On Tuesday 10 February 2009 13:26:50 Russell Gadd wrote:
> 2009/2/10 Bond, Peter <PBond@???>
>
> > As I finally need an ISP again, I thought I'd ask here.
> >
> >
> >
> > My hard requirements are pretty simple – I'd like at least 4Mbps
> > ADSL(2,2+?) to a BT line (I know, line length depending), 1 static IP
> > address, no silly bandwidth caps (as opposed to reasonable caps – perhaps
> > 10-20GB/month given my habit of pulling down distro ISOs) and a max of 6
> > months contract. Decent service/support in the event it becomes
> > necessary would be good too – preferably not run by people who will feel
> > the need to tell me where the Start button is in Windows.
> >
> >
> >
> > So – who is good, and who is cheap? Are any both?
>
> If you are in their LLU area then Newnet is both. Service from Fareham in
> the UK is excellent. Performance very good. Pricing ok for standard 8Meg
> service and very good for their 24Meg LLU service. My experience with them
> was very good, no traffic shaping, etc. very good uptime.
>
> Unfortunately I am not in one of their LLU enabled exchanges and I moved to
> Bethere (now owned by O2) in November to get their 24Meg service at £17.50
> per month unlimited bandwidth, no traffic shaping. Not sure what their
> support is like, not had to use it. Suspect done in India, but forums don't
> complain about this too much. Packages offered by Bethere are slightly
> different to the O2 packages so you should look at both for pricing
> options.
>
> I used samknows.com availability checker which can list all the LLU
> companies in my local exchange. Also shows where your postcode is located
> in relation to the exchange.
>
> Russell
I will place a vote for Newnet as well, have several ADSL for with them, good
service and good "UK" support.
Tim
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