Sky Broadband.

[sparky]

TalkTalk aka CrapCrap.

May be better now but it took them at least 6 months to connect a friend, date after date promised but no connection.
Then his email was not reliable for a while.
But to be fair no hassles recently.

They have bought out UK division of AOL and as I understand will be combining the two systems. We are on AOL at work so half expecting hassle sooner or later.

[Trumpton]

OK, how do you rate Tiscali then? I've heard some good and some bad things about them. I can't make my mind up. !confused!

[Sam Slater]

Couple of mates have 2mb Tiscali. Shitty USB modems that keep disconnecting you. Speeds are what they say they are though; but can they deliver 8mb?

[Trumpton]

You see I'm looking to change my ISP. Currently I'm with BT, but they're on the expensive side - although I've never had any problems with them.

[Sam Slater]

How much are you paying, what speed are you at, and is it unlimited?

[Trumpton]

Prof wrote:

> How much are you paying,

GBP37.50 per month - that includes all my phone calls, line rental etc.

> what speed are you at,

Allegedly 6.5mb - in fact it's only about 4mb.

> and is it unlimited?

No, 5gb limit per month.

[Sam Slater]

I think I pay BT about ?13 a month, then Be ?14 a month for 8mb (I'm getting over 10mb) and unlimited use.

Tiscali would be cheaper, but those usb modems are wank. I'd stick it out a while longer until your exchange gives you more choice.

[Peter]

I'm with nildram (now owned by Pipex, a tiscali company.........) and have never had a problem.

Although it seems some don' like them, i've never had any appreciable downtime, (about 2 hrs is the longest I c an remember) and the tech support is excellent, as they actually know what a mac is.

[Trumpton]

My GBP37.50 per month pays for everything - including phone calls.

[Sam Slater]

Well, I pay ?10 less than you, per month but I only get free evening and weekend calls to landlines. Hardly use the landline to be honest as my mobile contract covers all my phone needs.