Recommend an ISP

[Sportsman]

I am currently with Orange (I know, I know, don't laugh) and I have finally had enough of the poor service.

I am looking to change and there are loads of providers who promise the Earth, but do they live up to their promises?

Who is best

Edited October 23, 2009 by Sportsman

[Elton]

Been with BT for years. No complaints and, trust me, if I could find something to have a go at BT about, I would!

[jeepster]

Been with BT forever too and never had a problem, I hear people sometimes have trouble getting through to the helplines, but as I've never had a problem, that's never been an issue. Also you get the marvellous BT Vision system for almost nowt (think Sky Plus )

[chesters1]

BT! none of this blame stuff where the ISP blames BT and vice versa ,more costly but worth the slight extra.

Backup is excellent albeit distinctly indian but they do their best.

no bt vision out here though

Edited October 23, 2009 by chesters1

[ayjay]

IDNet.

 

I had my phone with BT until recently and couldn't get away quick enough, they kept on getting my bills wrong and were impossible to talk to on the phone. Even when they agreed that the bills were wrong the same mistake was made for the next three months.

[Chris Goddard]

Well I don't use a UK ISP so not really able to recommend as such? BUT I can only say I have a younger brother and he is the worst customer you could have!! BT, Virgin, Orange,Cable.......Etc, Etc, He recently opened an account with Talk Talk and has said to me " This is the best service I have had in years you know Chris" and believe yo me coming from Mr J Goddard that IS a recommendation in itself!! Mum is also with them and so are a LOT of her mates both with and without internet and they all without any exception rate TT very highly and ALL have had problems with BT and hence the change to TT. COULD be just a Yorkshire thing??

 

Now if you were In France!!!! As24telecom with no shadow of a doubt at all! Put it this way, the line was installed and running by 5pm as promised at 6pm we had our first call, It was the MD of AS24Telecom!!! Asking if all had gone well?? Never happened with BT good as they are!!

[n4lly]

I have Tiscali on a BT land line..faultless.

 

Virgin keep bugging me as apparently our hoom is hooked up to

their wired thingamybob, worth it ?

 

If i went Virgin, would i lose my email address ?

 

Edited October 23, 2009 by n4lly

[billy50000]

im with talktalk

 

other than the usual (if the problem is inside the house )business(which bt and others do ive had no probs other than waiting a lifetime to transfer my service from one house to my new address..

 

oh and the cost of a new contract etc

 

but other than that i get free landline calls(local )but for a small extra i can and do get any landline calls no matter where in the uk.

 

you also get the ability to screen calls for a small amount per month which rids "do you have home insurance" or "did you know a women got 70% of her debt knocked off" blar blar blar phonecalls(automated)

 

the net in my area runs in at around 7mgs download and 600+upload speeds

 

and using my netgear and its wireless stuff for my daughter its perfect and at a low cost per month its good.

 

avoiding mobiles where possible:)

[Guest Brumagem Phil]

Been with telewest......now virgin since the year dot. Not quite the cheapest BUT I don't bother with a landline phone as mobiles these days have such good packages so don't pay a standing charge. Costs me 25 quid a month (or thereabouts) for up to 10meg download speeds and unlimited downloading.

 

Their network is very rarely down and when it is its fixed quickly.

 

Up here in norfolk, my good lady is on plusnet.......and its C...R...A....P......I hate it!!!! Having said that others with other ISP's complain so perhaps its just BT's base network in the area which they all use? Not a big geek so not sure how it all works but guess all bar virgin use everyone elses lines anyway.

[Worms]

BT, no problems for the past 4 years