i've got free broadband from a UK ISP !!! What should I do?

Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other & both
blaming BT.

After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag Helpline on
Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local exchange to tell
me that as far as he could see my line was still connected to LLU
broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from my
previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.

What should I do?

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dave @ stejonda

"dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...

I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from my
> previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>
> What should I do?

Shut up and get using it.....

dave @ stejonda wrote:
> Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
> getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other & both
> blaming BT.
>
> After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag Helpline on
> Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local exchange to tell
> me that as far as he could see my line was still connected to LLU
> broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from my
> previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>
> What should I do?

Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?

In message <fasign$uog$(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul Cupis
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>dave @ stejonda wrote:
>> Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
>>getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other &
>>both blaming BT.
>> After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag Helpline
>>on Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local exchange
>>to tell me that as far as he could see my line was still connected to
>>LLU broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from
>>my previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>> What should I do?
>
>Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?

I went through that process over 4 months ago when I stopped using the
ADSL connection.

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dave @ stejonda

"dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In message <fasign$uog$(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul Cupis <(E-Mail Removed)>
> writes
>>dave @ stejonda wrote:
>>> Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
>>> getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other & both
>>> blaming BT.
>>> After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag Helpline on
>>> Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local exchange to tell
>>> me that as far as he could see my line was still connected to LLU
>>> broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from my
>>> previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>>> What should I do?
>>
>>Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?
>
> I went through that process over 4 months ago when I stopped using the
> ADSL connection.

Who did you give the MAC too?

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:27:39 +0100, "dave @ stejonda"
<no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> mused:

>In message <fasign$uog$(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul Cupis
><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>dave @ stejonda wrote:
>>> Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
>>>getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other &
>>>both blaming BT.
>>> After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag Helpline
>>>on Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local exchange
>>>to tell me that as far as he could see my line was still connected to
>>>LLU broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from
>>>my previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>>> What should I do?
>>
>>Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?
>
>I went through that process over 4 months ago when I stopped using the
>ADSL connection.

Why did you stop using it?
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Regards,
Stuart.

In message <faslfo$cvk$(E-Mail Removed)>, "dennis@home"
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>"dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In message <fasign$uog$(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul Cupis
>><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>>dave @ stejonda wrote:
>>>> Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
>>>>getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other &
>>>>both blaming BT.
>>>> After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag
>>>>Helpline on Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local
>>>>exchange to tell me that as far as he could see my line was still
>>>>connected to LLU broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got
>>>>broadband from my previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>>>> What should I do?
>>>
>>>Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?
>>
>> I went through that process over 4 months ago when I stopped using
>>the ADSL connection.
>
>Who did you give the MAC too?

It was an LLU line - no MAC involved. I gave notice to my old ISP,
terminated the direct debit and stopped using the service.

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dave @ stejonda

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Lurch
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:27:39 +0100, "dave @ stejonda"
><no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> mused:
>>In message <fasign$uog$(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul Cupis
>><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>>dave @ stejonda wrote:
>>>> Since I left my last ADSL LLU ISP I have had over 4 months trouble
>>>>getting the new ISP to get connected with each blaming each other &
>>>>both blaming BT.
>>>> After I'd managed to get to speak to someone at the BT Tag Helpline
>>>>on Friday , a BT Openreach engineer rang me from the local exchange
>>>>to tell me that as far as he could see my line was still connected to
>>>>LLU broadband. I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from
>>>>my previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>>>> What should I do?
>>>
>>>Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?
>>
>>I went through that process over 4 months ago when I stopped using the
>>ADSL connection.
>
>Why did you stop using it?

In expectation that it would imminently stop working I switched to using
VM cable for my broadband.

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dave @ stejonda

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Ross <00775765@000.00>
writes
>"dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>I've just tried it & yep I've still got broadband from my
>> previous ISP over 4 months after I stopped the direct debit.
>>
>> What should I do?
>
>Shut up and get using it.....
>


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dave @ stejonda

dave @ stejonda wrote:
> In message <faslfo$cvk$(E-Mail Removed)>, "dennis@home"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>> "dave @ stejonda" <no$spam!delete&abuse%(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> In message <fasign$uog$(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul Cupis
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>>> dave @ stejonda wrote:

>>>> Ask them for a MAC and give it to your preferred supplier?
>>>
>>> I went through that process over 4 months ago when I stopped using
>>> the ADSL connection.
>>
>> Who did you give the MAC too?
>
> It was an LLU line - no MAC involved. I gave notice to my old ISP,
> terminated the direct debit and stopped using the service.

Unless the line was fully unbundled (MPF) and so your phoneline was with
the ISP etc, then a MAC is still used to migrate to another provider. I
would contact them again and get a MAC to migrate the service to your
prefered provider, or cease it with them and wait until you can start again.