bigger gap when the new income tax rules come into force in april.

    and im sure your very happy with your bags of cash, i wish you all the best.

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