Pipex Broadband costs

Hello,

Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering? It seems to me that
£17.57 to set-up, with no charge for the modem, is too good to be true.

Any info? Thanks.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:28:43 +0100 and in article <bibe5g$o4i$1
@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, newsgroups_@_linguistics.org.uk said...
: Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering?

There's a disconnection fee of £58 if you cancel within 12 months.

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chris

<> Hello,
>
> Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering? It seems to me that
> £17.57 to set-up, with no charge for the modem, is too good to be true.
>
> Any info? Thanks.
>
the solo2go package is confusing,on main page it says it is a 1 month
contract yet under FAQ it states its a 12 month contract
They need to make that clearer! pipex look good,and seem happy with
networking,


ferg

Call me stupid - I'm a newbie. :-)

Seems to me that BT's offering, where it appears you have to fork out
for the modem and a connection fee, is pretty poor by comparison. Given
that everyone I know is on it, though, what on earth is the attraction?

Sunil Sood wrote:
> <newsgroups_@_linguistics.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:bibe5g$o4i$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering? It seems to me that
>>£17.57 to set-up, with no charge for the modem, is too good to be
>
> true.
>
> If you leave within the 1st year you have to pay a penalty but thats
> about it..
>
> Regards
> Sunil
>
>

> Call me stupid - I'm a newbie. :-)
> Seems to me that BT's offering, where it appears you have to fork out
> for the modem and a connection fee, is pretty poor by comparison. Given
> that everyone I know is on it, though, what on earth is the attraction?

Newbies who haven`t heard that other people offer a better, cheaper
service.

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> > Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering? It seems to me that
> > £17.57 to set-up, with no charge for the modem, is too good to be true.

This may be just as applicable to other ISPs and USB modems, but some
motherboards aren`t entirely happy with certain types of USB modem.

I had a problem with mine (SiS chipset) where the line would drop under
heavy CPU load, and I would have to reboot before I could reconnect. I
think this is because a USB modem relies on the processing power of the
PC itself to do the donkeywork, and under heavy CPU load, it wasn`t
getting enough "attention" :-}

VIA chipsets are also known to have some problems, but give it a whirl
and see how you get on - I think with VIA it was a power related problem,
and some people have reported that a powered USB hub can help.

> They need to make that clearer! pipex look good,and seem happy with
> networking,

p2p I assume you mean ? - I have no problems on pipex :-)

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chris <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:MPG.19b34d9c565ce355989a72
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> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:28:43 +0100 and in article <bibe5g$o4i$1
> @newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, newsgroups_@_linguistics.org.uk said...
> : Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering?
>
> There's a disconnection fee of £58 if you cancel within 12 months.

That's true for most (all) the other ISPs that have an offer on free
connection/activation.

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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Colin Wilson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Please add "[newsgroup]" in the subject of any personal replies via email
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If that means "ignored" then fine... I was unimpressed when sending to a
valid reply-to and getting an automated "f*** off spammer" message as well
as (later on) a thank you (it was in a different NG). Don't you just love
automated replies :-) Peter.

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:30:39 -0000 and in article
<Xns93E26137A5047NickPitfield@216.168.3.44>, Nick Pitfield said...
: chris <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:MPG.19b34d9c565ce355989a72
: @news.claranews.com:
:
: > On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:28:43 +0100 and in article <bibe5g$o4i$1
: > @newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, newsgroups_@_linguistics.org.uk said...
: > : Are there any hidden costs in Pipex's offering?
: >
: > There's a disconnection fee of £58 if you cancel within 12 months.
:
: That's true for most (all) the other ISPs that have an offer on free
: connection/activation.

Maybe, but it's still a hidden cost - and that is what the OP asked for.
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> Seems to me that BT's offering, where it appears you have to fork out
> for the modem and a connection fee, is pretty poor by comparison.
> Given that everyone I know is on it, though, what on earth is the
> attraction?

BT are a brand name that people trust, and sadly this means that they get a
lot of customers without having a very attractive deal.