Re: FN-FORUM: ISP Suggestions

date posted 24th October 2005 04:12

On 23 Oct 2005 23:06:37 -0000, Richard [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> My current ISP have been increasingly crap over the last few weeks,
> looking around. Same old dribble, on a apar with trying to find a decent
> host!
>
> I used to be with Tiscali, or prior to that WorldOnline and before that,
> Screaming.NET. They left a very rancid taste in my mouth, but now it's a
> different company and severfal years on - I was wondering if anyone here
> has any thoughts about them?
>
> Not really a hardcore user, though typically between 5 and 10gb a month.
> Occasionally use p2p, but once a month if that. My current ISP have a
> nice "management policy", so although I have a 2meg connection, I'd be
> lucky if I can download any faster than when I had a 512k line!
>
> Cheers,
>

Assumption - you can't get cable and you can only get broadband down
your phoneline, and you're not connected to an exchange which has been
or is marked for LLU?

In this order: me, obviously (but we're not that cheap as you don't
have much traffic - if you wanted unlimited then we're pretty good),
Freedom2Surf (assuming the takover by Pipex doesn't cock things up),
Metronet (their pricing plans would suit your needs quite well) and
Zen.

The broadband landscape is changing so rapidly I can't recommend
people sign up to an annual contract, so bite the bullet, pay the
activation charge up front and buy your own hardware from someone
other than your isp.

Personally I wouldn't go near Tiscali - check http://adslguide.org.uk
for end users' views on many ISP's.
Note that most of the posts will be moans, I'm sure you are aware that
more people complain than compliment, but Tiscali are known for their
poor customer service, use of Datastream products, and incredibly
huffy attitude about giving migration codes.

Good luck!