[Klug-general] ISPs

[J D Freeman]

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On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 02:31:26PM +0100, rich-ayres at tiscali.co.uk wrote:
> Hi All,
>        Since the takeover of tiscali by one2one I have noticed a 
> marked deterioration in service.
> Thought about virgin  but one of their providers is tiscali and they 
> remained silent when I queried this Can Anybody recommend a good cheap 
> broadband provider Unlimited Slow download for preference. A Web search 
> came up with "Eclipse" which I have never heard of but seemed to fit my 
> requirements. Any body had any dealings with them?
>           All suggestions  gratefully received
>                                                 Rich 


Looking at some of the prices I am seeing for UK ADSL, I thought I would
throw into the mix an idea of what I pay in the Netherlands. 

19.90 euro PCM - Alice.nl - 20Mbit down, 1mbit up.
29.95 euro PCM - xs4all.nl - 4Mbit down, 1mbit up.
17.50 euro PCM - KPN.nl - 8Mbit down, 1mbit up.
25.00 euro PCM - KPN.nl - 20mbit down, 1mbit up. 
99.95 euro PCM - internnl.net - 100mbit down, 100mbit up (fibre based)

Note, all of these are unlimited, no FUP or any such like. As long as it
you are doing so legally, you can max out the connection 24/7 without
problems. Also, note how even the small 4Mbit options come with 1Mbit
upload, something I find annoying about UK dsl is the slow upload.

Of interest in this mix tho is the last offering. Fibre to the home is
being rolled out, admittedly in just Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but it is a
start, they are offering from 20/20 -> 100/100 from 32.95 a month. You
have to wonder why the same isn't appearing in the UK. Even the supposedly
fibre based offerings from some of the cable providers aren't actually
fully fibre to the door, but are just running it as far as the cross
connect cab. 

Just some food for thought...

J
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