UK Broadband recommendations - erutufon|nofuture

**M H** · 13th September 2008

am in the sticks so Cable is out, ADSL only.. just at a total loss at who to go with... do BT really suck? and not sure if I can do talk talk as BT told me that I have a 1 year contract with them... no AOL or SKY please...

13th September 2008

mark, you can compare suppliers here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com

zen is good but not the cheapest - i think speed varies massively from place to place and provider.

**thembuzz** · 13th September 2008

i use be. they give you decent speeds for not much coin, and their customer service is first-rate. on the downside, you have to put up with fluctuating speeds and fairly frequent outages. plus, they might not serve your area if you're in the sticks

a mate of mine recommended o2 to me a few weeks back. he says he gets a ridiculously fast connection from them for peanuts. i've been meaning to check them out myself

Molotov · 13th September 2008

Avoid Tiscali, they're cheap but have a stupid 'fair usage' policy, which isn't very fair

Lighter Thief · 13th September 2008

I use Be - would recommend happily.

penciLneck · 13th September 2008

idnet. small and a bit pricey but good.

*wheezer* · 13th September 2008

be as well

**V Knid esq** · 13th September 2008

Ditto Be - I've been using them since they launched and only once had outage while I'm actually using the net (they thoughtfully tend to only do work on the exchanges in the small hours of the morning), and as previously stated the customer service is first rate.

**Orang Utan** · 13th September 2008

Voigin

julian · 13th September 2008

zen. expensive, but you get what you pay for.

customer for about 5 yrs or so...

*wheezer* · 14th September 2008

I just went to the Zen page out of curiosity, seems they have bandwidth caps on all their adsl deals? what's that about?

julian · 14th September 2008

hmm.. i didnt know that. last time i looked they had capped and uncapped.

mine is some old contract...

nempsey · 15th September 2008

i also big up the be

fast as fuck and never gave me a problem, i download masses of gigs per month too

don___quixote · 15th September 2008

used to be on zen and they rocked, on virgin now in a shared house and they suck (throttle-city), can't complain too much as a house mates firm pays though.

Incidentally just started working for http://www.seethelight.co.uk/ >

50MB! though we got fuck all neworks at the moment..

**WON'T DO IT** · 15th September 2008

Yes ! Be rock and are fast as fuck

**M H** · 18th September 2008

went for o2 in the end, can't get Be or Zen round here and vigin is cable only.. i'll let you know if it's shit

13th September 2008	#1
M H Freak Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: by the spree Posts: 2,971	UK Broadband recommendations am in the sticks so Cable is out, ADSL only.. just at a total loss at who to go with... do BT really suck? and not sure if I can do talk talk as BT told me that I have a 1 year contract with them... no AOL or SKY please... ........................... http://www.signalsfromsouthwark.com
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13th September 2008	#2
JonnySpeed Posts: n/a	mark, you can compare suppliers here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com zen is good but not the cheapest - i think speed varies massively from place to place and provider.
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13th September 2008	#3
thembuzz 60% andy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: manchest Posts: 9,952	i use be. they give you decent speeds for not much coin, and their customer service is first-rate. on the downside, you have to put up with fluctuating speeds and fairly frequent outages. plus, they might not serve your area if you're in the sticks a mate of mine recommended o2 to me a few weeks back. he says he gets a ridiculously fast connection from them for peanuts. i've been meaning to check them out myself
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13th September 2008	#4
Molotov Give Em Some Freq Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 126	Avoid Tiscali, they're cheap but have a stupid 'fair usage' policy, which isn't very fair
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13th September 2008	#5
Lighter Thief klepto Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,141	I use Be - would recommend happily.
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13th September 2008	#6
penciLneck Otaku no Kamisama Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 5,291	idnet. small and a bit pricey but good.
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13th September 2008	#7
wheezer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hackney Posts: 6,999	be as well ........................... Dawn appeared, fresh and rosy fingered
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13th September 2008	#8
V Knid esq Erutufon Subscriber Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lahndan Taaaahn Posts: 13,436	Ditto Be - I've been using them since they launched and only once had outage while I'm actually using the net (they thoughtfully tend to only do work on the exchanges in the small hours of the morning), and as previously stated the customer service is first rate.
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13th September 2008	#9
Orang Utan hard to please anal Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brixton Posts: 8,538	Voigin ........................... I like small speakers. I like tall speakers Power from the needle to the plastic
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13th September 2008	#10
julian i like synthesisers... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: the cultural wasteground Posts: 1,241	zen. expensive, but you get what you pay for. customer for about 5 yrs or so...
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14th September 2008	#11
wheezer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hackney Posts: 6,999	I just went to the Zen page out of curiosity, seems they have bandwidth caps on all their adsl deals? what's that about? ........................... Dawn appeared, fresh and rosy fingered
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15th September 2008	#13
nempsey bottom feeder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: the bungo Posts: 1,385	i also big up the be fast as fuck and never gave me a problem, i download masses of gigs per month too
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15th September 2008	#14
don___quixote Murun Buchstansangur Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,002	used to be on zen and they rocked, on virgin now in a shared house and they suck (throttle-city), can't complain too much as a house mates firm pays though. Incidentally just started working for http://www.seethelight.co.uk/ > 50MB! though we got fuck all neworks at the moment..
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15th September 2008	#15
WON'T DO IT Jurassic Park! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: there Posts: 1,944	Yes ! Be rock and are fast as fuck ........................... ______________________________ www.swervingthecommunity.com
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18th September 2008	#16
M H Freak Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: by the spree Posts: 2,971	went for o2 in the end, can't get Be or Zen round here and vigin is cable only.. i'll let you know if it's shit ........................... http://www.signalsfromsouthwark.com
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