best internet in UK
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- NEWSFLASH
hai
sorry for this mundane thread,
could anyone advise me on what internet package i should buy in the Uk ?.
Just want web, not looking for a landline phone or TV package or anything..
Tried to goole it, but that was a minefield.. bit like looking for design blog advice from whoever runs that crappy picsroll blog always in the public choice..
- NEWSFLASH0
^ & thanks
- detritus0
Sadly, I think you're stuck with needing a BT landline contract if you wanted ADSL through phone. Cable options mean no BT landline, though with whatever package they dicate.
Only other route I could suggest is going with some kind of 3G card deal.
I hope someone can prove me wrong, as I object to having to pay (an admittedly nominal) sum to BT each month, just for the pleasure of buying internet with someone else (BeUnlimited, incidentally).
- Dancer0
What are you looking for inparticluar?
Speed
Reliability
Customer service?Virgin will always be the quickest as it's cable. They've got that corner of the BB market sewn up. Shit Custmer service so I hear
- Generally cordial customer service. Just ineffective and hobbled by their masters' shit service and contracts.detritus
- Dancer0
Nairn as you probably know you can get the phone line with Virgin too... that's of course if you like the "hold" music.
- Autokern0
Virgin has 2 modes: on the areas covered by fiber optic, it properly cut you out from the bt line and connect your hose with the fiber. Which is good and fast (had similar deal while in Italy: REAL 10Mbits)
Otherwise if your area is not covered by the cable they tell you anyway that you are going to get 20 Mbits, but via the normal landline (not sure tho if they overtake bt or not) but, those promised 20Mbits are plainly bullshit.