"Zordiac" <zordiac@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7744b29b.0308080347.54f67827@posting.google.c om...
I am with Virgin.net for eight months.
Am renting, so yearly contract is simply NOT an option for me.
Love the speed, max possible at 512 kbit/sec line. I get 478/246 by
ADSLGuide.org.uk test.
Virgin.net uses NTL network infrastructure, which is quite reliable and has
good peering to other UK networks as well.

Speaking about Premium rate support, they would keep you there only if you
are the part of problem (read: a person who would put a USB device into
network socket... you get the idea.).
Otherwise they would recommend you to recall their 0845 Lo-Call support
line.
+ E-mail works.
When called there to clarify an issue with login/password not yet working
during the activation, the tech there instantly recommended me to recall at
0845 number to ADSL support group. That I did, and solved my problem at
Lo-Call rate and not 0906, mind you.
Didn't have any issues to even bother calling Tech Support since. It just
works.

Oh yeah, and I'm using a PCI ADSL modem which half users just fail to make
work. I'm quite happy with it. I even customised the Conexant drivers for
make/model/parameters.
Virgin don't force you to buy starter kit from them. Even though on their
website they would highly recommend you to buy it You are not obliged to.

UNLIKE "no frills" BT Broadband at a higher rate, you get 5 POP3 and 10 Megs
webspace available through FTP.

So for me it seems like a balance of quality/price/options.
Of course people are bandwidth hungry these days and don't consider anything
less than 2MB, but then my opinion differs and 1/2MB is enough for me.
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zordiac@hotmail.com (Zordiac) wrote in message
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I went with Pipex in the end:
- they provide an adsl usb modem and filters for one off £17.57 inc
vat
- have a monthly rate of £23.44 inc vat - monthly contract
- no activation fee
- No static address but can get round this using no-ip.com etc or pay
an extra £2 month for the static addresses.
- Pipex also has a newsgroup!

I was concerned about living some distance from the exchange but it
flys 60k+ downloads.

On 17 Aug 2003 09:42:50 -0700, zordiac@hotmail.com (Zordiac) wrote:

Darn, I was looking forward to be able to negotiate a discount from
F2S following my recommendation :-)

Hope it all goes well.

Bill.

"Paul King" <paul.g.king@theobviousdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message news:<3f400be9$0$15035$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.co m>...
Paul its just that I read somewhere < if you plan to run webservers
(email, http, ftp or whatever), you will need a static IP. There are
ways round it, but its simpler with static. > I was planning to be
able to use my PC remotely.