[sclug] Recommendations for an IAP

[Jason Rivers]

On 20.04.2012 11:33, Neil Brown wrote:
> I am currently with BT for both phone line (used only as a carrier
> line) and DSL, and am considering moving away, on the basis that the
> offer I'm currently benefitting from is likely to come to an end 
> soon.
>
> I wonder if anyone here can recommend a decent access provider, who
> can provide in the Newbury area. I don't believe that my street has
> either cable or fibre, so I think I'm limited to DSL.
>
> Ideally, I'd be looking for:
>
> 	- static IP(s)
> 	- decent upload speed ? I like to VPN back home when travelling, and
> watch the occasional film stored on the network. I'm currently 
> getting
> about 0.4Mbit, so the experience is not good...
> 	- decent download too, of course, but I'm not expecting the line to
> support more than 4Mbit (notionally, at least)
> 	- a substantial usage allowance, since I use the line for
> downloading / streaming in place of a TV
>
> I don't need web hosting, parental control software, a "free" router
> or anything like that and, if I need technical support, would rather
> that the phone was not put down because I'm not using Windows.
>
> (I'm happy to stay with BT for the phone line; it's the Internet
> connection which is important to me here.)
>
>
> Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
>


I would look to see if you're in a BE area, their download speeds are 
generally better than the DSL over BT (partly because of Annex M). I 
know it's available in Thatcham, so would be supprised if it's not in 
Newbury too.

They offer at least 1 static IP IIRC.

Jason