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Anyone recommend me an ISP?

DazMack1979 (Elite) posted this on Friday, 10th February 2006, 00:07

Currently using 2Mb unlimited Tiscali broadband for (I think) £17.99 a month, up in Aberdeen.

Ideally what I`m looking for is a provider that`ll give me an optimum download rate using torrents etc as it seems surprisingly slow (around 20 - 30Kb/s on a good day) and has a worrying tendency to drop to 0Kb/s at times while still staying connected.

I know Tiscali don`t have a great reputation so for a decent price can anyone recommend a good replacement?




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RE: Anyone recommend me an ISP?

Matthew Smart (Reviewer) posted this on Saturday, 11th February 2006, 18:30

I`m on Tiscali 512 unlimited (out near Peterhead ;) ), and I usually get a top end download speed of about 55 Kb/s.

They`ve got a pretty bad reputation as an ISP for torrent users, but I`ve had no problems. Well, except I`m still on 512 despite new customers in the area getting 2MB, with no option to upgrade online.

Are you sure your problems don`t lie with the seeder/leecher ratio of the torrents? (Apologies if that sounds like a response you`d give a "n00b"...)




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RE: Anyone recommend me an ISP?

Chug a Bug (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 11th February 2006, 22:07

NDO for 5mb monthly @ £19.99. Excellent speeds no restrictions/throttling, good customer service

or

Nildram 50gb monthly @ £25.99 solid reliable fast service no restrictions/throttling excellent customer service.


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RE: Anyone recommend me an ISP?

aja007 (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 12th February 2006, 14:13

What about UKOnline? I`ve got 2mb unlimited for £14.99 per month.

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Chug a Bug (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 12th February 2006, 15:01

Their LLU seems ok but their regular service seems a bit iffy.


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RE: Anyone recommend me an ISP?

Keldus (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 12th February 2006, 17:34

If you changed your isp, avoid Pipex like the plague. I use BT (Its worth the extra cash) Aol is really good.

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n-irl (Competent) posted this on Monday, 13th February 2006, 18:29

YEAH I would recommend BT BROADBAND good sevice and winner 2005 in the PCW reviews.

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C(.)(.)PS89 (Competent) posted this on Monday, 13th February 2006, 18:36

I`ve been with Demon for years , £25 a month 2mb not the cheapist around but I`ve never had any problems .

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RE: Anyone recommend me an ISP?

rvshah (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 14th February 2006, 15:32

PlusNet get my money don`t think I have a cap on the download limit have a look on their page good customer service.

RE: Anyone recommend me an ISP?

Chug a Bug (Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 15th February 2006, 20:40

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you changed your isp, avoid Pipex like the plague. I use BT (Its worth the extra cash) Aol is really good.


I`ve been with Pipex more than 3 years never had a single problem with them. AOL is fine if you can connect ok, if you have problems forget it they don`t want to know. They`ll try to get you to use their bundled software too - avoid at all costs.


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