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just wanted to know who uses what ISP as i'm on BT (insert sypathy here)
and well BT has been a bit cack so i'm thinking of changing, i want a dial up at the mo as i will be moving at some point.
whats the pros and cons of your isp
BT internet pros and cons are:
Pros
It's £15 a month and is free phone
Cons
Believe me there isn't enough space here :)
and well BT has been a bit cack so i'm thinking of changing, i want a dial up at the mo as i will be moving at some point.
whats the pros and cons of your isp
BT internet pros and cons are:
Pros
It's £15 a month and is free phone
Cons
Believe me there isn't enough space here :)
I thought it was every 40 mins or so, but it's seems like the fastest one around, £12.99 a month if you havn't seen the groovy adverts.
+ I didn't know you could get 'broadband' with a lower speed connection.....cool option.
+ I didn't know you could get 'broadband' with a lower speed connection.....cool option.
so it looks like all dial ups are crap and even some broadband porviders LOL
Does freeserve get probs connecting and does it cut off after 20mins or so?
i'm used to slow as i'm on BT but i really want something better :(
Does freeserve get probs connecting and does it cut off after 20mins or so?
i'm used to slow as i'm on BT but i really want something better :(
NTLWORLD Broadband
From 6.99 per month which gives you a cable modem at 64kbps which is obviously on permanently but if you don't have ntl around your area you should have a similar company.
c.b.
From 6.99 per month which gives you a cable modem at 64kbps which is obviously on permanently but if you don't have ntl around your area you should have a similar company.
c.b.
Free24-7.net:
PROs:
24/7 access for £7.99 a month
Stable connection
4 hour cut-off, barring accidental disconnects
Fast
Can get 7.5kbps from France (yey)
Usually connects first time.
15 minute idle limit
CONs:
They suspend your account until about 23:40 if you use it more than 8 hours since 23:40 the previous night (I'm going to have words with them about this)
Not "always-on"
Can get a bit congested fron 6-7pm
I think that's about it...
PROs:
24/7 access for £7.99 a month
Stable connection
4 hour cut-off, barring accidental disconnects
Fast
Can get 7.5kbps from France (yey)
Usually connects first time.
15 minute idle limit
CONs:
They suspend your account until about 23:40 if you use it more than 8 hours since 23:40 the previous night (I'm going to have words with them about this)
Not "always-on"
Can get a bit congested fron 6-7pm
I think that's about it...
Freeserve Anytime:
PROS:
£6.99 a month with no phone bills :o).
Little bit of Free Web Space.
CONS:
Crap.
Slow.
Crap.
Slow.
Cut off's.
... should I go on???
Freeola Dial-up:
PROS:
Reliable
(after a first attempt) - always conncts
Cheap - 1p per minute at weekends.
Good Support.
Extra Services Free.
- Domain Hosting.
- unlimited Web Space, E-mail Addresses
- Web Site features, PHP, CGI etc..
CONS:
No Monthy pay scheme yet.
No MySQL for WEb Space.
Doesn't always accept my first attempt to login. Username and password arn't accepted for some reason.
OVERAL:
Freeola are great, but I would prefer a monthly pay scheme sooner rather than later.
PROS:
£6.99 a month with no phone bills :o).
Little bit of Free Web Space.
CONS:
Crap.
Slow.
Crap.
Slow.
Cut off's.
... should I go on???
Freeola Dial-up:
PROS:
Reliable
(after a first attempt) - always conncts
Cheap - 1p per minute at weekends.
Good Support.
Extra Services Free.
- Domain Hosting.
- unlimited Web Space, E-mail Addresses
- Web Site features, PHP, CGI etc..
CONS:
No Monthy pay scheme yet.
No MySQL for WEb Space.
Doesn't always accept my first attempt to login. Username and password arn't accepted for some reason.
OVERAL:
Freeola are great, but I would prefer a monthly pay scheme sooner rather than later.
I know you probably don't want (Blue Yonder) broadband...but:
PROS:
always online (i've been kicked off about 3 times in 4months)
no dial-up connection, so your online when your pc logs on (as long as the modems switched on)
very, very fast internet (suprisingly) I find a difference when downloading LOADS of things, if you open a small page, it doesn't make much differenc wether your using a 56k or a 512k
if you open a huge flash/code encripted page with loads of moving images and pop ups you don't notice much loss of speed, with a 56k it can take a while for your pc to think about it.
games: ping? playing online is just as fast as playing offline (thats with 20+ people)
you'll be able to hook your PS2/XBox/GC up if/when you get one.
CONS:
sadly you have to pay for it, but it's completly worth it!
£26 a month (modem rental inclusive)
(£50 installation £26 Network card 1/2 price before 31st March aparently)
but I had a dedicated phone line before broadband so I was only paying £7 less and for the extra speed it's definatly worth it.
*hugs his modem*
PROS:
always online (i've been kicked off about 3 times in 4months)
no dial-up connection, so your online when your pc logs on (as long as the modems switched on)
very, very fast internet (suprisingly) I find a difference when downloading LOADS of things, if you open a small page, it doesn't make much differenc wether your using a 56k or a 512k
if you open a huge flash/code encripted page with loads of moving images and pop ups you don't notice much loss of speed, with a 56k it can take a while for your pc to think about it.
games: ping? playing online is just as fast as playing offline (thats with 20+ people)
you'll be able to hook your PS2/XBox/GC up if/when you get one.
CONS:
sadly you have to pay for it, but it's completly worth it!
£26 a month (modem rental inclusive)
(£50 installation £26 Network card 1/2 price before 31st March aparently)
but I had a dedicated phone line before broadband so I was only paying £7 less and for the extra speed it's definatly worth it.
*hugs his modem*
just wanted to know who uses what ISP as i'm on BT (insert sypathy here)
and well BT has been a bit cack so i'm thinking of changing, i want a dial up at the mo as i will be moving at some point.
whats the pros and cons of your isp
BT internet pros and cons are:
Pros
It's £15 a month and is free phone
Cons
Believe me there isn't enough space here :)
and well BT has been a bit cack so i'm thinking of changing, i want a dial up at the mo as i will be moving at some point.
whats the pros and cons of your isp
BT internet pros and cons are:
Pros
It's £15 a month and is free phone
Cons
Believe me there isn't enough space here :)