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Hi all!
I'm new to Britain* and I'm moving to London around mid-august. I'd like some advice for choosing my BB provider. Here are some details:
1. I will be living in a new property (no BT line) in the Walworth exchange area
2. I want ADSL2+ speeds (though not necessarily on an ADSL connection)
3. I want no usage cap
4. I'd like to get consistently good speeds (by "consistently good" I mean that if the ADSL line connection speed is 13Mbps then the actual download speed should be as close as possible to that at all times)
5. I'd really like to have a low ping
6. I want a contract which is no longer than 12 months. I could be staying in London longer, so this is just in case I decide to leave after 1 year.
I'd like my new provider to fit the above point as much as possible. I know well there is no such perfect ISP, this is just a description of what my ideal BB provider should be like...
From the research I've done on ISPreview, the best solution for me should be a plain vanilla BT phone line with a Be Broadband ADSL. This would mean spending £127.99 for the connection charge, and £33.51 monthly (11.54 line rental + £21.97 Be Pro). I understand that Be's service is specifically targeted to power users, and fits all the above points. The price is a bit hefty though, especially the £127.99 connection charge.
One of the other providers that caught my attention is TalkTalk. They have a £26.48 calls+web offer, with unlimited downloads and landline calls, plus no connection charge for new lines. They have a 18-month minimum contract length, but I'd be more than willing to pay their £13.50 per remaining contract month early disconnection fee (if I terminate my contract after 1 year this would mean a total disconnection fee of £81, still cheaper than BT's connection charge). The problem with TalkTalk is that I have read so many bad reviews on them that I'm doubting their service is any good. However, I also understand that many "bad" reviews I find on your website were written by non-LLU users, so a provider getting low marks does not necessarily mean their LLU service is bad (this is exactly the case with my current BB provider - Wind of Italy - which consistently gets bad reviews but has an excellent LLU service). Is their service any good in LLU-enabled areas?
Does anyone know another provider that could fit my needs?
* = sorry for my poor English
EDIT: I see my exchange is going to be FTTC-enabled by the end of December 2010. Would it be best for me to subscribe to a short-term service and then switch to FTTC once it arrives in my area?
I'm new to Britain* and I'm moving to London around mid-august. I'd like some advice for choosing my BB provider. Here are some details:
1. I will be living in a new property (no BT line) in the Walworth exchange area
2. I want ADSL2+ speeds (though not necessarily on an ADSL connection)
3. I want no usage cap
4. I'd like to get consistently good speeds (by "consistently good" I mean that if the ADSL line connection speed is 13Mbps then the actual download speed should be as close as possible to that at all times)
5. I'd really like to have a low ping
6. I want a contract which is no longer than 12 months. I could be staying in London longer, so this is just in case I decide to leave after 1 year.
I'd like my new provider to fit the above point as much as possible. I know well there is no such perfect ISP, this is just a description of what my ideal BB provider should be like...
From the research I've done on ISPreview, the best solution for me should be a plain vanilla BT phone line with a Be Broadband ADSL. This would mean spending £127.99 for the connection charge, and £33.51 monthly (11.54 line rental + £21.97 Be Pro). I understand that Be's service is specifically targeted to power users, and fits all the above points. The price is a bit hefty though, especially the £127.99 connection charge.
One of the other providers that caught my attention is TalkTalk. They have a £26.48 calls+web offer, with unlimited downloads and landline calls, plus no connection charge for new lines. They have a 18-month minimum contract length, but I'd be more than willing to pay their £13.50 per remaining contract month early disconnection fee (if I terminate my contract after 1 year this would mean a total disconnection fee of £81, still cheaper than BT's connection charge). The problem with TalkTalk is that I have read so many bad reviews on them that I'm doubting their service is any good. However, I also understand that many "bad" reviews I find on your website were written by non-LLU users, so a provider getting low marks does not necessarily mean their LLU service is bad (this is exactly the case with my current BB provider - Wind of Italy - which consistently gets bad reviews but has an excellent LLU service). Is their service any good in LLU-enabled areas?
Does anyone know another provider that could fit my needs?
* = sorry for my poor English
EDIT: I see my exchange is going to be FTTC-enabled by the end of December 2010. Would it be best for me to subscribe to a short-term service and then switch to FTTC once it arrives in my area?
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