[Gllug] Be-There

[John Winters]

Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote:
> Hello all.
> 
> A friend of mine is looking at moving from Bulldog to "BE-There".  Has
> anyone used this?  Any good?  Why wouldn't everyone use it, if it's
> really very very fast and very very cheap?

Well, I suspect you've put your finger on it right there.  I know 
nothing about BE-There but the thing about these services tends to be 
that with the "cheap" attribute comes the "crap" attribute.

I had to set a friend up with broadband recently.  We hummed and hawed 
between several "look-aren't-we-cheap" options or the known and trusted 
(but slightly more expensive) ones.  I explained to her the pros and 
cons, which she fully took on board and finally said, "I don't need any 
bells and whistles - just a connection" and went for a big-name cheapy. 
  We couldn't even get through the sign-up process and their customer 
support (even before we'd managed to get signed up) was crappy beyond 
belief.

We gave up and she signed up with UKFSN instead.  It costs a little 
more, but at least Jason is capable of telling his arse from his elbow, 
and you can actually get to communicate with someone who knows what 
they're doing.

Perhaps somewhere there is a really cheap, really good supplier (it 
might even be Be-There) but don't hold your breath.

John

(Other recommendations - my ADSL is supplied by Andrews and Arnold for 
historical reasons.  A similar proposition to UKFSN - small and know 
what they're talking about.  I'd also recommend Gradwell for other 
hosting type services.)
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