[Gllug] ADSL recommendations

[Mike Brodbelt]

Richard Cottrill wrote:
> 
> Actually I'm pretty sure I've seen a PCI USB card for £10... If a new MB
> costs another £10 then I'm still ahead by at least a couple of beers.
> 
> More importantly: What's this crap about BT not allowing incoming
> connections? That's got my interest!
> 
> I don't think the dongle on the end of the modem makes any difference
> (certainly not to me it doesn't - they're all plugs at the end of the day)
> but the incoming/outgoing issue makes a lot of difference.
> 
> Who else is ADSL available from (given I live in Whitechapel)?

All ADSL lines are (with the exception of those in Hull) are currently
provided by BT Ignite, so in that sense, you have to use BT. However,
you do *not* have to use BT Openworld as an ISP, and I'd recommend
against them. Any ISP with an ADSL service will provide it through BT
Ignite, and so if you can get one ADSL service in your location, you can
get them all.

I use Easynet, and their service is very good. Look at adslguide.co.uk,
where there are good comparisons of what the various ISP's offer.

Mike.

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