Re: [Hampshire] 'Free' ISP recommendations

Paul Tansom wrote:
> I'm still battling to get myself free from Nildram, but at least I have
> a valid MAC code again now (I never have showed up on their computer
> system so I guess I shouldn't expect a smooth ride, and adding in the
> Pipex factor will take customer service down a notch - just hope I'm
> fully clear before the Tiscali factor kicks in!). My plan is to hook up
> my home line onto one of the 'free' ISPs since my primary connection is
> the business line.
>
> I had been planning to go for Sky since the ISP they took over (can't
> remember the name off hand) was supposed to be pretty good and they seem
> to have a better than average reputation compared to Talk Talk and
> Orange that do similar deals. Does anyone have any experience of any of
> these bundled deals? Clearly whether you use the companies services
> anyway has an impact, but I'm slightly concerned about being migrated
> off onto the Sky LLU. Not so much in terms of quality of service, more a
> case of having read that once youve been 'unbundled' it's easier to
> extract chicken teath than to get back onto a BT service, so I'd be
> largely stuck with Sky for life (although probably by the time I wanted
> to move this sort of problem may have been sorted out).
>
>
My next door neighbours have just had Sky put in after having been with
Freeserve then Wanadoo then Orange. Their broadband stopped working a
while ago and Orange weren't really bothered about getting it sorted
out, hence the switch.

There was a bit of a problem with BT activating the line a day late and
breaking it when they did activate it (their business line which the
ADSL is on stopped working altogether, they were lucky the line was
diverted to a mobile before hand)

BT fixed it the day after they called though and everything Just Worked.
I don't know how reliable it will be yet, but I have set up Sky
broadband for a guy at work about 8 months ago now and he's not
mentioned a single problem so far.

James