Which ISP should I go for?

King85 · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:23

I'll be moving into my own apartment soon and I'm unsure of which ISP I should go for and was hoping for some recommendations. I'd like something around 20mb and just broadband, no phone packages or anything.

Any recommendations?

VaderDSL · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:26

Here you go

Gammawolf · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:28

VaderDSL said:
Here you go

Nice name Mr VDSL :cool:

Andy · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:33

Virgin fibre service

Tute · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:36

I'm not sure if Infinity can be ordered minus phone line but Virgin can, that's probably your best bet.

Tom0 · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:40

Xilo.

Masterdog · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:56

Tom0 said:
Xilo.

Second, if you're like me and are on a Market 1 exchange (basically, where BT ADSL is your only option) then Xilo are excellent.

RSR · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:04

Zen Internet.

Shadz · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:14

If you can go with Virgin and get there fibre optic cable then do that buddy.

Your best bet if you want to actually get the speed you pay for.

VaderDSL · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:15

Gammawolf said:
Nice name Mr VDSL

Wish I actually had VDSL

stuck on 4Mb

krooton · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:18

I swear by Be if you can't get cable/fibre.

KatanaDV20 · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:26

Despite the bad press they get in the news Im actually v happy with TalkTalk. Two weeks ago I got a letter saying they are going to speed up service in my area (I was on a 2MB connection but getting 1.5MB mostly)

Now its 11MB!! :eek:

Ok nowhere near what they get in Sweden and South Korea but whoa so nice to have YT and iPlayer vids load flawlessly

Yay!

KIA · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:36

He hasn't even mentioned his exchange so recommending something is pretty pointless.

Which exchange are you on? http://www.samknows.com/broadband/broadband_checker

inSilica · 16 Apr 2012 at 20:47

krooton said:
I swear by Be if you can't get cable/fibre.

I don't! Service has been poor over the past couple of months, in particular since christmas, sluggggish DNS etc...

Lets just say I don't like moving ISP's and was with Be for approx 7 years then moved to BT Infinity

Christmas themed thank · 16 Apr 2012 at 21:19

I would recommend Zen because their support is excellent and with the new usage allowances, they are much better value for money now

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King85 · 17 Apr 2012 at 11:34

Sorry I should have put the postcode, B13QA.

Lots of options on the link Vader and Kia gave. Not sure what's best though. Unlimited downloads with 12 month contract would be ideal.

jamjar · 17 Apr 2012 at 11:49

inSilica said:
I don't! Service has been poor over the past couple of months, in particular since christmas, sluggggish DNS etc...

Lets just say I don't like moving ISP's and was with Be for approx 7 years then moved to BT Infinity

I,m the same was with Be 7 years too ,but lately as you mentioned the DNS servers are pants

and service seems to be going down hill

how do you find Infinity compared to Be ?

ChrisD. · 17 Apr 2012 at 13:11

The following services are available in your location:

BT Wholesale ADSL
BT Wholesale ADSL Max
BT Wholesale WBC (21CN)
BT Wholesale SDSL
O2 / Be LLU
Bulldog LLU
TalkTalk (CPW) LLU
Sky Broadband / Easynet LLU
Edge LLU
Pipex LLU
Entanet LLU

I would go with BT Infinity 2.

KIA · 17 Apr 2012 at 13:56

Again, he won't be able to get FTTC until 2013. Go with Be* or Virgin Media if they have a good reputation in the area.

VaderDSL · 17 Apr 2012 at 16:47

I say Sky LLU, had no problems here myself, although their router isn't the best.

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