I need an alternative to Virgin Media for fast Broadband &T
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All that jazz said:
Anything involving BTs wet string will result in a whole pile of grief and heart ache. If you want even something vaguely reliable from BT you need to part with ££££ for a leased line from them. In short if you want a reliable internet connection for sensible monies, either get Virgin or don't move house if Virgin isn't available. Choosing Plusnet, Zen or any other of the resellers makes absolutely no difference to the end product. The only thing that's different is that they answer the phone in less than 30 mins and they talk nicely to you; it's still BTs wet string at the end of the day.
yet another PH powerfully built director who doesn't understand the difference between BT and Openreach ... there aren't 'resellers' any more ... I presume LLU must have passed you by ... mph1977 said:
got a cite for that , or is it perhaps just that virgin haven;t been able to afford to maintain and u8pgrade their existing inherited plant until recently never mind do substantial expansion ...
No site sorry, when we were looking for a house every new build development we went to, the sales agents told us Virgin wasn't available and wouldn't be for several years for this reason.I forgot to mention, we're supposed to be on 20mb broadband, but downloading games on Steam...tops out at 4mb/s and the signal is up and down like a we's knickers. I'm tp-linked because the wireless router sky supplied is crap.
All that jazz said:
Anything involving BTs wet string will result in a whole pile of grief and heart ache. If you want even something vaguely reliable from BT you need to part with ££££ for a leased line from them. In short if you want a reliable internet connection for sensible monies, either get Virgin or don't move house if Virgin isn't available. Choosing Plusnet, Zen or any other of the resellers makes absolutely no difference to the end product. The only thing that's different is that they answer the phone in less than 30 mins and they talk nicely to you; it's still BTs wet string at the end of the day.
My BIL who lives in a village in Norfolk resorted to getting two lines and doubling them up in his router. The thing is that costs £50 a month just to get "up to" 34 Mb/s. And I have to buy a router (and 2 x Freesat boxes while I'm at it).Whereas I was paying something like £100 a month for 150 Mb/s (about to become 200....0, unlimited downloads (I'll to 200 Gb this month), the big kahuna TV package and a mobile. and all the kit was free.
fk.
When it comes to broadband cable connection (not telephone) & speed there is no better than Virginmedia. Stick with them or you will regret it big time!!! The others are just crap in comparaison, and my neighbours can testify to that, TalkTalk are the worst followed by BT and the rest. From the days of Blueyonder to now VirginMedia, customer service is top notch. I have VM both at home & in my business premisses and I highly recommend them.
allnighter said:
there is no better than Virginmedia.
Yeah I know. I'm been on Virgin for 6 years now. Before that BT Infinity and before that BT Wet String.At the end of the day I'm moving house and there's nothing I can do about it.
(apart from getting some EE 4G double speed as a backup. and huge data bills. and having to unlearn the internet)
AC43 said:
allnighter said:
there is no better than Virginmedia.
Yeah I know. I'm been on Virgin for 6 years now. Before that BT Infinity and before that BT Wet String.At the end of the day I'm moving house and there's nothing I can do about it.
(apart from getting some EE 4G double speed as a backup. and huge data bills. and having to unlearn the internet)
allnighter said:
AC43 said:
allnighter said:
there is no better than Virginmedia.
Yeah I know. I'm been on Virgin for 6 years now. Before that BT Infinity and before that BT Wet String.At the end of the day I'm moving house and there's nothing I can do about it.
(apart from getting some EE 4G double speed as a backup. and huge data bills. and having to unlearn the internet)
Upadate.
Talk Talk all you can eat broadband ordered.
First Freesat box ordered
And today I found today that EE do an all you can eat data plan 4G SIM only deal - going to get that.
At the end of the day that means I can stream as much Spotify at the highest quality setting as I want. For me, that's the killer app.
I can also use it as a 30Gb/month hotspot back up for when the Talk Talk broadband isn't cutting it.
And, handily. I can also use it for Google Maps when I'm out and about.
So far I'm still £60/month better off which in six months will have paid for the 2 x Humax boxes.
So it's not all bad.
Talk Talk all you can eat broadband ordered.
First Freesat box ordered
And today I found today that EE do an all you can eat data plan 4G SIM only deal - going to get that.
At the end of the day that means I can stream as much Spotify at the highest quality setting as I want. For me, that's the killer app.
I can also use it as a 30Gb/month hotspot back up for when the Talk Talk broadband isn't cutting it.
And, handily. I can also use it for Google Maps when I'm out and about.
So far I'm still £60/month better off which in six months will have paid for the 2 x Humax boxes.
So it's not all bad.
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
And today I found today that EE do an all you can eat data plan 4G SIM only deal - going to get that.
I am 99% sure they offer no such thing. Please provide link to the deal.http://store.three.co.uk/view/content/basket?ID=12...
The caveat is that they cap hotspot data at 30Gb/month.
Edited by AC43 on Tuesday 21st June 16:13
AC43 said:
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
And today I found today that EE do an all you can eat data plan 4G SIM only deal - going to get that.
I am 99% sure they offer no such thing. Please provide link to the deal.Edited by All that jazz on Tuesday 21st June 16:17
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
And today I found today that EE do an all you can eat data plan 4G SIM only deal - going to get that.
I am 99% sure they offer no such thing. Please provide link to the deal.3 do AYCE data on 4G.
(just Google it)
AC43 said:
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
And today I found today that EE do an all you can eat data plan 4G SIM only deal - going to get that.
I am 99% sure they offer no such thing. Please provide link to the deal.3 do AYCE data on 4G.
(just Google it)
..and 30 gig goes real fast when you're watching HD.
All that jazz said:
As for streaming Spotify "at the highest quality I want" with Talk Talk broadband :
You've not used Talk Talk before, have you?
I guess you haven't read most of the thread. It's not a very long one but here's the summary;You've not used Talk Talk before, have you?
I tried Talk Talk broadband at the weekend and it was, indeed st. But that didn't surprise me as back in the mists of time I used BT broadband over twisted copper. Which is the same thing.
I never watch movies and will move over to watching all my TV on Freesat. So that takes care of that.
I stream tons of music off my phablet and that is my personal priority - hence going for 3 AYCE data.
And it gives me a tethering back up if the Talk Talk is wheezing. Which it will be.
Edited by AC43 on Tuesday 21st June 16:49
AC43 said:
All that jazz said:
As for streaming Spotify "at the highest quality I want" with Talk Talk broadband :
You've not used Talk Talk before, have you?
I guess you haven't read most of the thread. It's not a very long one but here's the summary;You've not used Talk Talk before, have you?
I tried Talk Talk broadband at the weekend and it was, indeed st. But that didn't surprise me as back in the mists of time I used BT broadband over twisted copper. Which is the same thing.
I never watch movies and will move over to watching all my TV on Freesat. So that takes care of that.
I stream tons of music and that is my personal priority - hence going for 3 AYCE data.
All that jazz said:
AC43 said:
All that jazz said:
As for streaming Spotify "at the highest quality I want" with Talk Talk broadband :
You've not used Talk Talk before, have you?
I guess you haven't read most of the thread. It's not a very long one but here's the summary;You've not used Talk Talk before, have you?
I tried Talk Talk broadband at the weekend and it was, indeed st. But that didn't surprise me as back in the mists of time I used BT broadband over twisted copper. Which is the same thing.
I never watch movies and will move over to watching all my TV on Freesat. So that takes care of that.
I stream tons of music and that is my personal priority - hence going for 3 AYCE data.
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