Is Tesco ADSL any good yet?

Hi,

Have Tesco sorted out their problems with their ADSL service yet?

I know somebody who wants to sign up with them, it's an easy option
changing over from a dialup account.

I have warned about the teething problems they have had, is it getting
better?

I have advised them to consider looking elsewhere.

So are there any happy Tesco broadband users out there?
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Paul

"Paul" <paul@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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I wouldnt evan touch them with a barge poll...
Check out adslguide.org.uk and it will give you
the lowdown on the best ISPs out there....

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:04:54 UTC, "Lo Salt"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Paul" <paul@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I wouldnt evan touch them with a barge poll...

Well, that's one vote then! :-)

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Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!

"Paul" <paul@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Have Tesco sorted out their problems with their ADSL service yet?
>

See my posts of the last few days.
I'm now aware my problems are with my 6 year old spec. computer.
So Tesco are OK in my book.
I upgraded from Tesco.net Anytime to thier broadband.

PS Anytime was I think subcontracted to NTL, I do not know if Tesco partner
is still NTL or if BT as a BT line is essential.
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Regards,
David
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Please reply to News Group.

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:20:26 UTC, "David" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

> See my posts of the last few days.
> I'm now aware my problems are with my 6 year old spec. computer.

This really is a nonsense unless you are using a CPU-intensive internal
or USB modem.

I use a normal Ethernet router quite happily, with all the traffic
passing through a PI/233 and being processed largely by a PII/333. And
I'm a fairly demanding user.


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Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!

In message <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-(E-Mail Removed)>, Bob Eager
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:20:26 UTC, "David" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>> See my posts of the last few days.
>> I'm now aware my problems are with my 6 year old spec. computer.
>
>This really is a nonsense unless you are using a CPU-intensive internal
>or USB modem.

The guy has a USB modem, not much RAM, and a 4GB (therefore slow) hard
disk. The complaint was of no great speed increase in web browsing
compared to dial-up - which is not that surprising when you consider how
slow his browser is likely to be on his old hardware.


>I use a normal Ethernet router quite happily, with all the traffic
>passing through a PI/233 and being processed largely by a PII/333. And
>I'm a fairly demanding user.

I suspect your boxes are not trying to deal with a high maintenance USB
device and run Internet Explorer whilst swapping furiously to a slow
hard disk.



David
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David Wood
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:59:13 UTC, David Wood <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> >This really is a nonsense unless you are using a CPU-intensive internal
> >or USB modem.
>
> The guy has a USB modem, not much RAM, and a 4GB (therefore slow) hard
> disk. The complaint was of no great speed increase in web browsing
> compared to dial-up - which is not that surprising when you consider how
> slow his browser is likely to be on his old hardware.

In which case it would be cheaper and easier to buy a router. That was
really my point (not very well made).

> >I use a normal Ethernet router quite happily, with all the traffic
> >passing through a PI/233 and being processed largely by a PII/333. And
> >I'm a fairly demanding user.
>
> I suspect your boxes are not trying to deal with a high maintenance USB
> device and run Internet Explorer whilst swapping furiously to a slow
> hard disk.

Indeed. In fact, they don't even have to deal with running bloated M$
software...

--
Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul
<paul@[127.0.0.1]> writes
>Hi,
>
>Have Tesco sorted out their problems with their ADSL service yet?
>
>I know somebody who wants to sign up with them, it's an easy option
>changing over from a dialup account.
>
>I have warned about the teething problems they have had, is it getting
>better?
>
>I have advised them to consider looking elsewhere.
>
>So are there any happy Tesco broadband users out there?

As not many replies, I assume that there aren't any.

Doesn't matter now anyway as the person has signed up to NDO instead,
wise man.
--
Paul

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul
<paul@[127.0.0.1]> writes
>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul
><paul@[127.0.0.1]> writes
>>Hi,
>>
>>Have Tesco sorted out their problems with their ADSL service yet?
>>
>>I know somebody who wants to sign up with them, it's an easy option
>>changing over from a dialup account.
>>
>>I have warned about the teething problems they have had, is it getting
>>better?
>>
>>I have advised them to consider looking elsewhere.
>>
>>So are there any happy Tesco broadband users out there?
>
>As not many replies, I assume that there aren't any.

Sorry to reply to my post again but I have just noticed I'm not getting
all the posts, just had a look on Google groups.
>
>
>Doesn't matter now anyway as the person has signed up to NDO instead,
>wise man.

--
Paul

"Bob Eager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:176uZD2KcidF-pn2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:59:13 UTC, David Wood <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > >This really is a nonsense unless you are using a CPU-intensive internal
> > >or USB modem.
> >
> > The guy has a USB modem, not much RAM, and a 4GB (therefore slow) hard
> > disk. The complaint was of no great speed increase in web browsing
> > compared to dial-up - which is not that surprising when you consider how
> > slow his browser is likely to be on his old hardware.
>
> In which case it would be cheaper and easier to buy a router. That was
> really my point (not very well made).

Adding a128mb DIMM to my 64mb PC made quite a difference when multiple Web pages
are openned and OE is running.

Michael Chare