Question regarding ISP change

[d3moliti0n]

Hey there

So I am currently on a Tiscali Broadband line and I think we are planning to change to the Sky all in one package where you get your TV, Broadband and Phone for a certain price. My question is, if I cancel Tiscali tonight (and get my MAC code from them), and I contact Sky, how long would I be without the internet for? I already have one of those wireless modem routers they send out, mine looks exactly the same as the one they send apart from it's a Netgear one. Does this mean that I could get back onto the net on the same day or would it take a few days/week to get it sorted?

Thanks for your help and time.

 

[FrenchTart]

If you get a MAC code from Tiscali, your current internet will work until you switch over. Getting a MAC code doesn't cancel your internet (unless your current ISP mess things up or have a stupid policy, quite possible, especially with Tiscali).

In theory, your internet will go down for anything between 5 minutes and an hour whilst it's changed over.

 

[tolien]

The only time you might have trouble is if Tiscali have moved you to their LLU setup, but that falls into the "stupid policy" Aekeron mentioned.