Plusnet or Nildram, which would you recommend

Hi everyone

I have had 512 BB for a year with Virgin.net.
I work from home so BB is very important for me.
I am about to move house and won't be renewing with Virgin as they have had
a few problems of late.

I need a reliable connection, P2P and VPN.
I don't need a static IP address, and only need one IP address as I have a
router.

I understand Plusnet and Nildram to be two of the best.
What would you guys suggest though?

Thanks

Darren

"Darren Lambert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:MjMWb.4195$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone
>
> I have had 512 BB for a year with Virgin.net.
> I work from home so BB is very important for me.
> I am about to move house and won't be renewing with Virgin as they have
had
> a few problems of late.
>
> I need a reliable connection, P2P and VPN.
> I don't need a static IP address, and only need one IP address as I have a
> router.
>
> I understand Plusnet and Nildram to be two of the best.
> What would you guys suggest though?
>
> Thanks
>
> Darren

I'm going to move from ClaraNet, and after having looked into this and asked
around for a while, I think to PlusNet.

Zen was also a close contender for me, but I felt more reassured by the
range of services offered by PlusNet - and their quick responses and
positive but non-pressuring attitudes to my pre-sales questions.

"Darren Lambert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:MjMWb.4195$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone
>
> I have had 512 BB for a year with Virgin.net.
> I work from home so BB is very important for me.
> I am about to move house and won't be renewing with Virgin as they have
had
> a few problems of late.
>
> I need a reliable connection, P2P and VPN.
> I don't need a static IP address, and only need one IP address as I have a
> router.
>
> I understand Plusnet and Nildram to be two of the best.
> What would you guys suggest though?
>
> Thanks
>
> Darren

Hi Darren
I have no experience of Nildram so can't comment either way. However, I can
vouch for Plus as being superb. VPN to work ok. Reliable, good tech support
if you do need it (which I haven't so far) and consistent speed. Not too hot
for newsgroups, but I understand that they are just installing new hardware
to improve this.

I have the 2M homeworker package and also use Onspeed over that. Goes like a
bat out of hell, particularly for downloading and web pages pdfs etc.
peaking at 2Mbytes (yes 2Mbytes - that's around 9Mbits/sec) but usually
about 800 K Bytes/sec

If you do go to plus, please use me as a referrer (hastings1066) - they may
cut a couple of pence off my rental - oh incidentally, you can have it on a
monthly contract as well if you want

Darren Lambert wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I have had 512 BB for a year with Virgin.net.
> I work from home so BB is very important for me.
> I am about to move house and won't be renewing with Virgin as they have had
> a few problems of late.
>
> I need a reliable connection, P2P and VPN.
> I don't need a static IP address, and only need one IP address as I have a
> router.
>
> I understand Plusnet and Nildram to be two of the best.
> What would you guys suggest though?
>
> Thanks
>
> Darren

I would defiantly recommend PlusNet, they are a breath of fresh air,
compared to the others. Prompt and accurate tech support, reliable
service, and they invest in their infrastructure. They are also very
good value....

Seeing as nobody has asked yet... If you do decide on PlusNet, can you
use my referral code: mgillespie

Any other questions, feel free to email me...
Cheers...

"Darren Lambert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:MjMWb.4195$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everyone
>
> I have had 512 BB for a year with Virgin.net.
> I work from home so BB is very important for me.
> I am about to move house and won't be renewing with Virgin as they have
had
> a few problems of late.
>
>

plus.net - been with them for two years.


alan

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:41:16 -0000, "fred bloggs"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

-vouch for Plus as being superb. VPN to work ok. Reliable, good tech support
-if you do need it (which I haven't so far)

Can I ask the obvious question here then?

rgds

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

"Rob S" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:41:16 -0000, "fred bloggs"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> -vouch for Plus as being superb. VPN to work ok. Reliable, good tech
support
> -if you do need it (which I haven't so far)
>
> Can I ask the obvious question here then?
>
> rgds
>
> -Rob
Which is.......?

OK I gotta ask..

What's the difference between the Plusnet 1mb home package and the 1mb home
worker apart from it being £7 more?

I'm sure there must be something but i'll be darned if I can spot it



"fred bloggs" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Darren Lambert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:MjMWb.4195$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi everyone
> >
> > I have had 512 BB for a year with Virgin.net.
> > I work from home so BB is very important for me.
> > I am about to move house and won't be renewing with Virgin as they have
> had
> > a few problems of late.
> >
> > I need a reliable connection, P2P and VPN.
> > I don't need a static IP address, and only need one IP address as I have
a
> > router.
> >
> > I understand Plusnet and Nildram to be two of the best.
> > What would you guys suggest though?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Darren
>
> Hi Darren
> I have no experience of Nildram so can't comment either way. However, I
can
> vouch for Plus as being superb. VPN to work ok. Reliable, good tech
support
> if you do need it (which I haven't so far) and consistent speed. Not too
hot
> for newsgroups, but I understand that they are just installing new
hardware
> to improve this.
>
> I have the 2M homeworker package and also use Onspeed over that. Goes like
a
> bat out of hell, particularly for downloading and web pages pdfs etc.
> peaking at 2Mbytes (yes 2Mbytes - that's around 9Mbits/sec) but usually
> about 800 K Bytes/sec
>
> If you do go to plus, please use me as a referrer (hastings1066) - they
may
> cut a couple of pence off my rental - oh incidentally, you can have it on
a
> monthly contract as well if you want
>
>

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:43:55 -0000, "fred bloggs"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

-> -vouch for Plus as being superb. VPN to work ok. Reliable, good tech
-support
-> -if you do need it (which I haven't so far)
->
-> Can I ask the obvious question here then?
->
-> rgds
->
-> -Rob
-Which is.......?

If I *must*..... how do you know tech support is good if you haven't used
it....?


-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com