Doug
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Im fed up with this internet connection being so dog slow thanks to my father 
So i'm going to get my own internet line. I am with O2 but I cant get the cheap package as I am not in a O2 internet area. Although I can get the £17.50 package which is upto 8mb and 'unlimited'
Can anyone tell me if it is actually unlimited? Will I be ok using torrents and rapidshare on it? Or are they going to tell on me like Virgin do to their clients 
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Toby
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im with plusnet very quick connection, good for gaming and customer support is very good, very clear about speed restrictions aND YOU GET ACTUAL DOWNLOAD LIMITS WITH A USAGE METER unlike ISP who offer unlimited downloads
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Robbo
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Sky
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Sky
we were with sky but they are now on illeagal download clamp not that i was worried abput anything like that
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John
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Any entanet reseller unless you can get o2 or somebody llu.
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
im with plusnet very quick connection, good for gaming and customer support is very good, very clear about speed restrictions aND YOU GET ACTUAL DOWNLOAD LIMITS WITH A USAGE METER unlike ISP who offer unlimited downloads
Plusnet openly throttle torrent bandwidth and have low usage limits.
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pow
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Sky is brilliant 
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by John
quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
im with plusnet very quick connection, good for gaming and customer support is very good, very clear about speed restrictions aND YOU GET ACTUAL DOWNLOAD LIMITS WITH A USAGE METER unlike ISP who offer unlimited downloads
Plusnet openly throttle torrent bandwidth and have low usage limits.
not if you get Plusnet pro and strike a deal on a bigger useage, plus i did mention about clear speed restrictions whereas other companies just do it when you become a heavy user, id rather know when im going to get slowed as opposed to whenever BT or whoever fancy
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John
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Entanet don't throttle anything, the 20 quid a month package gets you 30 gig on peak, 300 off, if you want to pay more you get more.
I was with plusnet, i'm now with ukfsn(entanet reseller, there are more), ukfsn are much better.
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N16K
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Im with AOL - 12 month contract with free wireless router, up to 8mbs, no download limit - £6.99 a month
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Doug
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I just got O2 broadband, should be live in 5-10 days
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Brett
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My neighbours ISP is ace  O2 I think that is.
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dannymccann
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lol at brett, I might do this as well tbh, my neighbour doesnt seem bothered his is unsecured, might as well stop my crap BT contract at £26 a month
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jamesw
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As already said any entanet reseller - im with adsl24. 20 p/mo for 30gb peak & 300gb off peak, you also get usage meter to keep track of it.
I regulaly get 600k on decent torrents (legal of course) and my connection to exchange isnt perfect - I sync at 6mbps
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
I just got O2 broadband, should be live in 5-10 days
O2 are by far the most reliable and fastest ISP I have used.
You might want to get another router though, their Thomson offering is a bit shit.
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Doug
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I have just got it through the post today.
Going to give it a try and if it is crap I will just chuck my netgear on there.
Why do they supply a CD? Surely you just bang in your details and away you go 
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Sam
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The CD is for 'beginners' to computers/the Internet. It also contains a free copy of McAfee Internet Security Suite.
[Edited on 02-10-2008 by Sam]
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Doug
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*Puts CD in bin*
Just set the router up so going to get it all ready to go and then just wait for the line to be active in a few days
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dave17
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im with virgin media, its shit hot 
50mb i think, or will be soon
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Doug
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Pointless as you get arrested as soon as you even look at a torrent site
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dave17
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virgin media? oops
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Dan Lewis
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Virgin also do bandwidth throttling
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan Lewis
Virgin also do bandwidth throttling
not to many issues with 50mb though there, plus its optical so even if they throttle you get a steady connection unlike adsl
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John
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Whats unsteady about an adsl connection?
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Dan Lewis
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
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Originally posted by Dan Lewis
Virgin also do bandwidth throttling
not to many issues with 50mb though there, plus its optical so even if they throttle you get a steady connection unlike adsl
Yea it is as they cut down your connection to a lower speed. just do downloading through the day. and you wont get throttled at night.
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