Broadband for mother-in-law?

Anonymous · June 11, 2006, 01:43:44 PM

Does that sound like a fair swap? :roflmao:

OK on to the serious question.

Looking to put broadband into mother in laws house. She lives in a non-cable area so it will have to be ADSL. She is not a heavy internet user so a basic package will suffice. She does have a BT line and number and lives in a city so exchange distance shouldn't be an issue.

So fella's what can you recommend? Pref cheap but a bit of quality thrown in won't be bad

Doorman · June 11, 2006, 02:05:48 PM

Typical Scot, wants 'cheap' AND 'quality'!

Blunt · June 11, 2006, 02:26:23 PM

I use Firenet and they are good quality

don't know what you'd call cheap tho <_<

what gaming does she do?

Anonymous · June 11, 2006, 02:35:30 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Blunt@Jun 11 2006, 01:26 PM
what gaming does she do?
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online poker mainly :narnar:

She's 78 and doesn't know one end of a mouse from another. Bit like Doris but older :devil:

Anonymous · June 12, 2006, 12:48:02 PM

bump!

No more suggestions?

Sn00ks · June 12, 2006, 12:53:35 PM

Well I use BT and it works, not sure about price comparisons as I don't pay for it. :devil:

I assume you've checked the usual sources, //www.adslguide.org ?

Gone_Away · June 12, 2006, 12:56:57 PM

Nildram.

I've been using them for over 3 years now. Service and support are excellent. UK based phone support as well.

NF

Jamoe · June 12, 2006, 01:38:58 PM

I put the inlaws on Euro1net, crappy looking site but seems a good deal for what they needed. They haven't had any problems yet. (had it for a few months). They had good reviewss on ISP Review (when i last checked) (Euro1net on ISPReview)

Its a long contract though, I think they signed up for 24 months. Works out at Â£10 a month. Might be too much if u think prices wil come down in the future.

http://www.euro1net.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi

the other thing to checkout is talktalk, my bosses Dad uses it and its been good. But.. theres a 6 month waiting list for it (AFAIK). I dont know anything about Orange/Wanadoos free package, might be worth looking at.

BigFatCat · June 12, 2006, 02:09:05 PM

I use plus.net, Â£15 for a month up to 8Mb and 3GB traffic usage 1600-0000hrs. Up to 50GB outside that, hence I download during the day ;-)

Never had any real issues with them.

http://www.plus.net/residential/broadband/...=resbb_pluslink

Anonymous · June 12, 2006, 03:56:45 PM

Cheers all - lots of stuff to look at now. Much appreciated

Penfold · June 12, 2006, 07:14:56 PM

I'ive used //www.freedom2surf.net for work and have found them superb.

No problems getting through to technical support and very set up.

The have a home package (8mb) from Â£13.99 per month.

However, if she's an infrequent user then, in the pipeline, pay as you go boradband is being rolled out by several companies.

One for certain that has already done it is bulldog.

http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/products...ypeid=54&kt=312

another is IC24

http://www.ic24.net/services/payasyougo/default.asp

Articles on PAYG:

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/bro...39161908,00.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/02/bt_payg_trial/

This PAYG is what I'm waiting for for my in-laws as, like yours, they're not going to be using the net much just for booking flights and researching hotels etc

hth

PEN

Doris · June 12, 2006, 08:21:53 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by BlueBall@Jun 11 2006, 01:35 PM
online poker mainly :narnar:

Bit like Doris but older :devil:
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oi!! AOL is amazing

Sn00ks · June 13, 2006, 11:07:24 AM

Why not try this site? It'll make a recommendation based on what you want to do, price and what is available in your area.
//www.simplyswitch.com

Anonymous · June 13, 2006, 01:17:42 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Sn00ks@Jun 13 2006, 10:07 AM
Why not try this site? It'll make a recommendation based on what you want to do, price and what is available in your area.
//www.simplyswitch.com
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Just had a look. Useful site. PlusNet seems like a suitable package but has anyone heard good or bad about them?

BigFatCat · June 14, 2006, 08:06:47 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by BlueBall@Jun 13 2006, 12:17 PM
PlusNet seems like a suitable package but has anyone heard good or bad about them?

Been using them for a while now, plus the Father in Law signed up too. They just received plaudits for their service and I've never had any real issues with them. Their support line is 0845 and they've an online call-ticket service too.
Connections are pretty fast and reliable in my experience.

If you do make the jump, let me know so I can get a 50p referral discount, I can provide a link :whistle: