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    Broadband Packages - Suggestions Please :)

    Well, I just got the famous - Fair Usage Policy reminder from BT, saying I have exceeded my 20gb/month cap.

    Just wondering what I could get for the same price of 27.99 elsewhere - it needs to be a company with good customer service, and that has a high or no usage limit - we're heavy users of the internet


    Any help much appreciated

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    i def would suggest DONT go with Tiscali or NTL mate
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    yup - tiscali is off the list due to high pings in online games, and NTL (or any cable for that matter) is unavailable in my area. oh, and my exchange hasn't been unbundled yet, so no 8mb

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    for about that a month, Nildram will give you 50gig on peak (08:00 - 00:00), unmeatered outside that,

    UKOnline are unmetered for 24.99/month on regular 2mb ADSL
    http://www.ukonline.net/broadband/pr...pt4&sso_auth=0

    or 8mb if you are on one of their exchanges
    http://www.ukonline.net/broadband/co...php?sso_auth=0

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    ZENADSL!!! (they really are worth the money)

    Dont touch plusnet either as their caps are awful now.

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    IDNET are pretty damn awesome. BT Max for £24.99 with a 30gb download limit.

    www.idnet.net

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    Take a look at Eclipse,been with them 3 years and they have never let me down.Online gaming and downloads always low pings and good speed.

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    I would say Bethere.co.uk but their CS is less than stella. So my vote is for my last isp of 5 years....Nildram

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    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar
    for about that a month, Nildram will give you 50gig on peak (08:00 - 00:00), unmeatered outside that,
    ^^^^^^
    What he said, Broadband 2 package - £25.99 a month, or go with Zen for £10 more.

    Been on Nildram here for 3 years - no problems at all in that time.

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    ndo are also good with no cap or traffic shaping going on EDIT apparently they do have a cap of 60gb.....

    Why do all these ISPs cap lines now.....i thought we were entering the age where tv/music & entertainment in general is all downloaded. How am i meant to do all of this if i have a cap on my monthly downloads...... LAME. Blair is trying to push Britain as leading the world in internet technology and we only recently had 8mb rolled out at most exchanges and now caps are being introduced by all isps on these high speed lines. I don't remember there being any caps when i signed up for ADSL a few years ago.

    What is the point in an 8mb line if i have to worry about how much i am downloading. I am not saying that i would use 60gb every month.......but i feel if i am paying &#163;30+ a month then how much I download should be upto me.

    EDIT and before anyone says it, I know.....60gb a month is a lot of p0rn but I do use the internet for other stuff too
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    I've been with Bulldog for about a year now on 4mb, and now 8mb. Haven't had any problems with speed or customer service. I'm about 3km from the exchange, but get 7mb at max now.

    The Unlimited package at Bulldog costs &#163;19.50 per month (+ &#163;10.50 for phoneline), and that has no usage restrictions on it - very cheap imo!

    If you wanna join soon, I can give u a referral too = &#163;50 credit on ur bill. PM or mail me =)

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    I got a third fair useage warning from Tiscali and now I'm capped at peak times.

    I used 2.5gig in the entire month of april! This is a joke giving how it's "unlimited"

    ******s

    So on the look out for new ISP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ash McD
    I used 2.5gig in the entire month of april!

    erm, yea, well my notice was deserved probably, my usage was a hell of a lot higher than that, but was all off peak

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    I think it must be one of those thing like unlimited under the term of "fair use".

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    Quote Originally Posted by greektony
    Why do all these ISPs cap lines now.....i thought we were entering the age where tv/music & entertainment in general is all downloaded. How am i meant to do all of this if i have a cap on my monthly downloads...... LAME. Blair is trying to push Britain as leading the world in internet technology and we only recently had 8mb rolled out at most exchanges and now caps are being introduced by all isps on these high speed lines. I don't remember there being any caps when i signed up for ADSL a few years ago.
    Largely because of the way that BT sell their connections nowadays - ISPs can't afford to allow unlimited connections now that BTWholesale sell them the connections based on data transfer rather than speed. LLU suppliers are generally a little easier going as they don't have that side of thing to worry about, but as they get busier and the market hots up I think you're going to see more traffic shaping or hard limits on what you can use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ocean
    I've been with Bulldog for about a year now on 4mb, and now 8mb. Haven't had any problems with speed or customer service. I'm about 3km from the exchange, but get 7mb at max now.

    The Unlimited package at Bulldog costs £19.50 per month (+ £10.50 for phoneline), and that has no usage restrictions on it - very cheap imo!

    If you wanna join soon, I can give u a referral too = £50 credit on ur bill. PM or mail me =)
    i think, i might take a look at that myself, im with tiscali currently and they are complete ****....

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