What Broadband you use at home

[packeted]

I've been with Nildram as long as I can remember, used to use them for ISDN... Absolutely no problems, offer static IPs, very reliable and fast...

[dtm]

Originally Posted by rob

Mark.co.uk Baker.co.uk does have alot of good domains, and uses stuff like Slow.co.uk - Is your Internet Service Provider slow? to promote his Dark.co.uk enterprises which includes Fast.co.uk | The UK's highest rated ISP for Support & Customer Service | Home offerings

That whole spiel reminds me of your signature rob, showing off

I am rob who runs hey

[dw1973]

I'm on Sky, which is OK, reasonable speed, uncapped but I think they just put the prices up.

Had a look at o2 and Be which are cheaper (I think) but they quote me rubbish speeds.

Used eclipse before now but their prices stopped being competitive, and after that Easynet (which is the same as Sky now)

[GreyWing]

Virgin are the fastest for my area, co can't complain with there service.

[Jeewhizz]

Originally Posted by dtm

That whole spiel reminds me of your signature rob, showing off

Rob can only have wet dreams about Mr Baker's domains He's renowned in some circles

I am also with Fast.co.uk and have been for several years. Never had a cause for complaint. On the odd times I've called their helpline, it's refreshing to get through to someone in the UK - none of this farming it out lark.

They are also in the top 10 for ISP's and have been for a long time: ISPreview UK - Independent Internet Service Provider Information Source

[invincible]

I'm with BeThere (owned by o2), Bulldog (owned by Pipex but uses C&W's LLU) and Virgin Media (because it's the only one you can get 20Mbit with *and* it actually functions at 20Mbit in my experience). Why three? I used to have just two because I consider Internet connection redundancy important; should one line go down (BT lines do go down, regardless of whether one pays for TotalCare or not), I still have Internet access. I use a multi WAN router to shape traffic across connections so different traffic goes via different routes, making best use of bandwidth. I got the third connection for the heck of it and haven't bothered to cancel it. In the past I have tried BT, Andrews & Arnold, Eclipse and UKOnline. My parents have since followed my lead and also pay for two connections for their own uses.

Broadband isn't quite like dialup, in the sense that if one dialup ISP has problems you can simply disconnect and dial another. Back in the 90s I used Demon and had to switch to Pipex Dial to get decent transatlantic bandwidth on occasions. I miss being able to do that with the invention of broadband on the same line.

[spondishy]

Another vote for nildram....

[retired_member11]

Originally Posted by rob

Mark.co.uk Baker.co.uk does have alot of good domains, and uses stuff like Slow.co.uk - Is your Internet Service Provider slow? to promote his Dark.co.uk enterprises which includes Fast.co.uk | The UK's highest rated ISP for Support & Customer Service | Home offerings

Name dropper

Eclipse. Not as good as before Kingston too over, but still OK. Far too much hassle to look at changing to another provider.

[nat0]

i own an isp but it is a business only provider - if any of the serious domainers on here want a deal at cost then PM me

we also bond 2 or 3 connections together... v fast!