Lured by speed, I plumped for Virgin. If they're no good I can always
dump them.
Steve Nutt writes:
Hi,
Yes, that is possible. What you can't do with their crappy routers is
change the DNS servers they address. Since I run my own DNS server as well,
that would be a no-no.
Plusnet let you do all that and run your own router, and even help you
support it.
I would take a serious look at Plusnet, if you have Fibre in your area. A
little slower, but more reliable than Virgin.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 17 May 2015 19:07
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: I want a new ISP
Hi: As a minimum I want to run a ssh and http/s servers. Are you
saying this isn't possible with Virgin?
Hi Les,
>
> You can get a static IP with them, I think it adds about a pound a month.
>
> The router is accessible, but it depends on what servisces you want to
run,
> IE, if you want to run a server, you'll need to get their business
account.
> They also don't do Reverse DNS, that is to say reversing your domain name
> back to a different DNS server, but you won't have this problem as you
don't
> have your own domain name. They were a pain for me, as a person who runs
> servers, but they'll be fine for you.
>
> The router is also pretty accessible.
>
> I can't answer about where they will and won't install it though.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 17 May 2015 12:00
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> Subject: [access-uk] I want a new ISP
>
>
> Having been with Demon Internet since 1994, its time to look for a new
> ISP. I'm considering Virgin Media, chiefly because their fibre runs
> down our street.
>
> My questions are:
>
> Is there router/modem accessable. Presuming it has a web interface, is
> it plastered in javascript?
>
> Do they block any ports?
>
> Can I get a static IP?
>
> Will they install the modem/router at a place convenient for us,
> rather than at a place most convenient for them?
>
> Any other nasties I should kmow about?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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