Sky Broadband

Advantages: fast speeds, good service
Disadvantages: connection drops sometimes

...'Sky Broadband', is the broadband service provided to Sky TV customers by BSkyB. Sky Broadband Sky Broadband is an ADSL broadband provider, where the broadband is supplied via a landline. It is not be be confused with dial-up, as you can still use your telephone at the same time, and there will be no interferance, as your connection is split using an ADSL filter. Packages and prices There are currently 3 sky broadband packages Sky Broadband Base *Sky Broadband base provides you with a connection of up to 2mb and has a 2GB monthly usage limit. *The standard set up fee for new customers joining online is £30 and £60 for existing customers taking broadband only!!! *MONTHLY TOTAL £0 Sky Broadband Mid *Sky Broadband Mid provides you with a connection of up to 8mb and has a 40GB monthly...

RyanC92 13.04.2008 · Read review
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3 Mobile Broadband ZTE MF622 USB Modem.

Advantages: Use literally anywhere with a mobile phone signal. 98% coverage. Full On Regular Internet Access
Disadvantages: Running out of credit, unused bandwidth does not rollover

...I went and bought the ZTE MF622 USB Broadband modem after reading about it on the 3 website. What made me go out and buy it was the fact that existing 3pay customers got it for £70 instead of £99. Since buying it the price has dropped to 50%. So i presume that would be about £50 now. Obviously this is the best choice if you dont want a landline in order to enjoy the full benefit of broadband. It's just as good as wifi, as you can move about freely. No need to be near any phone line as the signal works the same as your mobile. As long as your within coverage of the mobile signal masts. Which are plentiful these days. I live in Crewe, Cheshire. Im apparently in the 3 turbo network area which is meant to give you a connection rate of about 3.6mbps. Which is pretty good going. All the big websites which use a lot of bandwidth such as...

jmz1984 28.04.2008 · Read review
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AOL Broadband

Advantages: Good Speeds
Disadvantages: Bloody call centres

...and talk to "Sanja" Hurray someone honest, it didn't last I am afraid, what a joke this chap reckons its my Sky interfering with AOL? He said AOL should only be the only thing in the main phone socket, and he says it is definitely sky's fault sending data down my line? I said for 5 hours you're telling me sky is stealing my bandwidth he says YES....so I disconnect my sky and my phone and try it...still the same. I decide enough is enough and tell him to put me through to someone so I can cancel my AOL broadband. I am put through to the Irish call centre and I am asked what the problem is, I explain again about what has been going on and there pathetic so called Level 2 Technicians. He asked me for my phone number and someone will contact me in the next few hours. About half hour later the phone rings and it's a Irish man called Dennis who...

the_enlightened_one 24.11.2006 (03.02.2007) · Read review
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BT voyager 210 broadband modem

Advantages: Easy to install
Disadvantages: Beware: Won't last much longer than 12 months

...I got this BT voyager 210 router from MADASAFISH when I subscribed to their broadband service back in 2006 as a 'free' router (you have paid them back + admin charges if you switch or unsubscribe before the 12 months contract is due). It comes as shown in the picture in the box, quite generours: one wired router, TWO ADSL microfilters, one AC adaptor, one ADSL telco cable, 1 USB cable, 1 Ethernet cable, one CD-ROM (with installation guide, user manual, driver and utilties), one small piece of quick installation guide. This modem supports ADSL2 as well however I haven't got ADSL2 i.e. not tested. The basic installation is quite easy: connection the modem to the phone socket according to instructions. Put the CD-ROM in and launch setup and then follow the instructions. For Ethernet connections, no driver installation is...

volcano 03.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of BT Voyager 210 Router

Broadband Sneaks

Advantages: No longer a reliable broadband service
Disadvantages: Reduce download speed if they can get away with it

...I've added an update to the end of this review. See below. It's been nearly a year now since I started my contract for Post Office Broadband. My package also includes Post Office Home Phone so the review also includes a few details about the phone line service. The monthly charge for my phone line and broadband is roughly £22 for the whole package. I now see that the same package is available for £19.95. They offer various packages that you can check on their website www.postoffice.co.uk. My package includes monthly phone line rental and the broadband service and is a twelve months contract. I knew there were slightly cheaper packages out there but I got tired of looking around and reading so many bad reviews. I'd had previous bad experiences with Tiscali and of course the awful BT - the rip off merchants from hell. I constantly warn...

Zmugzy 15.12.2008 (13.01.2009) · Read review
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BT Total Broadband

Advantages: Reliability
Disadvantages: Price

....99 This option gives you a state of the art wireless hub for £50 or a voyager modem for £25, inclusive UK calls on an evening and weekend via the broadband line, 250 openzone minutes per month worth £10, some free basic security and BT Digital Vault. Option 2 and 8GB of Usage per month £13.99 per month for the first 6 months then £22.99 thereafter with an 18 month term or £17.99 per month for the first 3 months and then £22.99 This option gives you a state of the art wireless hub for £25, inclusive UK calls on an evening and weekend via the broadband line, 250 openzone minutes per month worth £10, Norton Anti Virus worth around £40 and BT Digital Vault. Option 3 - UNLIMITED £18.99 per month for the first 6 months then £26.99 thereafter with an 18 month term or £22.99 for the first 3 months and then £26.99 This open gives you...

steven3001 06.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of BT Broadband

BT : 'Now That's What I Call Broadband!'...Updated

Advantages: Free wireless router and phone, fast and reliable, excellent technical support, value for money!
Disadvantages: Too many options to speak to someone on the phone.

...I signed up to BT Broadband on the 4th February 2007. Having ordered it through the Internet on the 30th January 2007, I was really impressed with the general service of BT. I signed up to a wireless package, that offered me a free wireless router, worth £50, for £14.99 for the first three months, after the initial three months this then rises to £22.99 a month. If you pay by direct debit, every month, you get a £1 discount every month so in affect your paying £21.99 after your initial three months at £14.99. I was really impressed with how quick everything was sorted out. Three days after I signed up I received my free wireless BT home hub through the post via Royal Mail Special Delivery. This then gave me three days to wire the router up and remove my old speedtouch modem from my computer. My internet was activated on the 4th...

f1insidetrack 09.02.2007 (28.10.2009) · Read review
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Sky Broadband - Great Service

Advantages: Reliable, good speed, cheap
Disadvantages: Only available to Sky TV customers

...Introduction ---------------- Sky bought out Easynet for £211 Million towards the end of 2005, Easynet had huge experience at carrying out Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) in telephone exchanges, a solid network and were helping to expand the percentage of households who could receive broadband at a rapid rate. Sky Broadband is available for all existing Sky TV customers, there are free services or you can pay a little bit extra for faster services. Sky provides a free wireless router, microfilters etc. Features ------------ Telephone support line Online help FAQ section Compatible with Playstation Net and Xbox Live 10 Free @sky.com email addresses Calendar Chat Store Photos Free McAfee security for 12 months (worth £49.99) Free Sky Talk Free wireless router Mac compatible The E-Mail service along with some other services are provided...

mklister 27.08.2007 (19.10.2009) · Read review
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BROADBAND FOR JUST £15.99

Advantages: Faster, always online
Disadvantages: 12 month contract

...confirmation of my signing up and was kept informed every step of the way, and each email told me the next step too. An email told me they were checking my line, and then within a few days an email came telling me my modem pack had been dispatched. The day after the email come, my package from Tiscali arrived on my door step! So what was the package deal I signed up for? Tiscali have several packages you can choose from, but I opted for the one lower one which was priced at £15.99. You could be connected to the internet for as long as you want (in fact you don?t need to disconnect) and your connection was up to three times as fast. Set-up was totally free and the modem was too, so basically my broadband internet cost just £15.99. However you are obliged to stay with Tiscali for 12 months. What?s in your Tiscali package? In the package...

dabmim 17.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Tiscali- Broadband

Broadband Modem at its simplest

Advantages: Very easy to install, Realiable
Disadvantages: Unusual Design

...I recevied this modem for free as part of signing up to Virgin broadband through my BT line. It comes in a small box along with the driver dc,filter for the phone line,instruction manual,the phone cable and the unit itself. In order to install this your pc must have a usb port and a cd drive as you need to install the driver. The easiest way to install it is to first of all install the software driver which you can do very easily by simply inserting the CD into your cd drive and then running it. It takes a few minutes to install the software and then it will prompt you to connect the modem to your pc by USB. Once you've done this,it will set it up automatically for you and then it will create a shortcut on your desktop. At this point you are almost done,just make sure you have connected the modem and the filter correctly. Once...

matty168 14.11.2007 · Read review
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