need broadband

englishpremier · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:40

I have recently moved into a new house without broadband. I had registered to NTL but either they didn’t come during the hours they told me or I missed them. Either way I don’t have broadband up and running. They can’t do anything for over a week so I’m looking for a new ISP ASAP.

We have a BT landline and previously had broadband in the house with another ISP (former tenants). I’m looking for an ADSL service that I can basically get up an running in a hurry.

Does anyone have any ideas? Also what was the link to the ISP reviews?

Troop · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:46

If your line is Free,IE no orders on it, and you need to get up going quickly.
have a look at www.newnet.co.uk.

I signed up with them at 11 O'Clock in the morning and I got on line with them at 2.30 the same day , well impressed at getting connected in 3 1/2 hours.

I've had no problems with them and always good speeds.

dirtydog · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:46

I'd wait for ntl if it was me... it seems crazy to get ADSL in a cable area.

englishpremier · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:48

Troop said:
If your line is Free,IE no orders on it, and you need to get up going quickly.
have a look at www.newnet.co.uk.

I signed up with them at 11 O'Clock in the morning and I got on line with them at 2.30 the same day , well impressed at getting connected in 3 1/2 hours.

I've had no problems with them and always good speeds.

what happends if the line is not free how do i free it up?

Dirtydog - cannot do NTL as I work 9-5 so not available for the installation.

hominid · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:49

Yep - try and hold out for NTL, it'll be worth it in the long term.

dirtydog · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:51

Take a day off or get them to come at the weekend?

Lanz · 2 Oct 2006 at 15:02

dirtydog said:
I'd wait for ntl if it was me... it seems crazy to get ADSL in a cable area.

Its not crazy, NTL are a CRAP COMPANY, i'd much rather have ADSL with a decent supplier.

dirtydog · 2 Oct 2006 at 15:18

Lanz said:
NTL are a CRAP COMPANY

True but their internet service is generally excellent - fast, reliable and uncapped, and at a lower price than the equivalent ADSL service

englishpremier · 2 Oct 2006 at 15:35

says i need to contact the old provider and get a MAC number. problem is i have not clue who the old provider was since it was with a previous tennant.

englishpremier · 3 Oct 2006 at 13:37

cancelled the NTL just can't get anyone in for the installation.

Apprently i'm 1km from the exchange and there are tiscali LLU and bulldog LLU in the area.

hyper_piper45 · 3 Oct 2006 at 14:19

englishpremier said:
cancelled the NTL just can't get anyone in for the installation.

Apprently i'm 1km from the exchange and there are tiscali LLU and bulldog LLU in the area.

I would consider going for bulldog then.

englishpremier · 3 Oct 2006 at 14:51

hyper_piper45 said:
I would consider going for bulldog then.

cool i will check them out, though I remember people saying a number of bad things about them when they first started touting highspeed access.

The previous broadband comes off the line on Friday, so hopefully i can be up and running by Tuesday.

bulldog will only offer me an option to either take a new bulldog phone line at £10/m or to change my existing line to bulldog rather than BT.

hyper_piper45 · 3 Oct 2006 at 15:24

yeah you have to change to bulldog as your telephone provider. But it will mean you should get truely uncapped internet upto 16mb which is double bt's best offering.