Re: FN-FORUM High speed, reliable Internet connection

date posted 7th January 2002 12:51

Hi Ruth,

I've come round to thinking you need more than one service.

I've currently got a conventional BT telephone lines plus two telewest
cable lines.

My telewest lines give me free surfing for an extra £10 a month (on both
lines at the same time, very useful with two teenage sons). Unfortunately,
the connection service is very poor, almost as bad as my demon ISP which I
access through the BT line.

I also have unlimited calls (local and national - but not geographical
numbers, cell phones or international) for a fixed fee of £25 a month.

I'm now going to install an ADSL line.

It may seem excessive, but, I discovered a long time ago that if you want
to be professional you have to give cost a low priority.

peter
http://www.avatarnets.com






>Hi Peter,
>
>I've been tempted to switch to Demon ADSL myself, but it's a hassle as I've
>currently got ISDN and would need to convert back to ordinary phone lines
>first.
>
>Also, I've never been able to work out what the cost would be of having two
>phone lines - phone/data and fax (as my fax number is printed over all my
>stationary) compared with paying for the ISDN I have currently and getting
>the call discount.
>
>I think it's a conspiracy of silence. There doesn't seem to be any cost
>comparison charts anywhere! If anyone has made the switch from ISDN to ADSL
>and can give me a rough idea of how 2 phone lines (one with ADSL), compare
>with one ISDN connection cost-wise I'd be very grateful.
>
>BTW, my bro's on Easynet for ADSL. He gets some problems occasionally, but
>generally speaking it's not too bad. Trouble is, it's a bit costlier than
>most as it's a business service and minimum charges start at 50 quid a
>month.
>
>It's a minefield out there isn't it!
>
>ruth arnold
>spacehoppa.com & iBlurbs.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Small" [EMAIL REMOVED]
>To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:16 AM
>Subject: FN-FORUM High speed, reliable Internet connection
>
>
>> I've now had enough of my dialup ISP's: Demon and TeleWest. Time to move
>on
>> to a high speed connection.
>>
>> The question is which one?
>>
>> TeleWest haven't got digital in my area so the cable option is out. What
>> other options are open? How much does it cost? How reliable are they?
>>
>> What differences are there between upLoad and download speeds.
>>
>> Any suggestions or advice will be gratefully received?
>>
>> peter
>> http://www.avatarnets.com
>>
>>
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