Broadband

[lukey121]

I am going to sign up for broadband this week. I have thought about signing up with Tescos or BT. Are there better providers or are they all prettty much the same. Also some have download limits, what happens if you go over this limit? do you get charged?

[Headtime]

I would avoid any provider that imposes download/upload limits. (Although I'm with BTYahoo/Openworld - They do now, and I'm about to move). This website has comprehensive reviews and comparisons between the various providers; http://www.adslguide.org.uk/ It may help you. Good luck.

[mittmotts]

I think there all pretty much the same.  I am currently on Wanadoo broadband which is 512 kbps for �17.99 a month, I have a download limit but I have never actually reached it and I send loads of emails and spend lots of time on the net.  My brother he is on NTL and his is the same price and does the same thing!!  You can pay approx �35 for faster speeds but personally i think for home use thats not necessary.

[Headtime]

It's a good point mittmots, but if lukey is looking to download lots of music or video or play on-line games, that allowance getseaten into very quickly. If he's just collecting email or wanting a better browsing experience then maybe a capped service, as you say, is better.

[Headtime]

Also the correct page at Adslguide is this one; http://www.adslguide.org.uk/isps/compare.asp

[Tweed]

I would go for a dedicated connection, not one that is shared with the phone line. It may not be available in all areas.

[adamuser]

I recommend blueyonder broadband (however it is a british company if you are not in the UK), look them up. www.blueyonder.co.uk there are no up or download limits!!

[Mattk]

all wanadoo connections are now 1 meg lines depending on your proximity to your exchange.visit the site and follow the links and you can do an availablity checker

[TEAK36]

I pay �37.99 per month for NTL 1.5MB broadband,and have had no problems since it was installed 18 months ago.I dont know if there is a limit,but I download about 40 Gig per month without difficulty.

[Gandy]

I second adamuser.  Blueyonder is great if you can get it.  They have a roll out strategy that takes them all the way to 28mbps.  They have already installed the network.  No BT style exchange upgrades needed when trigger levels are sufficient.

[Mike1234]

im with pipex and im payoing �24.33 a month for an unlimeted 512k connection. You get free hardware and free instalation, no hidden costs. I really reccomend it as it has caused no hasstle whatsoever. http://www.pipex.net/