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      9th Aug 2006
OK i need to find an ISP that covers Somerest/Devon in rural locations, so cant be cable. I'm looking for 512k or 1MB on a monthly contract & as cheap as possible. My sister was let down by BT on this and needs to get back on-line as asap.

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      9th Aug 2006
Are there any bandwidth requirement, or would a 2GB service be enough?
 
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Are there any bandwidth requirement, or would a 2GB service be enough?
2GB, now that would be good, Ian
Anything from 512k to 4MB would be fine, but it may be slow because of her rural location.
But cant be a yearly contract due to the fact she is only renting a house for 4 months.

She will keep her BT line though.
 
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      9th Aug 2006
Here ya go...
http://www.virgin.net/internetaccess...e/?buspart=265
Pay per month - No minimum-term Contract.

Just hope she's near an ADSL exchange!
 
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Just hope she's near an ADSL exchange!
Does 6 houses & a pub count!
Seems her local exchange takes broadband, but she is about 4 miles away from it!

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      9th Aug 2006
[QUOTE=feckit]Does 6 houses & a pub count!QUOTE]

Pubs ALWAYS count, my friend

There may be cheaper places online, but it sounds like your sister wants some quality service... My mum has been with Virgin for about 18 months and had no problems whatsoever.

They supply the modem, and I believe they have freephone support.
Lots of happy people - http://www.net4now.com/rating/view_c...asp?ISP_ID=359

 
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      9th Aug 2006
***Its 3 GB monthly download allowance ***

Thats nothing i can get that 10 x moutn per day, so if he goes over the 3gb he will be charged for each extra gb used.

Stay away in my opinion from these type of deals.
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Here ya go...
http://www.virgin.net/internetaccess...e/?buspart=265
Pay per month - No minimum-term Contract.

Just hope she's near an ADSL exchange!

 
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You could call Talk Talk. They may install it for you by the time she's about to move out!!!!!!
 
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      9th Aug 2006
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You could call Talk Talk. They may install it for you by the time she's about to move out!!!!!!
lol

or you could get it installed maybe 2 days earlier by cancelling the direct debit

 



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      9th Aug 2006
I'm with Zen.

It's not cheap, let's get that straight.

£25.00 a month.

One month minimum contract. Up to 8Mb download speed. One gig web space. 20Gb a month bandwidth. Excellent support. No penalties for not paying by direct debit, you're invoiced monthly be e-mail and can pay online by credit card or post a cheque. You can print off or have sent to you a VAT invoice.

I've been with them 4.5 years now. Not one complaint. And online gaming's great.

But, like I said, it's 25 quid a month.

You get what you pay for.

If it's only for four months, it's definitely worth considering.

Assuming, of course, her local BT exchange can cope with her being 4 miles away.

 
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