new provider - heavey user

mr.bond · 29 Dec 2006 at 01:18

Hello all,

I need an ISP who'll allow me to hammer downloads, a lot. I use Newsgroups fairly heavily and would like to have 2mb + unlimited (realy unlimited if possible).

Am currently with Griffin and they seem to have intro'd a 132BG per month fair usage policy and cost a fair bit for 2mb, which is now too small for me. Does anyone here use or know of an ISP that caters for heavier users? :confused:

Phil99 · 29 Dec 2006 at 01:43

NTL or AOL

Can't think of any other ISPs that'd cater for that sort of usage pattern at an affordable or sustainable rate.

Stellios · 29 Dec 2006 at 01:53

Telewest if you can get cable

DanMc07 · 29 Dec 2006 at 03:44

agreed ide go for telewest if you can get cable

Topgun · 29 Dec 2006 at 04:19

If you cant get cable, I believe primus do a good 2mbit unlimited service for £20 although they do not advertise it. http://www.primustel.co.uk/. LLU could be an option if you want higher speeds.

mr.bond · 29 Dec 2006 at 12:05

Thanks for the replies, I live in an area without cable :mad:

so has to be adsl. Will have a look at that primus one.

tolien · 29 Dec 2006 at 12:10

At £20 a month, I wouldn't expect it to stay unlimited for long.

Zen do unlimited on their Office tiers...for £93 a month for up to 8Mbps.

4T5 · 29 Dec 2006 at 12:19

NTL in my area is Superb.
I have never been questioned about downloads and have never had any restrictions set.
Been with them for years now and it is an Excellent service.

Topgun · 29 Dec 2006 at 12:48

There is a long discussion about Primus on MSE and no complaints that I have seen. It is infact cheaper than I first thought. £17/month for 2meg.

jdderbys · 29 Dec 2006 at 12:57

bulldog is 8mbit completly unlimited although the speed you will get depends on location. i get about 4mbit and download over 200gig a month

Macro · 29 Dec 2006 at 14:48

What on earth do you download to exceed 132GB per month every month???

That's a hell of a lot of Pr0n!!!!

jdderbys · 29 Dec 2006 at 16:19

one dvd would be 8gig plus all the tv shows not yet shown here does add up over a month.

Mana · 29 Dec 2006 at 16:54

give nildram a go mate...

this month i have downloaded about 300gb from them...

they have a fair use policy of 50gb a month BUT unlike other isps this only applies from 8am to midnight. so thats still plenty of scope to do a bit of downloading during the day each day, but just set your big downloads to go overnight and u are laughing.

i think in total in line rental, i pay about £35 a month. but then again, everything i download i leech at 750kb/s (8mbit maxadsl). so i think its worth it and its very very stable!

http://broadband.nildram.net/products/broadband2/

Indy500 · 29 Dec 2006 at 16:59

Aquiss have large off-peak allowances (330GB plus 30GB peak) for £25 a month (8mb down, 448k up) worth checking out. Monthly contract as well

http://www.aquiss.net/broadband-max.php

Mana · 29 Dec 2006 at 17:02

nono nildram is the best!!!! no limits from 12am - 8am!!!!!

downloading at potentially 800kb/s... think of how many gb's a month that is.!!! easily beats 330gb a month!

Indy500 · 29 Dec 2006 at 17:10

Mana said:
nono nildram is the best!!!! no limits from 12am - 8am!!!!!

downloading at potentially 800kb/s... think of how many gb's a month that is.!!! easily beats 330gb a month!

Do you work for them or something

tolien · 29 Dec 2006 at 17:39

Mana said:
no limits from 12am - 8am!!!!!

Enta (a la Aquiss, UKFSN et al) are 8am - 10pm off peak, so they're better still

mr.bond · 29 Dec 2006 at 18:00

Well thanks lads/lasses, will give Nildram/Arquis a go. Looks good, 8mb off peak will do more than 2mb 'on peak' by the looks of it.

and for less.