[Wolves] Can anyone recommend a cheap, uncapped ADSL service?

James Rogers phb01jdr at shef.ac.uk
Wed Nov 30 00:47:05 GMT 2005


Andy Wootton wrote:

> I'm sorry to ask this one again but I've spent several hours going 
> round in circles.
> I'm looking for an ISP that can meet the following criteria for my 
> son's student flat in Canterbury:
>
> Uncapped 2MB
> No telephone. They have an incoming only phone line and don't want to 
> worry about splitting the bills (I know you can't have ADSL on an 
> incoming-only BT line but, actually, you can.
> No cable TV service - it might interfere with their studenting
> <= £20 pm, low/no startup fee
> <= 12 month contract or he can move it to a different address. NTL 
> Cable do 9 months for students.
> wires-only or an ADSL MODEM with an Ethernet interface - I've already 
> bought an ADSL/Cable wireless gateway
> Web (uses web mail so doesn't need POP etc.), instant messaging, VOIP, 
> videoconferencing allowed.
>
> Nice-to-have:
> Web space
>
> How hard can that be? Demon Home is the best I've found so far but 
> they include a modem we can't use and no web space. The old Demon 
> wires-only service would have been perfect. Can anyone suggest an ISP 
> that would do the above and provide a decent service?
>
> Woo
>
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I have always found pipex to give an excellent uncapped service.
They do 2MB for £27 with 2months at £15, no startup fee
No blocked ports and min 3month contract IIRC
Uses usual actatel frog modem which works in linux, and provide webspace

James



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