New apartment, no Virgin, what supplier would you recommend

spm_uk · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:52

Sam knows says I can have

The following services are available in your location:

BT Wholesale ADSL
BT Wholesale ADSL Max
BT Wholesale WBC (21CN)
BT Wholesale SDSL
AOL LLU
TalkTalk (CPW) LLU
Tiscali LLU
Orange LLU (Formerly Wanadoo)
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I was gonna go with o2 access but heard it was crap. Can LLU from them. I've also looked at ADSL24 Adsl2+ which is 30gb off peak £20 which is okay as I can usenet overnight

then there's Xilo etc.

I'm in Lincoln LN2 postcode

what would you choose in my position? Willing to spend 20 a month

spm_uk · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:54

Sorry that was can't get LLU from 02 or BT

GeX · 3 Jun 2010 at 13:12

i use (and am very happy with) Xilo, 1 month rolling contract, 24mb (i sync at 20.8mb), £17.61 a month. They resell CPW - so you should be able to get them.

Dazza_Random · 3 Jun 2010 at 13:14

Dare I say it go with BT?

Best of the bad bunch...

spm_uk · 3 Jun 2010 at 13:21

What router would you recommend with Xilo??

Caged · 3 Jun 2010 at 13:55

TalkTalk Pro LLU.

GeX · 3 Jun 2010 at 13:55

netgear dg834 version v4 (it is stamped on the bottom) or a netgear dg834gt (ex sky router). You can get one of these off ebay for around £20.

mp260767 · 3 Jun 2010 at 16:24

i've been with adsl24 and there were fine.

definately don't go with o2 home access.

GeX · 3 Jun 2010 at 16:35

adsl24 are (iirc) another reseller of CPW

gobbo · 4 Jun 2010 at 07:58

I've just ordered C&W LLU through Vivaciti as it was cheeper than the other resellers and managed to get free installation.

There are a few resellers at the moment:
ADSL24
Xilo
UKFSN
Vivaciti
Tesco

The whole C&W thing can get quite confusing as you have C&W that provide the LLU, then you have a wholeseller (in the case of Vivaciti it's Murphx) but from what I can gather the product is the same. Only differences are support and cost!