How Fast is your Internet?

[5corpio]

Re: How Fast is your Internet?

Just got an offer from o2 tonight............

Unlimited Broadband, Router Box, Line Rental (New install line in premises 'as i not got a phone line' ((£86, but is an o2 customer, only £43)), 12 Mth contract All for = £15.25 p/mth + £40.00 Voucher for joining.............

Average Speed 12-16MB

[pompeyfaith]

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5corpio,

Like everything while it may sound good do your homework first, they say unlimited but the only truly unlimited service I know off is sky.

Who are you with now and who is your TV service provider?

[BBoo]

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We've been with Sky for ages and on the whole been perfectly satisfied. However, one downside is that every so often we become aware that it has slowed down fairly considerably - it happens gradually over a period of time, so you're not really aware of it happening.

We have found one phone call to Sky - insist on going to their second tier team who actually have some idea what they're talking about, and they turn up the speed again for you.

I don't know whether this slow down is a normal issue, or just Sky playing silly buggers, but it has happened a few times over the years with us.

[pompeyfaith]

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BBoo,

Yes that has happened a couple of times with me and as you say a phone call sorts it, however the beauty is that the unlimited service truely is unlimited no restrictions on downloading at all and as my son downloads a lot of music related programs of a large size that is a big bonus.

When I was with BT I was forever getting emails telling me we had exceeded the download limit and was thus limiting our service.

[5corpio]

Re: How Fast is your Internet?

5corpio,

Like everything while it may sound good do your homework first, they say unlimited but the only truly unlimited service I know off is sky.

Who are you with now and who is your TV service provider?

Hi PF

I've already done my homework (i called them).
i don't own or have a landline
Freesat

[5corpio]

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[BBoo]

Re: How Fast is your Internet?

Hi PF

I've already done my homework (i called them).
i don't own or have a landline
Freesat

Please could you expand on this?

[5corpio]

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Please could you expand on this?

[5corpio]

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Please could you expand on this?

i don't own a Landline - i use a Dongle for internet - 3GB £15 p/mth

BT would charge £200 to put a telephone line - in the property, thus paying £200, followed by signing a 24 mth contract to have a phoneline and a broadband connection (whatever the costs are = more than o2 anyhoo).

o2, will put an line in for half price, as i am an long serving customer ie £86. xp for the sum of £43 xp for the engineer to come out. Phone line and All Rounder unlimted internet package able to recieve up to 20MB (subject to traffic - ie 12-16MB) speed as i live about 200 yrs from the exchange for £6.25 rather than £12.50 (as an long customer of o2), and the phone line would be £9 Flat. Or £10.50 for weekend and evening calls (But i have enough mins on Phone, so wont need)

[pompeyfaith]

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5corpio,

Gotcha now yes BT are crap anyway

[BBoo]

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i don't own a Landline - i use a Dongle for internet - 3GB £15 p/mth

Excellent - that's what I was hoping for. We are doing away with our landline (and hence broadband) at the end of this month - broadband goes in 5 days!) as we have loads of contracted minutes and 3 dongles giving 15GB of internet each, as well as two smart phones which can be used as a dongle to access the web. There's even an app so several computers can access through one phone.

This is why I've been working through the apps to find a good one for recording from a mobile. The speed on a dongle is sufficient for us.

[oscar]

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i as i live about 200 yrs from the exchange

Light years or Lunar years

[5corpio]

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Yrds...........

[garlok]

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Cubits???

Garlok

[5corpio]

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Excellent - that's what I was hoping for. We are doing away with our landline (and hence broadband) at the end of this month - broadband goes in 5 days!) as we have loads of contracted minutes and 3 dongles giving 15GB of internet each, as well as two smart phones which can be used as a dongle to access the web. There's even an app so several computers can access through one phone.

This is why I've been working through the apps to find a good one for recording from a mobile. The speed on a dongle is sufficient for us.

Just a quick thought BBoo

if you are an o2 mobile customer (more than 2 years), you get your phoneline 1/2 price and broadband 1/2 price.

mine is going to cost me total: £15.00 p/mth: (12mth contract), rollover for another year (if happy with them), if you sign up before March 2012

unlimited internet (Yes its unlimited usage - subject to traffic watch)
wifi router unit (Free)
telephone line rental
*evening and weekend calls £1.90 extra (thats an add on, but i have enough free mins so not bothering with that)

i'll post my line speed (when its all connected, got the router box, engineering coming out to install me a new phone line 1/2 price £43 rather than £86)

Good luck on either BBoo, network 3, i've found very good (but depends on your HSPDA network area for reception) Linky for postcode Huawei Premium dongle on Three