Suitable ADSL ISP ?

In the search for a decent and cheap ADSL ISP, here is the story:

I currently have a BT phone line with Option 1 phone service, linksys
adsl wireless gateway and usb wireless interface so i don't need a free
modem and setup offered by most adsl isps I have seen. I would prefer
to have unlimited downloads but say, 10GB a month might be ok. The
main issue is that I will be moving from my current address within
about 2 to 4 months so don't want to be tied into a 12 month contract,
but would like the option of coming back if required as I may move back
to the same address & phone line in the future. I also might need the
option to be able to go back to the same isp but at a different address
& phone number.

I may be asking for the impossible here, but I would like the above for
a maximum of £20 / month, so any ideas who could provide such a
service, or one which comes close to requirements and costs.

Thanks

On 24 Aug 2005 06:38:53 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
wrote:

>In the search for a decent and cheap ADSL ISP

start with a contradiction.

>I currently have a BT phone line with Option 1 phone service, linksys
>adsl wireless gateway and usb wireless interface so i don't need a free
>modem and setup offered by most adsl isps I have seen.

you don't need a free setup ? fine, pay the £58.75 inc VAT. Gives you
more flexibility. If you have an ADSL service now you could migrate
and save that anyway.

> I would prefer
>to have unlimited downloads but say, 10GB a month might be ok. The
>main issue is that I will be moving from my current address within
>about 2 to 4 months so don't want to be tied into a 12 month contract,

Zen, Metronet, Plusnet or F2S can do monthly contract, you pay the
setup fee.

>but would like the option of coming back if required as I may move back
>to the same address & phone line in the future. I also might need the
>option to be able to go back to the same isp but at a different address
>& phone number.

You'll just start again and pay the setup fee.

>I may be asking for the impossible here, but I would like the above for
>a maximum of =A320 / month, so any ideas who could provide such a
>service, or one which comes close to requirements and costs.

http://www.f2s.net/adsl/homeuser.php is £50 setup and £20/month with
10 GB on monthly contract.

Metronet would charge £70 setup and £18.75 per month for 10G on their
PayGo2000 http://www.metronet.co.uk/adsl/paygo

both of these have payments for extra data over 10G.

Plusnet Broadband Plus for £14.99 has various restrictions but not a
volume cap or payment. £70.50 setup cost.
http://www.plus.net/residential/broadband/

Zen has a "home mover" option which would save setup fees on moving,
but are out of your monthly price range.
http://www.zenadsl.co.uk/ADSL.aspx?page=380
worth considering the total cost over the long run.

HTH

Phil
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In the search for a decent and cheap ADSL ISP, here is the story:

I currently have a BT phone line with Option 1 phone service, linksys
adsl wireless gateway and usb wireless interface so i don't need a free
modem and setup offered by most adsl isps I have seen. I would prefer
to have unlimited downloads but say, 10GB a month might be ok. The
main issue is that I will be moving from my current address within
about 2 to 4 months so don't want to be tied into a 12 month contract,
but would like the option of coming back if required as I may move back
to the same address & phone line in the future. I also might need the
option to be able to go back to the same isp but at a different address
& phone number.


Freedom2Surf offer exactly what you are looking for - Supply your own
modem, no 12 month contract and a 10 GB cap for £20. Even better, you
get the fastest possible speed available to you for this price - up to
8Mb/s if you are in their LLU area. For most of us though, we need to
make do with 2Mb/s. I use their £25 uncapped package, and it's great!

I may be asking for the impossible here, but I would like the above for
a maximum of £20 / month, so any ideas who could provide such a
service, or one which comes close to requirements and costs.

Thanks

Sorry about my formatting in the last post (Outlook strangeness...)
I'll give it another go


> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> In the search for a decent and cheap ADSL ISP, here is the story:
>
> I currently have a BT phone line with Option 1 phone service, linksys
> adsl wireless gateway and usb wireless interface so i don't need a
> free
> modem and setup offered by most adsl isps I have seen. I would prefer
> to have unlimited downloads but say, 10GB a month might be ok. The
> main issue is that I will be moving from my current address within
> about 2 to 4 months so don't want to be tied into a 12 month contract,
> but would like the option of coming back if required as I may move
> back
> to the same address & phone line in the future. I also might need the
> option to be able to go back to the same isp but at a different
> address
> & phone number.
>
>
>
>
> I may be asking for the impossible here, but I would like the above
> for
> a maximum of £20 / month, so any ideas who could provide such a
> service, or one which comes close to requirements and costs.
>
> Thanks



Freedom2Surf offer exactly what you are looking for - Supply your own
modem, no 12 month contract and a 10 GB cap for £20. Even better, you
get the fastest possible speed available to you for this price - up to
8Mb/s if you are in their LLU area. For most of us though, we need to
make do with 2Mb/s. I use their £25 uncapped package, and it's great!

George

(E-Mail Removed) wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com:

> In the search for a decent and cheap ADSL ISP, here is the story:
>
> I currently have a BT phone line with Option 1 phone service, linksys
> adsl wireless gateway and usb wireless interface so i don't need a free
> modem and setup offered by most adsl isps I have seen. I would prefer
> to have unlimited downloads but say, 10GB a month might be ok. The
> main issue is that I will be moving from my current address within
> about 2 to 4 months so don't want to be tied into a 12 month contract,
> but would like the option of coming back if required as I may move back
> to the same address & phone line in the future. I also might need the
> option to be able to go back to the same isp but at a different address
> & phone number.
>
> I may be asking for the impossible here, but I would like the above for
> a maximum of £20 / month, so any ideas who could provide such a
> service, or one which comes close to requirements and costs.
>
> Thanks
>

You could try Zen, been with then for 2.5 years handled my recent house
move seamlessly no need to change any of my passwords. Although a bit
pricey thier service makes it worthwhile

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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:41:27 +0100, "George"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Freedom2Surf offer exactly what you are looking for - Supply your own
>modem, no 12 month contract and a 10 GB cap for £20.

plus £49.99 activation fee.

Phil
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On 24 Aug 2005 16:32, Phil Thompson <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>Metronet would charge £70 setup and £18.75 per month for 10G on their
>PayGo2000 http://www.metronet.co.uk/adsl/paygo

Metronet has a 3 month minimum term. (

>Zen has a "home mover" option which would save setup fees on moving,

As does Plus.Net (with a small admin fee of about 6 quid) but that's on
the basis that the activation fee is repaid in full (50 +VAT) if user
then decides to cancel within 12 months, and that fee drop at 20%/year.

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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:32:02 +0100, Phil Thompson
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 24 Aug 2005 06:38:53 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
>wrote:
>
>>In the search for a decent and cheap ADSL ISP
>
>start with a contradiction.

Depends on his definition of cheap, I guess. £20pcm is no longer
cheap and brings most decent brands into contention.

>>I currently have a BT phone line with Option 1 phone service, linksys
>>adsl wireless gateway and usb wireless interface so i don't need a free
>>modem and setup offered by most adsl isps I have seen.
>
>you don't need a free setup ? fine, pay the £58.75 inc VAT. Gives you
>more flexibility. If you have an ADSL service now you could migrate
>and save that anyway.

Yes, interesting he does not seem to have an ADSL service, yet does
own the equipment. I am assuming it was just forward planning
otherwise migration would certainly be a much cheaper option.

>> I would prefer
>>to have unlimited downloads but say, 10GB a month might be ok. The
>>main issue is that I will be moving from my current address within
>>about 2 to 4 months so don't want to be tied into a 12 month contract,
>
>Zen, Metronet, Plusnet or F2S can do monthly contract, you pay the
>setup fee.

Unless, of course, he is migrating. Metronet was 3 months but I have
a feeling they might have reduced that now.

>>but would like the option of coming back if required as I may move back
>>to the same address & phone line in the future. I also might need the
>>option to be able to go back to the same isp but at a different address
>>& phone number.
>
>You'll just start again and pay the setup fee.

BT now have a simultaneous provision system (which doesn't work very
well) but which, IIRC, does not require the setup fee to be repaid
because it is essentially a continuation of the service from your
previous property. Details are sketchy on that so I may be wrong.

>>I may be asking for the impossible here, but I would like the above for
>>a maximum of =A320 / month, so any ideas who could provide such a
>>service, or one which comes close to requirements and costs.
>
>http://www.f2s.net/adsl/homeuser.php is £50 setup and £20/month with
>10 GB on monthly contract.
>
>Metronet would charge £70 setup and £18.75 per month for 10G on their
>PayGo2000 http://www.metronet.co.uk/adsl/paygo
>
>both of these have payments for extra data over 10G.

Which Metronet will enforce but Freedom2Surf currently don't. Metronet
also don't offer payment by DD whereas Freedom2Surf do. I have a
service from both. Both are excellent but Freedom2Surf have more
bells and whistles, whilst Metronet are slightly easier to talk to,
should you require it.

>Plusnet Broadband Plus for £14.99 has various restrictions but not a
>volume cap or payment. £70.50 setup cost.
>http://www.plus.net/residential/broadband/

The ultimate in goalpost movers.

>Zen has a "home mover" option which would save setup fees on moving,
>but are out of your monthly price range.
>http://www.zenadsl.co.uk/ADSL.aspx?page=380
>worth considering the total cost over the long run.

Not relevant if the home mover / simultaneous provision option I've
mentioned is correct. But Zen still do have an extremely good
reputation. Would I pay the extra for Zen? No, because F2s and
Metronet have provided a pretty much perfect service in the time I've
been with them. It's been rock solid and full speed ever since I
started so I fail to see how paying any extra would have helped.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:13:17 +0100, poster <us-(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Metronet has a 3 month minimum term. (

panto time I suspect :-)

"Only 1 month min. contract" from http://www.metronet.co.uk/adsl/paygo
(a recent change, to be fair)

Phil
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AOL - the unlimited ISP of choice for heavy downloaders.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:55:43 +0100, Simon Pleasants
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Not relevant if the home mover / simultaneous provision option I've
>mentioned is correct.

Zen do however implement that, not all ISPs do (yet)

There is "simultaneous provision" (new supply) and "broadband mover"
(move location and take ADSL with you).

Phil
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Tiscali - dialup speeds at Broadband prices, see
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AOL - the unlimited ISP of choice for heavy downloaders.