[access-uk] Re: BROADBAND ENQUIRY
- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:40:28 +0100
Hi Brian,
The bit about cable modems being always on is a longstanding piece of
rubbish. The only reason this is mildly the case, is because Blueyonder
and NTL tend to provide Ethernet based solutions to people, which when
their OS connects over the link - as it would do for any DSL system, the
connection is up and ready to use. You still have to provide
authentication with Blueyonder et al, except this is done in the
hardware box you have no control over called the cable modem.
Contention rates are quite often higher on cable, as well as having to
go through the issues of getting cable in the house.
If I was in a cable area I would look at it, but the reasons you state
aren't just reasons to get cable over DSL.
Andrew.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of brian hartgen
Sent: 26 September 2005 16:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BROADBAND ENQUIRY
Hi
I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, as I have not read every
single message in this thread. However, I have been with Blueyonder for
a while, and I think they are very good. They have cable modems which
are always on, as against many other providers where, although it is
high speed access, you have to initiate a connection from the modem to
the provider.
Best of all, I have been advised that, within the next four months, my
Broadband speed will be increased to 10 MB. What that's going to be like
I can only imagine. I have 2 MB right now and that's fast!
Brian Hartgen
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----- Original Message -----
From: Amro Bilal <mailto:amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 4:03 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: BROADBAND ENQUIRY
Virgin.net is good as well. I've been with them for around two
years and haven't had any problems and there help line is good too.
Though I might migrate to PlussNet when they start offering 4/8MB speed
broadband if Virgin doesn't offer a matching service.
Cheers,
AmroB
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Macrae <mailto:ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:33 AM
Subject: [access-uk] BROADBAND ENQUIRY
Hi all,
Having put up with their terrible customer service and
lack of proactivity for too long we're at last in the process of
ditching NTL at home. Consequently we're looking at alternative
broadband providers and I wondered whether there were any which people
would highly recommend from a VI point of view? Alternatively, are
there any which should be avoided at all costs? I remember, for
example, that AOL was set to be not very good in terms of
usability/accessibility.
Cheers now.
Ian
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