Hi,

Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?

Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.

JB

BY are upgrading the 1mb to 4mb for free all over the country at present. no
cap at all, see if you can get telewest where you are.

"Joe Blogs"  wrote in message
news:432083b4$0$18640$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...

> Hi,
>
> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>
> JB

Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales

WHAT SORT OF NAME IS THAT BWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

SK wrote:

> Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales
>
> WHAT SORT OF NAME IS THAT BWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


Shh I've got a headache. It is obviously just a nym that was going begging.

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:44:12 GMT, "SK" 
wrote:

<immature rubbish deleted>

"SK" is none other than Stefan Kaniuk, the Rochdale nutter
who always posts from the same IP address 81.110.218.193
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=%22Stefan+Kaniuk%22&start=0&hl=en&lr=&
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Stefan%20Kaniuk%22&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=gw


Abuse reports concerning Kaniuk's nym shifting, insults etc.., can be
filed on-line
http://www.ntlworld.com/netreport

Or phoned on 01633 710142 (Voicemail Only)

"Joe Blogs"  wrote in message 
news:432083b4$0$18640$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...

> Hi,
>
> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>
> JB




I'm with Plusnet (http://www.plus.net/residential/) and have found them to 
be perfectly reliable, I always have a very fast download speed, and the 
initial set-up was very quick and efficient.

Depending on what you need, they do the Broadband Plus package for 
14.99/month, unlimited downloads BUT it is slowed down for downloading p2p 
and binary newsgroups.

Next is a pay as you go option, for 14.99/month 1 gig, plus 1 for each 
additional 1gig you use. This is almost entirely unlimited in terms of 
speed, personally I have had great download speeds on this package even at 
peak times.

Finally their Premier product is 21.99/month for unlimited downloads.

Basically unless you're a really keen mp3/movie downloader then their Plus 
package is really good value for money at 14.99/month.

Hope this helps?

If you did decide to go with Plusnet, if you could refer my username 
(skintnminted) I'd get a few pence off my next bill.

W.

"Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales"  wrote in 
message news:oF%Te.8580$k22.7296@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> BY are upgrading the 1mb to 4mb for free all over the country at present. 
> no
> cap at all, see if you can get telewest where you are.
>
> "Joe Blogs"  wrote in message
> news:432083b4$0$18640$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
>> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
>> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>>
>> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
>> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>>
>> JB
>
>

The word "cap" or "limited" is now replaced by constantly variable TERMS & 
CONDITIONS and in particular two new phrses -

Acceptable user policy
Fair usage policy

No ISP will state clearly what they consist of as they change according to 
how they feel, and they do not want you to be able to make them stick to a 
contract.  If they say you have downloaded too much then that's it.  You 
signed and agreed to the terms that they would not define clearly - which is 
actually illegl under The Unfair Contract Terms Act!
It's like when BT offered me an unlimited service, but later said it was 
limited, but couldn't tell me to what !
It's all in the terms and conditions of your contract, and cleverly worded.

It hasn't come to me yet, this upgrade from 1 to 4......


"Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales"  wrote in 
message news:oF%Te.8580$k22.7296@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> BY are upgrading the 1mb to 4mb for free all over the country at present. 
> no
> cap at all, see if you can get telewest where you are.
>
> "Joe Blogs"  wrote in message
> news:432083b4$0$18640$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
>> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
>> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>>
>> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
>> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>>
>> JB
>
> 

About as dopey as "SK" I'd say.....
Whats that then ? Sore Konk ? Stoopid Kid ?


"SK"  wrote in message 
news:0E%Te.4998$zw1.1654@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...

> Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales
>
> WHAT SORT OF NAME IS THAT BWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
> 

Who cares ?
Screw the Kreep.....


"Walter B."  wrote in message 
news:f941i1l0tvqut92simkppodospuvs9n0pe@4ax.com...

> On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:44:12 GMT, "SK" 
> wrote:
>
> <immature rubbish deleted>
>
> "SK" is none other than Stefan Kaniuk, the Rochdale nutter
> who always posts from the same IP address 81.110.218.193
> http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=%22Stefan+Kaniuk%22&start=0&hl=en&lr=&
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Stefan%20Kaniuk%22&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=gw
>
>
> Abuse reports concerning Kaniuk's nym shifting, insults etc.., can be
> filed on-line
> http://www.ntlworld.com/netreport
>
> Or phoned on 01633 710142 (Voicemail Only) 

"Phil"  wrote in message 
news:Y81Ue.8821$k22.4006@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> It hasn't come to me yet, this upgrade from 1 to 4......


That's your punishment for top-posting.

The upgrades are rolling out between September 2005 & January 2006. 512k 
will become 2meg, 1 meg will become 4 and 2 meg will become 10 with the 
current 4 meg service being upgraded to 10 and the price dropped to 35.

-- 
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 20:29:02 GMT, "Phil" 
wrote:


>About as dopey as "SK" I'd say.....
>Whats that then ? Sore Konk ? Stoopid Kid ?
>


Who cares ?
Screw the Kreep.....

"Phil"  wrote in message
news:Y81Ue.8821$k22.4006@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> It hasn't come to me yet, this upgrade from 1 to 4......
>


http://www.blueyonder.co.uk/blueyonder/getContent.jspx?page=bbs_evenfaster



>
> "Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales"  wrote in
> message news:oF%Te.8580$k22.7296@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > BY are upgrading the 1mb to 4mb for free all over the country at
present.
> > no
> > cap at all, see if you can get telewest where you are.
> >
> > "Joe Blogs"  wrote in message
> > news:432083b4$0$18640$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
> >> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
> >> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
> >>
> >> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
> >> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
> >>
> >> JB
> >
> >
>
>

"Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales"  wrote in 
message news:oF%Te.8580$k22.7296@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> BY are upgrading the 1mb to 4mb for free all over the country at present. 
> no
> cap at all, see if you can get telewest where you are.
>


If you can afford the 35 pm then BY will be giving you 10MB down 384MB up, 
and uncapped :0)
/me waits for lift-off :0)

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:32:18 +0100, Joe Blogs 
wrote:


>Hi,
>
>Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
>paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
>there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
>Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
>they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.


Check out: www.metronet.co.uk

No connection apart from being a very happy customer. Service is great
and you can actually speak to them on the phone. They answer emails as
well!

sponix

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 20:29:02 GMT, "Phil" 
wrote:


>About as dopey as "SK" I'd say.....
>Whats that then ? Sore Konk ? Stoopid Kid ?


Stupid kock?

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:32:18 +0100, Joe Blogs 
wrote:


>Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
>paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
>there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
>Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
>they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.


Before signing up with anyone, check the reviews on
www.ispreview.co.uk

sponix

s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:


> Before signing up with anyone, check the reviews on
> www.ispreview.co.uk


Which? did a survey of broadband service a month or so ago, Metronet
best, NTL worst.

-- 
Chris Game

"A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation."
-- H. H. Munro (Saki)

After careful thought and consideration Joe Blogs typed:

> Hi,
>
> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>
> JB


Does anybody know if NTL are going to follow suit?  NTL do tend to follow in
telewests footsteps, possibley because they are essentiall the same company.

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:32:18 +0100, Joe Blogs 
wrote:


>Hi,
>
>Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
>paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
>there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
>Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
>they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>
>JB

My Wanadoo broadband comes up for its 12 months too. I looked in to a
few providers and have short listed the following

For me I may go for one of 

PlusNet Premier
Freedom2Surf Connect Home
MetroNet PayAsYouGoExtra 1000

(Can anyone shed some light on the data caps for PluNet?)


Plusnet - offering first 3 moinths for 9.99

Plus
2Mb
50:1 contention
Dynamic IP
COST 14.99

Premier
2Mb
50:1 contention
Static IP
COST 19.99

PAYG
2Mb
1Gb cap
1 per Extra GB
COST 14.99



Freedom2Surf - with free regrade and no activation fees
Connect Lite
2Gb cap
upto 8Mb
14.99

Connect Home
10Gb cap
upto 8Mb
COST 19.99

Connect Plus
Uncapped
upto 8Mb
COST 24.99

MetroNet

PayAsYouGoExtra 1000
1Mb
45Gb cap per month
plus 23p per Mb over the 45Gb
COST 19.99

PayAsYouGo 1000
1Mb
2Gb cap per month
plus 23p per Mb over the 2Gb
COST 13.75

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:32:18 +0100, Joe Blogs 
wrote:


>Hi,
>
>Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
>paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
>there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
>Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
>they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>
>JB

My Wanadoo broadband comes up for its 12 months too. I looked in to a
few providers and have short listed the following

For me I may go for one of 

PlusNet Premier
Freedom2Surf Connect Home
MetroNet PayAsYouGoExtra 1000

(Can anyone shed some light on the data caps for PluNet?)


Plusnet - offering first 3 moinths for 9.99

Plus
2Mb
50:1 contention
Dynamic IP
COST 14.99

Premier
2Mb
50:1 contention
Static IP
COST 19.99

PAYG
2Mb
1Gb cap
1 per Extra GB
COST 14.99



Freedom2Surf - with free regrade and no activation fees
Connect Lite
2Gb cap
upto 8Mb
14.99

Connect Home
10Gb cap
upto 8Mb
COST 19.99

Connect Plus
Uncapped
upto 8Mb
COST 24.99

MetroNet

PayAsYouGoExtra 1000
1Mb
45Gb cap per month
plus 23p per Mb over the 45Gb
COST 19.99

PayAsYouGo 1000
1Mb
2Gb cap per month
plus 23p per Mb over the 2Gb
COST 13.75

s--p--o--n--i--x wrote:


> Check out: www.metronet.co.uk
> 
> No connection apart from being a very happy customer. Service is great
> and you can actually speak to them on the phone. They answer emails as
> well!


Looks in interesting set of account options. As there's no modem 
included in the offers, what's the view on a good source of 
router/modems/filters for the hardware?

-- 
Chris Game

Usenet is like Tetris for people who still remember how to read.
-- Button from the Computer Museum, Boston, MA

On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:55:18 +0100, Harry
 wrote:



>Freedom2Surf - with free regrade and no activation fees



Are you sure aboutthe free regrade - I thought there was a fee.

Also note that if you leave before 12 months the activation cost (50)
suddenly  is not waived after all.

On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:10:13 +0100, JK  wrote:


>On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:55:18 +0100, Harry
> wrote:
>
>
>>Freedom2Surf - with free regrade and no activation fees
>
>
>Are you sure aboutthe free regrade - I thought there was a fee.
>
>Also note that if you leave before 12 months the activation cost (50)
>suddenly  is not waived after all.


For details on the migration to F2S
http://www.freedom2surf.com/adsl/homeuser.php?pcat=m

It also states:

Once you have migrated to our network we will upgrade the ADSL line
speed free of charge to the fastest possible Connect speed available
at the time of subcribing to the service*.

HTH

Harry

"Harry"  wrote in message 
news:pc43i1tqse0qik9p00s2rtnidjdqdsa9bs@4ax.com...

> On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:10:13 +0100, JK  wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:55:18 +0100, Harry
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Freedom2Surf - with free regrade and no activation fees
>>
>>
>>Are you sure aboutthe free regrade - I thought there was a fee.
>>
>>Also note that if you leave before 12 months the activation cost (50)
>>suddenly  is not waived after all.
>
> For details on the migration to F2S
> http://www.freedom2surf.com/adsl/homeuser.php?pcat=m
>
> It also states:
>
> Once you have migrated to our network we will upgrade the ADSL line
> speed free of charge to the fastest possible Connect speed available
> at the time of subcribing to the service*.
>
> HTH
>
> Harry


I ve been a very happy F2s user for the past 3.5 years and would recommend 
them. Very fast service, no ports blocked or throttled, when you call you 
get through to a real person that knows what they are talking about.

The only downside with them is if you need to contact them out of office 
hours or at weekends.

If you're switching from dialup, is it best to buy your own modem and what 
other equipment do you need to buy?  What are the minium connection costs 
please - eg Plusnet or Metronet?
Thanks - I'm very confused.

"Joe Blogs" Wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>
> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>
> JB


Daily Mail (September 4th 2005) said that the cheapest broadband currently 
is UK Online at 9.99 per month, unlimited downloading at 512Kb per second.

"Sally"  wrote in message 
news:UWlUe.8964$Y06.3822@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...

> If you're switching from dialup, is it best to buy your own modem and what 
> other equipment do you need to buy?  What are the minium connection costs 
> please - eg Plusnet or Metronet?
> Thanks - I'm very confused.


Most ISPs offer free connection and free modem. But if you have to buy a 
modem the Thomson Speedtouch 330 external USB modem is very good and can be 
bought for about 30 including delivery on the web, and includes two phone 
line filters. Try 
http://www.nickknows.com/description.php?id=517&category=87. They can be a 
bit fiddly to set up if you have several devices plugged into the phone 
socket including the broadband modem. I don't know anything about Plusnet or 
Metronet.

These sites might clear the confusion.

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/isps/compare.asp

http://www.ukoffer.com/broadband.php?source=adwords

http://www.uswitch.com/Broadband/Broadband-ISPs.html

In article , Harry
 writes

>Plusnet - offering first 3 moinths for 9.99
>
>Plus
>2Mb
>50:1 contention
>Dynamic IP
>COST 14.99
>
>Premier
>2Mb
>50:1 contention
>Static IP
>COST 19.99


Premier is 21.99 per month.

"thoss"  wrote in message 
news:e+W7SFBM0qIDFwWr@thoss.plus.com...

> In article , Harry
>  writes
>>Plusnet - offering first 3 moinths for 9.99
>>
>>Plus
>>2Mb
>>50:1 contention
>>Dynamic IP
>>COST 14.99
>>
>>Premier
>>2Mb
>>50:1 contention
>>Static IP
>>COST 19.99
>
> Premier is 21.99 per month.
>


And 30:1 contention.

"Devil's Advocate"  wrote in message 
news:43226263@212.67.96.135...

> "Joe Blogs" Wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im 
>> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that 
>> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>>
>> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what 
>> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>>
>> JB
>
> Daily Mail (September 4th 2005) said that the cheapest broadband currently 
> is UK Online at 9.99 per month, unlimited downloading at 512Kb per 
> second.
>


But the 9.99 is only available at certain LLU exchanges, mostly big cities 
at the moment. Definitely worth checking if your exchange is one of these 
though first as it can save you a lot.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/llu-league.php

"Well_I_Wonder"  wrote in message news:4322e19d$0$17482$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...

>
> "Devil's Advocate"  wrote in message
> news:43226263@212.67.96.135...
> > "Joe Blogs" Wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
> >> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
> >> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
> >>
> >> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
> >> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
> >>
> >> JB
> >
> > Daily Mail (September 4th 2005) said that the cheapest broadband currently
> > is UK Online at 9.99 per month, unlimited downloading at 512Kb per
> > second.
> >
>
> But the 9.99 is only available at certain LLU exchanges, mostly big cities
> at the moment. Definitely worth checking if your exchange is one of these
> though first as it can save you a lot.
>
> http://www.samknows.com/broadband/llu-league.php


Orange mobile are offering new (and renewing) contract customers up to
2Mbps Wanadoo broadband for 9.99 per month.

www.e7even.com offer 512Mbps at 120 for twelve months paid upfront,
they frequently have a 'special offer' of 1Mbps at the same price.50 connection
or free if paid two years in advance. They claim to monitor file downloads for
copyright infringement, so best avoided if you use P2P see -
www.the-scream.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17753&page=1&pp=15

www.euro1net.com (appears to be the same company, although I understand
they claim to have no connection)  charge similar prices to E7even but have a
different commission system.

There's also an ISP (well book publisher actually) offering 2Mbps adsl for 9.98
with 2 Gig cap subject to signing up to their telephone service, however they are
difficult to cancel, unreliable and change their contract without informing customers.

"XPUser"  wrote in message 
news:43215392$0$1276$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...

> After careful thought and consideration Joe Blogs typed:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Ive just come to the end of my min 12 month contract with Wanadoo. Im
>> paying 17.99 per month at present for a 1mb connection.  I think that
>> there is a download limit on it but Wanaddo do not enforce it?
>>
>> Any better deals about or should I just ring them up and ask them what
>> they can offer if I stay with them for another 12 months.
>>
>> JB
>
> Does anybody know if NTL are going to follow suit?  NTL do tend to follow 
> in
> telewests footsteps, possibley because they are essentiall the same 
> company.

yes

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:44:12 GMT, Stefan Kaniuk said:


>Julian 'Penny for the guy' Hales
>
>WHAT SORT OF NAME IS THAT BWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 


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Mel wrote:



> Orange mobile are offering new (and renewing) contract customers up to
> 2Mbps Wanadoo broadband for 9.99 per month.
> 


Thanks for that Mel,  have you got a link to the Orange site for the above?

JB

"Joe Blogs"  wrote in message news:432414a8$0$18644$14726298@news.sunsite.dk...

> Mel wrote:
>
>
> > Orange mobile are offering new (and renewing) contract customers up to
> > 2Mbps Wanadoo broadband for 9.99 per month.
> >
>
> Thanks for that Mel,  have you got a link to the Orange site for the above?
>
> JB


There's a press release here, if that's any help.

http://www.orange.com/English/media/pressarticle.asp?id=154&bhcp=1