Cheapest BB deal for a second home

I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
occasionally (around 3 months a year personally). Sky isn't an option there
as the exchange isn't LLU enabled I don't think. At home I have Metronet
PayGo Option 2 and am considering their PayGo Option 1 at £11.75pm unless
there is something cheaper or better value for money. At present when there
I use a OneTel pay as you go dial up service at 1.5p per minute.

ADSLGuide.org states the exchange status is: Activated. Exchange is ADSL
enabled and offers Max services up to 8Mbps. Does this indicate it is LLU
enabled?

Any suggestions would be appreciated. TIA.

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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:28:00 -0000, "Bryan"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
>occasionally (around 3 months a year personally). Sky isn't an option there
>as the exchange isn't LLU enabled I don't think. At home I have Metronet
>PayGo Option 2 and am considering their PayGo Option 1 at £11.75pm unless
>there is something cheaper or better value for money. At present when there
>I use a OneTel pay as you go dial up service at 1.5p per minute.
>
>ADSLGuide.org states the exchange status is: Activated. Exchange is ADSL
>enabled and offers Max services up to 8Mbps. Does this indicate it is LLU
>enabled?
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated. TIA.

I'm happily using AOL silver at 14 GBP. Completely unlimited. ANd if
you find an existing AOL user to recommend you, you (may?) both get
some money back.

They should also throw in a wireless router.

Lorenz

[L.]

Bryan wrote:
> I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
> occasionally (around 3 months a year personally).

Depending on the length and number of stays, an ISP that offers 1 month
contracts may be your best bet.

Zen are one example.

On 10 Nov 2006, "Bryan" wrote:

>I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
>occasionally (around 3 months a year personally). ...

>At home I have Metronet PayGo Option 2 and am considering their PayGo
>Option 1 at £11.75pm unless there is something cheaper or better value
>for money. At present when there

The 'parent' company (PlusNet) has a 9.99 account (which gives a lower
amount of traffic) on a PAYG basis (but your phone line may also need
to be transferred to PN) but it depends on how much traffic you'd be
using when there as to whether that or the MN 11.75/month would be
the cheaper deal overall. I think there's a setup fee with MN that
is waived (assuming you keep the service for years) with PN.

>ADSLGuide.org states the exchange status is: Activated. Exchange is ADSL
>enabled and offers Max services up to 8Mbps. Does this indicate it is LLU
>enabled?

LLU means services from other networks can be supplied, eg Bulldog, etc and
to check the status, I would recommend you see www.samknows.com

The "up to 8 Mbps" is BT Wholesale's service, "IPstream Max" which is on
the majority of UK exchanges now... HTH.

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Grant <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
>> occasionally (around 3 months a year personally).

>Depending on the length and number of stays, an ISP that offers 1 month
>contracts may be your best bet.
>
>Zen are one example.

Won't you have to pay an activation fee each time you want to start
using it? (47 pounds from Zen.)

-- Richard
--
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in some alphabets" - X3.4, 1963.

"[L.]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:28:00 -0000, "Bryan"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
> >occasionally (around 3 months a year personally). Sky isn't an option there
> >as the exchange isn't LLU enabled I don't think. At home I have Metronet
> >PayGo Option 2 and am considering their PayGo Option 1 at £11.75pm unless
> >there is something cheaper or better value for money. At present when there
> >I use a OneTel pay as you go dial up service at 1.5p per minute.
> >
> >ADSLGuide.org states the exchange status is: Activated. Exchange is ADSL
> >enabled and offers Max services up to 8Mbps. Does this indicate it is LLU
> >enabled?
> >
> >Any suggestions would be appreciated. TIA.
>
> I'm happily using AOL silver at 14 GBP. Completely unlimited. ANd if
> you find an existing AOL user to recommend you, you (may?) both get
> some money back.
>
> They should also throw in a wireless router.
>
> Lorenz
>
> [L.]
I think the £50 refer a friend offer ended last month.

www.quidco.com/aol still have a cashback offer although that has gone
down in value too.

Richard Tobin wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Grant <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>> I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
>>> occasionally (around 3 months a year personally).
>
>> Depending on the length and number of stays, an ISP that offers 1
>> month contracts may be your best bet.
>>
>> Zen are one example.
>
> Won't you have to pay an activation fee each time you want to start
> using it? (47 pounds from Zen.)

I assume so.

"NoNeedToKnow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On 10 Nov 2006, "Bryan" wrote:
>
>>I am looking for a cheap BB package for a second home which I use
>>occasionally (around 3 months a year personally). ...
>
>>At home I have Metronet PayGo Option 2 and am considering their PayGo
>>Option 1 at £11.75pm unless there is something cheaper or better value
>>for money. At present when there
>
> The 'parent' company (PlusNet) has a 9.99 account (which gives a lower
> amount of traffic) on a PAYG basis (but your phone line may also need
> to be transferred to PN) but it depends on how much traffic you'd be
> using when there as to whether that or the MN 11.75/month would be
> the cheaper deal overall. I think there's a setup fee with MN that
> is waived (assuming you keep the service for years) with PN.

This sounds quite a good option except I am not sure about a phone line tech
support at 50p per minute although there is online tech support free. I
could migrate my existing MN without a setup fee I believe.