samson Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 anyone recommend a decent broadband supplier i cant get telewest so thats ruled out cheers in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops660 Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 I cant complain about BT. I have no probs connecting at any time, and they upgrade you for free when your line can take it. Also a 0800 phone number if any probs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samson Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 do u have a download limit with bt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesy Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) i use to be with Aol who were rubbish,ive since changed to pipex where i pay £30 amonth for 8meg broadband and free local and nat call's 24 hours aday and i dont have to pay bt anything,had no problems so far oh and i have unlimited downloads too Edited December 7, 2006 by jamesy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 do u have a download limit with bt? Yes, BT impose download limits on all their broadband packages i use to be with Aol who were rubbish,ive since changed to pipex where i pay £30 amonth for 8meg broadband and free local and nat call's 24 hours aday and i dont have to pay bt anything,had no problems so far oh and i have unlimited downloads too I have just migrated from Tesco to Pipex. Tesco have never let me down but Pipex are offering a better all-round deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 **Stupid forum wouldn't let me edit! ** AOL are indeed a waste of space and are beginning to show the direction they are taking (more of a community, like msn, than a broadband supplier). Orange offer good deals to their mobile customers BUT you have to resign your mobile contract for 18 months and I have recently had lots of problems connecting a wireless network using the Orange Livebox (which is huge, almost as big as a sky digibox!). Sky broadband looks good but it seems it is gonna be the same old story with them, rush out these new ideas and then have no real masterplan. As always with sky their motto is 'sell sell sell' and they will bend over backwards for new customers whilst us loyal people wait on hold for hours on end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 i use to be with Aol who were rubbish,ive since changed to pipex where i pay £30 amonth for 8meg broadband and free local and nat call's 24 hours aday and i dont have to pay bt anything,had no problems so far oh and i have unlimited downloads too i have the same as jamesy,never had problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendo912 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Try doing a search and you'll see this thread: http://forum.kev149.com/index.php?showtopic=17211 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruiz 136 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Do not go with AOL, they are awful, but my dad will not change to anyone else!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) We've got wireless broadband with an Orange Livebox. Its okay once its up and running, but the network is a bugger to set up in the beginning, I had to resort to letting my dad set it up, and he in turn had to resort to phoning tech support. Edited December 8, 2006 by erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samson Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 opted for bt should be in by new yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 What are the download limits for BT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendo912 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 What are the download limits for BT? Try here: http://www.bt.com/broadband/bb_info.jsp?BV...p;obsOID=112066 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Ta 40GB aint as much as it sounds, just 60 mins of video a week! They haven't always had download limits have they? I had BT years ago and don't remember it back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martwisely Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 We've got wireless broadband with an Orange Livebox. Its okay once its up and running, but the network is a bugger to set up in the beginning, I had to resort to letting my dad set it up, and he in turn had to resort to phoning tech support. Wasnt that hard to setup! Not Here anyway! Had wanadoo for a year now but it has now changed to Orange and is still working Fine here, not had any problems... Touch Wood Did they forget to give u instructions :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I had huge amounts of trouble setting up a wireless network with the Orange Livebox for a mate All seems fine now but what a nightmare lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martwisely Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I had huge amounts of trouble setting up a wireless network with the Orange Livebox for a mate All seems fine now but what a nightmare lol You probably didnt read the small print! "This program is only for people who know what to do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) We've been with Orange, having had various types of account with them, since they were called "Freeserve". The Livebox is the only thing I remember there being any problems with. Edited December 9, 2006 by erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev152 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) BT unlimted ere... Been with them for years though, and still on 2mb.. Edited December 9, 2006 by Kev152 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 BT unlimted ere... Been with them for years though, and still on 2mb.. I thought all BT packages came with download limits Maybe you haven't upgraded to their new packages thats why you still only on 2MB with no download limits I'd stick with that rather than having to worry about download limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I had huge amounts of trouble setting up a wireless network with the Orange Livebox for a mate All seems fine now but what a nightmare lol You probably didnt read the small print! "This program is only for people who know what to do" LOL, cheers! A few people I know have had problems with the Livebox. It took 3 attempts for the wireless adaptor and the Livebox to eventually pair-up and even then it wouldnt connect every time I prefer the good old fashioned wireless routers from Linkskys, so much easier to configure, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scrapman53 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I find it hard to believe that 40gb per month only allows 60mins of video a week. I've been with BT 2mb 40gb capped for a good few years now and I've never had an email to say that I've exceeded my limit. I download all the latest mods and updates for the likes of Rfactor, BF2 when I played it and several other large downloads in a month without any problems. It's only the people that have their PCs running 24/7 using p2p programs that would have any problems I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F2-Fan Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Ta 40GB aint as much as it sounds, just 60 mins of video a week! They haven't always had download limits have they? I had BT years ago and don't remember it back then. I've had BT broadband for quite a few years no I pay £25.00 a month and I have unlimited downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmo Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 do u have a download limit with bt? Yes, BT impose download limits on all their broadband packages Im on Bt they say i have a download limit lol but i must exceed it 10 times over and i havent had any calls from them saying anything about the limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 do u have a download limit with bt? Yes, BT impose download limits on all their broadband packages Im on Bt they say i have a download limit lol but i must exceed it 10 times over and i havent had any calls from them saying anything about the limit i have been with blueyonder for 2 years and have never had a problem with them. Always been good with there service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin379 Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Any one reccomed the best Wireless Ineternet suplier,Router etc etc? Please Help. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedz 212 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 wireless is not for racing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i got netgear but im wired to my router (cable router) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin379 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 (edited) thats like a special kind of wireless, ordo u not have wireless? Edited December 17, 2006 by martin379 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboss Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Although I have wireless, I always use my desktop for racing, as that is connected through the ethernet cable. I tried it on the laptop but it ran a little slower. Well I have been with pipex since tuesday now, not overly impressed so far, signed up to 8MB, was told my line could handle that, but only getting just under 2MB! I know I have the 7-10 day speed check thing, but kind ofg expected more from a company that has been around a while and specialise in this field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin379 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 so could anybody reccomend a wireless system to that they know works?please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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