I noticed Central Point now does 150kbs at 13.90 a month. To save
money Id thought id switch for a few months then upgrade again when I
can. Anyone used 150k? Is it usable?

steve <steve.southgate@cpbbflex.co.uk> wrote:
It's slower than 512K...
Of course it's usable.
56K modem is usable, 300baud modems are usable.
Consider small print, minimum contracts, and conversion fees.
Traffic limits?
What do you do with your broadband.

"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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I personally feel that anything above 300K is usable given the average
content of websites today. You can drop as low as 256K, but below that it
gets slow.

AMO

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:02:44 +0000, AMO wrote:

i reckon it entirely depends on what you're used to. if you've been stuck
with 14.4kbps, say, 33.6kbps seems quite fast. i remember going from 2400
to 14.4k and it was amazingly fast! in those days, of course, you didn't
have to transfer half a GB just to look at a few lines of text! ;-)

but if you go from 56k to 150k, it's going to seem a bit faster. and a big
advantage is you don't pay by time.

will

"steve" <steve.southgate@cpbbflex.co.uk> wrote in message
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I can't find the 150k service on there website, any link available please?

steve <steve.southgate@cpbbflex.co.uk> wrote:
I would consider plusnets offerings.
You can move to plusnet for free, and it's then 14.99/month at 512K/1Mb.
But the included data in this package is 1Gb, and extra gigabytes are about
1.50, with a maximum price of some 23 quid (IIRC).
Unlimited email addresses and a number of additional features.

Exactly what you use your broadband for will depend on if this is a good idea.
Browsing and downloading will usually be snappier, but if you'd go over
1Gb, then it's possibly not worth it.

(I'd appreciate you entering 'mauve' into the 'referrer' box if you choose
to do this, but I won't get anything for it unless you later decide to
upgrade, in which case I might get a small discount off the bill (you will
also be able to sign up friends and get varying discounts)

"steve" <steve.southgate@cpbbflex.co.uk> wrote in message
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Havent used 150k, but have you considered
http://www.adsl4less.com
their 512k is under 15 quid per month

"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Yeah like in most of you damn posts

Only if he is a current broadband user


Useless IMO if you have a 512k service and use the net more then a few
hours aday or want to transfer largish files

Did you not see the title "im broke" do you think thats cheap for a person
thats broke?

Agreed

Like you do for everyone.

LOL, you might get a discount eh? LOL

Dave <not.valid.for@privacy.net> wrote:
I like the services.
I was assuming he was, as the "id switch" implied.
Not everybody does.
For some, it can be a usefull saving.

"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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You want to save money.........END OFF

Assuming eh? I call it making it sound good

Kinda pointless have a fast connection if you dont use the net that often

WTF??????

Ah no answer eh????????

On 12 Nov 2004 in uk.telecom.broadband, "Dave" wrote:

Oh dear... what a blinkered view... ever run a mail server on an ISDN
line ?

You don't have to be pulling vast quantities of data to find an ADSL
service more convenient and much cheaper (compare Highway line rental,
BT Surftime Anytime, and a Demon Premier Connect Plus account vs standard
line rent and Metronet PAYGG... may save 400 first year and 600 afterwards

"Peter M" <us-mail@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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Oh dear you really think "a broke" poster is gonna do that, and with a 150k
line?????????

Why do you think i made an alternative suggestion to him for a cheap
provider?
This poster wants a cheap service, Plusnet and those you have mentioned
(apart from perhaps metronet) i do not believe would be suitable to them.
The original poster will correct me if im wrong but i get the impression
money is a bit tight amd they want a cheap service.

On 12 Nov 2004 in uk.telecom.broadband, "Dave" wrote:

No, it was a response to your general comment, not this specific need
"pointless have a fast connection if you dont use the net that often"

Point being that traffic might be infrequent if mail is the only need, but
it is now easy, and pretty cheap, to have an "always on" service, using an
ADSL connection and whatever the speed, it will handle mail and be fine in
use by someone who wants to do some lookups or browsiing but you'd class
as someone not using the net "that often".

I've not suggested Plus.Net or ny other to the OP as an ISP providing a
cheap service. I put forward Metronet for you to be able to see that in
some situations, where dial-up giving 24x7 connection (however infrequent
the actual traffic - eg for a mail server) would cost several times what a
Metronet 500 connection does now.

Believe me, I've helped firms save cash and been rewarded for my time...
one case saved them several thousand and they paid me a fee of 25% of the
saving, for my 30 minutes work... wish that type of job came up every
month :-) Oh, and don't ask me for my VAT registration number... it
isn't an essential - I don't live to WORK, but work to LIVE (how,
where, when and with whom is my business :-)

I moved on from that to your specific comment. That's why I trimmed to
show only your specific comment before I responded. Peter M.
--
runbox.com - 1000 MB of mail storage and 100 MB for files...
30 day free trial... <http://web.vfm-deals.com/runbox/>

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:04:03 +0000, steve
<steve.southgate@cpbbflex.co.uk> wrote:


Thanks for that.
I have opted for the 150kbs and will keep you posted. I still have to
pay last months payment :-( which they originaly phoned me about but
thier salesman did a good job keeping me and giving me the option on
the phone of 13.99 They actually charged me 12.99 for next month but
;-)
Steve

"Peter M" <us-mail@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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Well it is, if you dont use the net very often, why fork out around 20 quid
when a 5 quid per month dial up would probably surfice.

No i know you didnt suggest plus net the bozo referal kiddie done that. As
for the others you mentioned I.E. BT surf time, demon etc, it is those that
i meant would probably not be suitable for this poster.

I have no reason to ask for your vat no, i only asked the idiot in the
other thread for it as his ideas about profit are different to mine and he
tried to claim he had been running his own business for over 4 years, that
given his contradictions and lack of knowing what he was talking about (re:
most isps use datastream).

Well im sure if he replys we will have a better idea.

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:56:16 -0000, "Dave" <not.valid.for@privacy.net>
wrote:

FCOL, do you think the wired world began when ADSL was invented? I ran
a small company's mailserver on a 56k dialup for several years. Heck,
I started the mailserver with only 33K dialup.

Free Clue: its not how big your pipe is, its what you do with it, as
the actress said to the bishop.

In article <uuaap01tdi50iglbvv3p474h0nhoj1pjd4@4ax.com>, Mark McIntyre
says...

--
Conor

Normality will be restored once we actually work out what normality is.

"Mark McIntyre" <markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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Free Clue: We are not living in the age of 33k anymore.

In MsgID<cn3oh5$cfa$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk> within
uk.telecom.broadband, 'Dave' wrote:

Free Clue - Grab it while you can, you desperately need one.

--
Dave Johnson - requiem@freeuk.com

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 22:24:58 -0000, Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com>
wrote:

Yeah, well, if we're playing that game, my first Modem was one you
plugged a phone handset into two big rubber cups, it ran at 300 baud I
think. Used it to login to Janet & check the progress of my batches.