benjamin.durham Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Please Pick your Favourite ISP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 NTL and Telewest aren't on there, so I voted "Other"... I am with Telewest/Blueyonder and very happy with them. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin.durham Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Sorry, I was rushing when I posted the poll, so I forgot about them.Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I've taken the liberty of adding the two that expertec said were omitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin.durham Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 :D Thanx alot, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Who voted aol :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin.durham Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Me, I Have aol broadband, but I admit it isn't as good as I expected. We have had alot of problems, even a faulty dsl modem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Apart from occasional problems, I am quite happy with NTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I voted NTL because that is who I'm with... although I'm seriously miffed that other ISP's have been giving free upgrades to their customers and NTL haven't... yet! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 More than happy with Blueyonder, I have been with them for 3 years and no problems.Started off at 512kb then they upgraded me to 756kb and to 1 mb at no extra cost and still have unlimited downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I think RoadRunner's pretty popular in urban/suburban area's here in the U.S. That's my ISP. It's pretty nice because there's no PPPoE or authentication. Your PC or Router gets an IP from your Cable Modem and you're all set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I think RoadRunner's pretty popular in urban/suburban area's here in the U.S. That's my ISP. It's pretty nice because there's no PPPoE or authentication. Your PC or Router gets an IP from your Cable Modem and you're all set.Why not set up a poll for the US and Canada. Your ISPs are mostly unknown here (except the dreaded AOL - is it as bad there as it seems to be here?) and it would be interesting to have some information about them and how good they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin.durham Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 AOL in the UK is pretty ok, but the dammed helplines are a total waste of time, Im sorry if you don't know any of these ISP'S but could you tell me some American or Candian ISP's which someone could kindly put on my poll, as I can't edit it.Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I am quite happy with Pipex, doesn't seem to suffer from many problems like some of the other ISP's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 HiWell i use Tiscali over here in Germany, Very cheap very reliable, and is always there, in 18 months i have always had a connection, no down time.1mbit connection, flat rate with no monthly limits, € 15 a month.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Happy with my telewest 2mb connection, no download limit :D an occasional glitch but always sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't ask Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I'm the Virgin vote ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Aol is basically spam that lags your games takes over your computer and tries to ruin you. Manys a people hjave been sent to an early grave because of it. And unfortunately im stuck with it :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Pearce Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Personally I prefer AOL, Their helpline might be quite un-helpful but I never expirience downtime and you can't really argue with 2MB Broadband for £29.99 / Month :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvw Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Telewest have been excellent......you get the doughnut who digs up the pavement and cuts the cable now and again......but I guess that's a BT employee :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 AOL Broadband here in the US is not cool in my opinion. It makes users authenticate using PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) which is effectively a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Since, with present technology, you can't VPN within a VPN that I know of (if anyone knows a way around this please post!), AOL Broadband users can't VPN into work! This has caused numerous problems on corporate networks I manage VPN's for.It is also quite a pain for home users to set up on a router. The router must be set up to authenticate using PPPoE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwp Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 I voted NTL because that is who I'm with... although I'm seriously miffed that other ISP's have been giving free upgrades to their customers and NTL haven't... yet!  :)same here plus they where the only one doing bb in the area when i subscribed.don't know if bt have upgraded yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhuk Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I’m with ZEN internet no downtime at all :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin.durham Posted February 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Aol has just got better, there upgrading my broadband speed for free, faster surfing and downloading here I come.Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Pearce Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Aol has just got better, there upgrading my broadband speed for free, faster surfing and downloading here I come.BenWhat speed they upgrade you to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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