Any really pay-as-you-go ADSL preoviders?

I suspect the answer is no but I may as well ask. Are there any ISPs
who do a genuine pay-as-you-go broadband? I want to have a service
available as backup to my existing ADSL service. I have two phone
lines so it's prefectly possible but it would only make sense if the
'backup ADSL' had zero, or at least very small, costs per month if it
isn't used.

I believe BT are trialling a payg service.

--
Chris Green

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I suspect the answer is no but I may as well ask. Are there any ISPs
> who do a genuine pay-as-you-go broadband?

This lot ? :-

http://www.lixxus.co.uk/

Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > I suspect the answer is no but I may as well ask. Are there any ISPs
> > who do a genuine pay-as-you-go broadband?
>
> This lot ? :-
>
> http://www.lixxus.co.uk/
>

Coo, yes, it would appear to be ideal, especially as the price is
capped as well. Does anyone have any experience with Lixxus?

--
Chris Green

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> I suspect the answer is no but I may as well ask. Are there any
>>> ISPs who do a genuine pay-as-you-go broadband?
>>
>> This lot ? :-
>>
>> http://www.lixxus.co.uk/
>>
>
> Coo, yes, it would appear to be ideal, especially as the price is
> capped as well. Does anyone have any experience with Lixxus?

They will monitor your usage, and if they're not making enough money out of
you, they will transfer you to another scheme or terminate your contract.
This is stated in their T&C and FUP; it is not based on experience.
No such thing as a free lunch.

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:16:44 +0000 (UTC), (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>or at least very small, costs per month if it
>isn't used.

GBP11.75 for Metronet ?

'bout the lowest cost option.

Phil
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Grumps wrote:

> They will monitor your usage, and if they're not making enough money out of
> you, they will transfer you to another scheme or terminate your contract.
> This is stated in their T&C and FUP; it is not based on experience.
> No such thing as a free lunch.

Ah. Wondered what the catch was considering it costs the ISP around a
tenner a month to have ADSL active on an end user's line. Verging on a
shady business model IMO since it's certainly not obvious from looking
at the sales blurb.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I suspect the answer is no but I may as well ask. Are there any ISPs
> who do a genuine pay-as-you-go broadband? I want to have a service
> available as backup to my existing ADSL service. I have two phone
> lines so it's prefectly possible but it would only make sense if the
> 'backup ADSL' had zero, or at least very small, costs per month if it
> isn't used.

You won't find anything less than around £13-14 month (if that) if the
ISP is based on BT's ADSL. I really doubt whether any of the LLU
operators would offer this either considering you would be using space
on one of their DSLAMs and would not be very profitable.

Grumps <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> >>> I suspect the answer is no but I may as well ask. Are there any
> >>> ISPs who do a genuine pay-as-you-go broadband?
> >>
> >> This lot ? :-
> >>
> >> http://www.lixxus.co.uk/
> >>
> >
> > Coo, yes, it would appear to be ideal, especially as the price is
> > capped as well. Does anyone have any experience with Lixxus?
>
> They will monitor your usage, and if they're not making enough money out of
> you, they will transfer you to another scheme or terminate your contract.
> This is stated in their T&C and FUP; it is not based on experience.
> No such thing as a free lunch.
>
Yes, I read their web site (pretty good by the way, lots of
information and explanations) and found that out.

I also E-Mailed them and asked what minimum spend per month they would
require, I got a very prompt answer saying that they would need about
£10/month on average to make the connection viable.

--
Chris Green

In article <dqg4cf$gdp$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Chris Howells <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> They will monitor your usage, and if they're not making enough money out of
>> you, they will transfer you to another scheme or terminate your contract.
>> This is stated in their T&C and FUP; it is not based on experience.
>> No such thing as a free lunch.

>Ah. Wondered what the catch was considering it costs the ISP around a
>tenner a month to have ADSL active on an end user's line. Verging on a
>shady business model IMO since it's certainly not obvious from looking
>at the sales blurb.

It's stated pretty clearly in their FAQ.

-- Richard

Richard Tobin wrote:

> It's stated pretty clearly in their FAQ.

Yes, I felt sure it initially looked 'too good to be true'
but they certainly did have a clear warning not to 'take
the mickey' and keep it only as a very low cost backup.