Moving into a new house and I can get cable:
So who is the best cable provider? Looked at Virgin for 26 quid a month I can get a 20meg line with no cap any good?
I also need a reel of CAT5 where can I get it cheap please?
Cheers people :w00t:
virgin do have caps.
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traffic.html
Wow, theyve got worse since I last looked. Im gonna have another look at getting a BT line installed...
They do indeed suck I think I may just go with Be+
if you are going to be there for 12 months or longer, and have an O2 PAYG or Contract phone you can get the 16Mb product for £10 per month. Same infrastructure as Be*, but they dont offer upload plus even on the £20Mb product. When I moved house i switched from Be* to O2 because I couldnt get 20Mb anymore :(
I think its going to be with Be* heard nothing but good things from people...
Any ideas about getting a reel of CAT5 anyone please?
Be - good, so Ive heard.
Cat 5 - Denon or ebay or ebugger.
Quote from: Poison_UKI think its going to be with Be* heard nothing but good things from people...
Any ideas about getting a reel of CAT5 anyone please?
yeah, they are pretty good. However O2 own Be*, and if you dont think youll get over 16Mb why pay £18 a month rather than £10? My IP even comes up as being a a BeThere owned IP addy.
Quote from: Poison_UKMoving into a new house and I can get cable:
So who is the best cable provider? Looked at Virgin for 26 quid a month I can get a 20meg line with no cap any good?
I also need a reel of CAT5 where can I get it cheap please?
Cheers people :w00t:
The £26 is only for the first month.
I pay £42 a month as I dont pay via direct debit, otherwise its £38 a month.
That said while they do have "caps" during peak times... theyre very soft normally, and Ive never noticed major adverse issues and im someone who used to download a hell of a lot.
Its for the first year now ;)
I think we have decided to go for Cable as no one can be arsed with a Phone Line in the house at all!
Quote from: Poison_UKIts for the first year now ;)
I think we have decided to go for Cable as no one can be arsed with a Phone Line in the house at all!
Bastardo!! :o I wants. Virgin are rolling out 50mb this year too :D Cant wait for that to hit me :)
Yeah I have a landline phone number set up through sipgate. £10 credit on that thing lasts forever!
Ahhhh good idea I was thinking of doing something like that for ringing home!
20meg Virgin line in, its a bit flaky at the moment but people have said to give it a week or so to settle down. If after a week give them a ring?
Anything worth knowing about cable?
Quote from: Poison_UKIts for the first year now ;)
I think we have decided to go for Cable as no one can be arsed with a Phone Line in the house at all!
Providing you at least all have a mobile each there shouldnt be much of a problem, some companies insist on a fixed line number when trading with you for some reason.
Quote from: M3ta7h3adQuote from: Poison_UKIts for the first year now ;)
I think we have decided to go for Cable as no one can be arsed with a Phone Line in the house at all!
Bastardo!! :o I wants. Virgin are rolling out 50mb this year too :D Cant wait for that to hit me :)
Yeah I have a landline phone number set up through sipgate. £10 credit on that thing lasts forever!
Youre damn right there - BUT - also sign up for voipuser
0844 number, and any minutes calls in you get free out (Theyre essentially free all the time - but youre supposed to use the service for testing)