dagwoood Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 It's been rumoured for a while that Sky were going to offer free broadband and today they made it official ADSLguide.More detailed info on Sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Sounds good but a 40 quid activation fee and 50 quid instalation fee. I wonder how long it will take to get to Spain ;) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 im thinking about getting the top 16mb package....what is the catch . I have Sky digital full package. At the minute im paying £29.00 for 4MB's (£4 for not paying by DD ) and i think its abit steep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Can anynone find the info on the Fair Usage Policy? I do alot of downloading of big files and a fair bit of uploading aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Can anyone find the info on the Fair Usage Policy?I don't think it's been published yet and if so I wouldn't recommend taking out the Max package until it is in black and white so that you have some idea of the limitations of your connection.I definently won't be taking up the offer as I packed Sky in last year (and got a Freeview DVD recorder) and the reason why I did this was I no longer watch much TV and this isn't going to change in the future I don't think :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Repling to Rebel. (the "quote" button has disappeared)I have registered an interest in the mid-package and note that the terms and conditions can be accessed from the foot of this page. Just skip the intro and if you register you aren't signing up[ for anything.At the moment I pay Wanadoo £17.99 pm for a speed of 1MB capped at 2GB pm. Even the Sky "basic" is better than that. I was waiting for Talk-Talk to settle down but this package, as I am a Sky digital customer anyway, looks far better.Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 At the moment I pay Wanadoo £17.99 pm for a speed of 1MB capped at 2GB pm. Even the Sky "basic" is better than that. I was waiting for Talk-Talk to settle down but this package, as I am a Sky digital customer anyway, looks far better.It does sound a better deal for you but at the moment Sky's network only covers major towns and cities so if your exchange isn't LLU, then you have no choice except the Connect option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 It does sound a better deal for you but at the moment Sky's network only covers major towns and cities so if your exchange isn't LLU, then you have no choice except the Connect option.I understand it IS unbundled and I have now registered with Sky. They say they will contact me "in August" to let me know the next steps.Thos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 I understand it IS unbundled and I have now registered with Sky. They say they will contact me "in August" to let me know the next steps.Thos.Good for you ;) You will be saving money and getting a faster speed with a much larger cap - 40 GB compared to 2 GB with Wanadoo.I am not into P2P and mostly spend my (online) time on forums, but 2 GB wouldn't be enough for me as most months I use around 5 GB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 It does sound a better deal for you but at the moment Sky's network only covers major towns and cities so if your exchange isn't LLU, then you have no choice except the Connect option.you can check here to see if you exchange is LLU enabledhttp://www.samknows.com/broadband/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Another thing is that only a small % of the UK is coverd by sky at the moment, sky r aiming to cover 70% of the UK by 2007. BT was a 70% a good few years ago. So unless you live in London,Manchester r Glasgow youll have to wait. You can still sign upto sky broadband (connect service) but it costs £17 which is nothing special, this is because if its not LLU enabled its cost sky alot more as it goes through BT's IPStream network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoood Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 So unless you live in London,Manchester r Glasgow youll have to wait.Not necessarily. I live in the Midlands and my exchange has been unbundled by Easynet.If in doubt I'd use Rebel=UK='s link to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel=UK= Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 So unless you live in London,Manchester r Glasgow youll have to wait.Not necessarily. I live in the Midlands and my exchange has been unbundled by Easynet.If in doubt I'd use Rebel=UK='s link to check.here is a better site, use the Easynet site and check availabilityhttp://www.easynet.net/broadband/broadband_checker.aspThis is what i gotInformation entered:Name: JamesCompany: noneTelephone Number: 0191******* Valid BT phone numberPostcode: NE33 *** Valid PostcodeExchange information:Easynet LLU ADSL Status: ENABLEDEasynet ADSL Status: ENABLEDPredicted service availability:Easynet LLU ADSL: 8 Mb Maximum speed probably availableEasynet LLU SDSL: 2 Mb Maximum speed probably availableSMPF Status: 8 Mb Maximum speed probably availableEasynet SureStream: 4 Mb Maximum speed probably availableEasynet ADSL: 2 Mb Maximum speed possibly available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 After a discussion with NTL, I now pay for 6 months £19.99 for 4MB, after that is is supposed to revert to £24.99. At that time I will argue with them again. At present we also get free phone calls, and free line rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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