[access-uk] Re: Choosing broadband provider
- From: "Vanja Sudar" <vanja@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:05:19 -0000
I personally use pipex my self and I pay £33.99 for 1 meg unlimmited banwith
connection. Personally I don't mind paying this much for very good service.
I used to be with BT and personally didn't like it, I've had many
disconnections, sometimes a few times a day plus at the time they didn't
offer 1 meg connection and pipex did.
Vanja
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Clayden" <r.clayden@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:31 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Choosing broadband provider
Hi,
Ok, yes, fair points. I'm not defending BT Yahoo, only saying there's no
need to dismiss them as an option just because their browser software is
alien to screen readers. And Sandra, well in about 3 years now of BT
Broadband, I've had only two failures which certainly lasted a few hours
each time, so all in all, I felt that wasn't bad.
We'll all have good and bad experiences no matter what product or service
supplier we discuss I suppose.
I also noticed that Pipex were getting good reviews for one of the best new
traders on the market, but at £33.50, they look a little heavily priced
perhaps for the domestic customer?
Robin.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Hodgson [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew
Hodgson
Sent: 06 January 2005 08:59
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [access-uk] Re: Choosing broadband provider
Hi,
The point that Dave was making was that with the BT Yahoo offering have to
use special software to perform specific actions/extra services, which you
pay in the base price. The base price is slightly more expensive for the
Yahoo offering than other providers. Whereas, with providers such as
Plusnet, everything is done through a fairly straightforward website, so if
you want a service enabled, you do it via the web, not the software.
I would rather use a provider like Plusnet for this reason any day than BT.
Remember also the cheaper BT Broadband, has no provisioning for
sending/receiving email, you have to go elsewhere, which will probably most
likely be extra cost.
Andrew.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Robin Clayden
Sent: Thu 06/01/2005 08:50
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Choosing broadband provider
Hi,
What we have to remember here, and be clear on, is your broadband
connection, or ADSL will likely be BT at your local telephone exchange,
then, you have your Internet Service Provider, ISP, who may be btopenworld,
Plus net, or whoever. BT Openworld or whatever ISP you choose, are a
separate entity from your BT telephone line supplier.
There's no dial up, it's instant connection, so I have to disagree with the
point Dave makes on that. At the end of the day, all you want is a
dependable and secure connection, and BT certainly have been in that league
for many years.
Although I'm critical of BT Yahoo and it's non accessibility, I can
basically do without it with comfort. I have Ad-Aware, Spybot, & AVG on my 2
main machines at home on a wireless network who's router has a sophisticated
firewall, and then, once I convert both pc's to XP when I can afford it,
then there's another good firewall there as a backup.
Don't dismiss BT Yahoo just yet, they at least are reliable, and I noticed
on that broadband checker site I mentioned, that there are 2 BT Broadband
packages available, one at £24.99, simply called btbroadddband, and BT Yahoo
broadband at £26.99, so it might be worth digging deeper into the former one
for more info.
As cable isn't available in my area, I can't offer any input there, sorry.
Robin.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dave
Sent: 05 January 2005 17:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Choosing broadband provider
You need a provider who uses the web to accomplish it's checks and controls.
BT Yahoo use inaccessible software for lots of things. You can get online,
but you can't use their browser, family filtering or anything else. You
have to completely bypass their dialler as well on dial up, so probably
broadband too.
www.plus.net is pretty good if you ask me!
Cheers
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Clayden" <r.clayden@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Choosing broadband provider
Hi again Catharine,
Try www.broadbandchecker.co.uk
This gives you all the available options for your post code area, cable or
ADSL.
Robin.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Catherine Turner
Sent: 05 January 2005 15:38
To: Access-UK
Subject: [access-uk] Choosing broadband provider
Hi,
I'm finally going to make the step into broadband, and am wondering if
anyone recommends any sites for comparing broadband providers or for info on
it? Also, is there anything I need to be aware of in terms of
accesisibility - I seem to remember something about accessibility or some
other kind of problems with bt yahoo?
Catherine
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