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Re: Cheapest Broadband in UK?
« on: August 09, 2004, 10:33:12 AM »
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Well just to plug my tiscali broadband;  :-D

Tiscali Broadband

I was with BT for 3 years - no major probs - when I changed to tiscali it was up in a week. I have had no problems whatsoever.
If you're using AOS or Morphos you will need a router.
I would recommend a router anyway - with windows it's essential!
If you sign up with tiscali, I would recommend the £24.99 uncapped or £17.99 uncapped - if you use my link please feel free to email me and get my phone number for support with routers and broadband in general - I'm a cisco CCNP!

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Re: Cheapest Broadband in UK?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2004, 11:13:12 AM »

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why has no-one mentioned Wanadoo, which starts at £17.99 a Month?


Well, they have low caps (capping is dire) and wanadoo/freeswerve are not particularly cheap.

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BTW the word on the street is that Tiscali is in financial trouble and consolidating their operations in the UK


The word on the street is wrong. Tiscali is the 3rd largest ISP in Europe and the fastest growing ISP in the U.K. They decided to get rid of some NON ISP loss making operations.
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Re: Cheapest Broadband in UK?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2004, 05:47:14 PM »
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Yeah, the lowest price (17.99) only does 2Gb per month...which is fine for gaming and occasional use - 30Gb is what a heavy user should go for...


No, no! No caps at all! 2GB is for old grannies who occasionally email their nieces in Australia and check their pensions have gone in to their on line bank. It's NOT ok for gaming at all! 30GB will not be enough for even a moderate user - fedora ISO's are 5GB, divx's are a gig etc etc.

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if 'the word on the street is wrong' how come they're seemingly in so much debt? I've just had a glance at the figures (they don't appear to trade on LSE), but what I could gather doesn't look good.


Most telcos are laiden with debt. Look at France Telecom(Wanadoo) - who cares - it's customer service and value that count. I don't care who owns it or what deals they get up to.
btw - Your site is fantastic - a real credit to the Amiga Scene. I spent hours and hours looking at it when I came back to Amiga (1999 after 9 years!). It's a shame it isn't a top profile link off all the forum sites - returning and nostalgic amigans might miss it!
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Re: Cheapest Broadband in UK?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2004, 11:31:26 PM »
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Anyone know the typical packet size of quake (1500byte/sec?)?


Quake! That's so last century, Grandad...  :-o

The average map for UT2k4 Onslought is around 10Mb and bandwidth required for play around 50Mb/hour it wouldn't too take long to reach your 2Gb cap.
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