Help me choose between two ISPs ...

Golden Ape · 11 Apr 2008 at 10:39

Morning there. I've just moved into a new place and am trying to decide which ISP to go with. I think I've narrowed it down to two but figured it is always a good idea to get some input.

So the requirements: I've a BT line that I'm stuck with so it has to be ADSL - the connection is mainly for a bit of work (when I work from home) and possibly a bit of downloading at the weekend.

The choice: I figured I go with either BE or ADSL24 (or one of their resellers).
Pros for BE are that for £18/month it's fast and unlimited and I get a box that should replace my seperate ADSL modem and wireless hub (though their box might be useless).

Pros for ADSL24 or The Free software Net (one of their resellers). Well they get really good customer review and let's face it there are geek-points to be had for using the free software federation as an ISP. The connection is probably slower than Be and for £16.50 you get an on peak cap of 3gb (low) or for £20 that goes upto 30gb.

Both give me static IP which I want. So what do you think - what should I do?

Golden Ape · 11 Apr 2008 at 12:00

Ah I'm really glad I asked about this ... Just checked out samknows apparently our exchange (New Cross) is due to get WBC in August - what is WBC though and why do I want it? On the same site I was quite surprised to see LLU operators present at the exchange includes Be but not Enta

Golden Ape · 11 Apr 2008 at 12:11

Right I see. That makes the choice even more difficult! So Be or Enta, Be or Enta. I'm thinking Enta, not really sure why but I guess they seem to get better customer reviews and that counts for quite a lot...

Golden Ape · 11 Apr 2008 at 15:52

Thanks for your help everyone. I've learnt quite a bit today. Anyway in the end I've opted for ADSL24 - good user feedback, reasonable size ISP (resells Enta) and I figured with the upgrade to ADSL 2+ in the pipeline it was probably a good option.