[SWLUG] Broadband in Ponty.

[Mike C]

That's good to know. Cheers Steve 8-)

I will look into ZenADSL, I certainly don't mind paying more if the service is 
good!

If all goes well, I'll let you know when we're moved in

Mike

On Sunday 13 Mar 2005 14:45, Steve Anderson wrote:
> Hiya Mike
>
> Mike C wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We're looking to possibly move to Pontypridd from Cardiff in the spring
> > so we won't be able to have NTL cable broadband anymore. BT's website
> > says that the local exchange supports ADSL up to 2mb, so at least we're
> > not stuck with 56k ;-)
>
> First of all, let me welcome you to Ponty in advance. My partner and I
> moved up here in 2002 because we were sick of Cardiff and couldn't
> afford Cardiff houses. Of course, since then prices in Trefforest have
> rocketted and my £37k house is worth £95k now =)
>
> Also helps that we met at the Uni of Glamorgan. And that she was brought
> up around here. So we're settled!
>
> Ponty's exchanges have been DSLed since the end of 2002, and I've been
> on since April 2003 - so about two years.
>
> > My question is, does anyone have a good recommendation for a broadband
> > provider? BT themselves do a good 2mb package but i'm a bit wary of them.
>
> ZenADSL. Once you've tried them, you won't leave them - but if you do
> decide to for whatever reason, you're not tied into long contracts
> (minimum contract - a month). For £25 a month you get the regular
> 512kbps line, which might seem a little steep compared to others but
> factor into that a block of 8 static IP addresses, the best customer
> service I've ever experienced, consistantly high quality connections and
> transfer rates (way more stable than the BT crap we have at work in
> Cardiff), no bandwidth capping and assistance in setting up MX records
> so your home-run mail server can talk to the likes of AOL... well, the
> list goes on.
>
> Seriously, they're good. My colleague joined up on my recommendation and
> was similarly blown away by just how good they are. And I'm not on a
> commission!
>
> Let me know when you get moved up here though, we can start the Ponty
> SWLUG meetings in the Otley =)
>
> Steve