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Hi, i need help on this topic. At the moment i have a 56k modem which gets very annoying. And the pings i have on some online games are terrible.
So i am considering getting a faster connection. So far i have seen The blue yonder cable one, which is avaliable in my area. And a few Adsl providers, but they seem to be more expensive. Can you suggest any good ones to me, because i dont know much on this subject, and wouldn't want to get one that was always slow, and had technical difficulties.
So which are my best options ?
Thanks , Dave

Whooo Style! wrote:
> BT have announced that wholesale prices will be halved.

Wholesale is how much
> they supply the adsl to the ISP for. So from that, end user prices should also
> drop, if they halve too that'll take ADSL down to
> £15-£20ish.

Yes! That sounds great! I hope to be getting it soon, pending my budget, of course.

Note that it isnt BT Openworld who have halved their
> price, its BT, who are apparently totally different people. BT supply the
> physical line and backbone, BT Openworld provide the servers that you connect
> to. If that makes sense. Which it probably doesnt.

So, you pay £15-20, yes? What else do you have to pay then, because it sounds like you have to pay installation to BT too, and then a bit to Openworld. Cheers.

It includes the NIC card...

BT have announced that wholesale prices will be halved.

Wholesale is how much they supply the adsl to the ISP for. So from that, end user prices should also drop, if they halve too that'll take ADSL down to £15-£20ish.

Note that it isnt BT Openworld who have halved their price, its BT, who are apparently totally different people. BT supply the physical line and backbone, BT Openworld provide the servers that you connect to. If that makes sense. Which it probably doesnt.

kottonmouth wrote:
> I thought that BT were offering half-price ADSL? Regardless of the quality, do
> any of you know what the pricing will be when it goes half-price? Also, what are
> the terms and conditions of Blue Yonder half price before 31st March or
> whatever? All help is appreciated greatly.

I'm not sure really, just says half price installation before 31st march 2002. Not sure if that includes the networkk interface card too. And minimum contract is 12 months.

I thought that BT were offering half-price ADSL? Regardless of the quality, do any of you know what the pricing will be when it goes half-price? Also, what are the terms and conditions of Blue Yonder half price before 31st March or whatever? All help is appreciated greatly.

http://www.dsl.pipex.net/cgi-bin/adsl/isavail/

is the availability checker.

http://www.dsl.pipex.net/adsl/sales/solutions/solo.shtml

is full details.

You will need an ADSL modem, but it'll work out cheaper than getting BT installed with a modem rental.

Whooo Style! wrote:
> Erm, Doughtyarian, you realise BT ADSL is £40 a month and very
> poor??

and for anyone thinking snipers deal is good PIPEX INSTALL IS FREE!!
> and £30 a month.

Snipers deal is good, but will Pipex be avaliable in my area, where can i check ?

Erm, Doughtyarian, you realise BT ADSL is £40 a month and very poor??

and for anyone thinking snipers deal is good PIPEX INSTALL IS FREE!! and £30 a month.

Sniper[UK²] wrote:
> @ £37.50 it's a snatch!

Blimey thats cheap. Will definitly get that now, am very glad it's avaliable in my area now :)

I also have a situation:

I won't pay anymore than £20 for ADSL, and I want a provider that has no strings attatched, with no Cable TV provided. I want it cheap, and fast, no strings attatched. I'm probably going to get BT ADSL, which should work out at about £15-20, which is damn good. Any suggestions? Doughty.