Mortimer wrote:
> My parents have a holiday cottage which currently has only dial-up
> access. They are wanting a very cheap broadband connection. High speed
> isn't important: the lines will probably only support up to 500 KB/sec
> or 1 MB/sec. They don't need email accounts or web space as they will
> use their existing ones from their home broadband provider.
>
> All they need is a no frills connection which is faster than the 30-40
> KB.sec that they get with dial-up.
>
> Which is the best provider to go for? It must allow access to POP and
> SMTP servers that are not owned by the ISP, so Orange/Wanadoo with its
> restrictions on only being able to use Orange's own servers is not
> acceptible. They also need to be able to access their own web space (FTP
> and Front Page Server Extensions).
>
> One of the problems with researching this is that many providers
> publicise introductory offers and/or reduced rates for an exchange with
> competition from non-BT ISPs, but revert to something much greater (eg
> £5.99 increases to £11.99) after that.
>
> Any suggestions for a cheap'n'cheerful broadband provider?
If either has an O2 mobile phone contract then the basic option they
offer for wired broadband is £7.34 per month, permanently as far as I'm
aware.
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