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  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    andyev

    5 Stars Totalise has done me proud 11/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast connects, own telephone service, free shares

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    I joined Totalise the day it began after getting tired of failed connects I had previously experienced with Freeserve. After 18 months with them I have very rarely encountered an engaged tone and have always got fast downloads with them. There was an occasion when my housemate knackered my computer's settings by deleting some of Windows' system files because he didn't know what they did - I managed to get things up and running again, but could not connect to the internet. This is where Totalise came into it's own - I called their technical support and they went through all the possibilities ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bonecruncher

    3 Stars Totalise service going downhill 24/03/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Quick responses from technical support via email.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Frustrating when trying to download large files.

    My personal experience has been excellent right from when I joined over a year ago, up until around about last month. From last month I have noticed a consistantly poor connection. There is never a problem getting connected to the ISP, however the service is very temporamental once connected. Downloading anything is a gamble. Transfer rates fluctuate from 5 k/s to 0 k/s in a split second (I use a 56k modem), and as a result of this they often fail. The technical support team can offer no explanation for this, which they admit is a problem being experienced by other users, too. Up until, a few ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dsjrichards

    5 Stars A service you can rely on 22/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent Service levels & Innovative Offerings

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Don't respond very well to direct emails

    There have already been a number of comments made by other Ciao members on Totalise so I will not try to duplicate. Firstly, I am an experienced IT professional manager and have dealt with the internet over many years. Totalise seems to be the best ISP offering that I have come across. I have signed up to the unlimited access which I paid £240 for 2 years worth of access. Whilst this alone seems a reasonable price, i.e. £20 per month for unlimited access, I also received shares in the company which covered my investement cost. I have been so impressed with Totalise that I invested a large sum ... more
  • 47 of 47 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    flashpointz

    5 Stars TOTALISE...FOR A TOTAL SERVICE 28/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages excellent website, free shares for several services, full range of services for users, reliable and quick connection

    Disadvantages Disadvantages not much

    One of the ISPs I used before taking up the NTL Unlimited Free access offer was TOTALISE. - having initially been tempted by the Free Share offer (more of that later). I stayed with them because they offer a very good service and one that betters many of the so-called bigger names. I had previously tried both Freeserve and Tesconet as my ISPs as well as using AOL and the Totalise service is by far the best. Firstly, this is a ‘user review’ rather than a technical one. I’d suggest, if you know nothing about Totalise and my little article sparks your interest – go visit ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Mushroom

    5 Stars Totalise - the best recommendation I was ever given 26/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent connection and range of services

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None at all (except that you need an existing internet connection to register)

    Firstly, I must say I do not work for Totalise, but as you can see below, I guess I am now affiliated with it. I was recommended to switch to Totalise from my original ISP (Demon), which was slow and unreliable due to oversubscription. It was one of the best recommendations I've ever received. I was attracted by the fact that you effectively get money back for using something you would have used anyway. This is through Totalise issuing you with shares in the company, just by using it as your ISP portal. These shares, unlike most other promises on the internet, do have actual value. They are ... more
  • 38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 jacksonandy

    Member since 08/08/2000

    Reviews written: 68

    1 Star Don't play with fire. 17/06/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Nice e-mail system

    Disadvantages Disadvantages This company are not entirely what they seem.

    PLEASE READ THIS OPINION IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A TOTALISE ACCOUNT. I will probably get completely hammered for posting this opinion and lose hundreds of those hard earned Ciao points - what the hell, the farce that is Totalise needs telling. As an ISP Totalise are OK. I think their e-mail system is fairly nifty, certainly compared to the likes of Hotmail, performance wise it leaves them for dead. Especially since the latest server upgrade. Their home page is a little fussy and uninspiring, but contains some good features, best of the web is a good starting point for searching and research if ... more
  • 14 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    rambo

    5 Stars Free shares 14/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages free shares, free email, and wide a range of features: Eureka, Totalise shop etc.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Shares are very small; 25p for ordinary shares but otherwise, a great ISP.

    Totalise is probably the best free ISP on the net. A friend of mine referred me to Totalise about two years ago and I have been a member for a year now. The most striking thing about Totalise is that they offer free shares, which work out as 25p for ordinary shares. Every three months, Totalise send a statement, which includes added shares, removed shares, and your current holding balance. I have tried to define the meaning of the terms used for share trading on Totalise should you decide to buy or sell shares. I will do my best not to use complex share terms. Definitions Broker- Computershare ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kleft

    5 Stars very good 03/10/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages excellent service/backup, mutuality

    Disadvantages Disadvantages can't think of any

    totalise has a gennuine mutuality basic. you surf and it pays you back in shares which are traded in ofex at the moment. there are moves to transfer to aim in the fairly near future which should give it much more exposure to traders. the service is not bad as well, quick connection and surfing between web sites even at peak times, i use bt for evening/weekend thru their cheap package but always use totalise at all other times and believe they are miles quicker and better. they also have free backup to their service thru emails and phone rather than the rip off 50 pence per minute of most other ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    JamesRichardson

    5 Stars Totalise - free access and cheap calls 05/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages earn shares as you surf, no standing charge, cheaper phone calls

    Disadvantages Disadvantages changing ISP

    Totalise offer shares in the company, cheaper telephone calls and soon, unmetered access. They are a company listed on the OFEX market, where their shares are openly traded. By signing up with them you will receive an allocation of these shares. You will receive more according to how much time you spend on line, for using them as your main email provider and for referring other users (so if you so sign up, tell them jamesrichardson@totalise.co.uk sent you :) As well as an ISP, they are a telecoms company providing cheaper calls which are available by first dialing a code to access their ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    chairboy

    5 Stars But for how long? 12/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Quality Service Fast Connection

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Longevity doubts?

    Totalise has to be one of the best ISP around at the moment. The free shares issued have given me roughly £800 in the past 12 months and in returm all I have to do is run up a phone bill. The Portal is excellent and the email service is second to none. Other services include desktop lawyer, car importing and their own telephone services. All in all very good. The only thing that worries me is the development of their new unlimited surfing arrangement where users are asked to pay £200 up front and receive £200 of shares, The problem I see with this is that £200 up front is a lot to pay and what ... more
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