Are Tiscali a good ISP?

Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does not
have cable (

Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
up.

Steve

Steven M Kellbrook wrote:
> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that
> does not have cable (
>
> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if
> to sign up.
>
> Steve

Do a quick google & see what you find. I'll lay odds it's not good

"Steven M Kellbrook" <00@00.000> wrote in message
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> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does
> not
> have cable (
>
> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
> up.
>
> Steve
>
>
ha ha ha ha ha.....................

Steven M Kellbrook wrote:
> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does not
> have cable (
>
> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
> up.
>
> Steve
>
>
Used to be absolutely appalling. Could get no sense out of them at all
and ended up with a number of letters to the chief executive.

TalkTalk are probably now even worse.

There are a number of sites where you can compare speeds, service etc
such as the compare feature at

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/

I am currently very happy with the service provided by NewNet.

Best of luck but be careful. Generally the more they spend on
advertising the worse the service.

Steven M Kellbrook wrote:

> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does not
> have cable (
>
> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
> up.

My neighbour's happy with them for ~£12 pcm but he's hardly a heavy user.

They're not exactly well-rated.

Graham

Avoid them like the plague.

"Steven M Kellbrook" <00@00.000> wrote in message
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> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
> up.

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/isp_ratings.php

"Steven M Kellbrook" <00@00.000> wrote in message
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> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does
> not
> have cable (
>
> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
> up.

Absolutely Rubbish!

"The Invisible Man" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Steven M Kellbrook wrote:
>> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does
>> not
>> have cable (
>>
>> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to
>> sign
>> up.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
> Used to be absolutely appalling. Could get no sense out of them at all and
> ended up with a number of letters to the chief executive.
>
> TalkTalk are probably now even worse.
>
> There are a number of sites where you can compare speeds, service etc such
> as the compare feature at
>
> http://www.thinkbroadband.com/
>
> I am currently very happy with the service provided by NewNet.
>
> Best of luck but be careful. Generally the more they spend on advertising
> the worse the service.

That site is well out of date and a lot of products and ISPs / charges are
not stated. Tiscali is OK, but most ISPs have problems. It's either crap
staff on the technical side who can't maintain the network or unreliable
equipment that constantly breaks down.
I would prefer to know if the ISP has English speaking staff at UK based
call centres as I refuse to speak to people that can't understand my plain
English accent.
I pay £17-99 for 8Mbps access through ADSL and have only ever had two
problems, both down to faulty equipment at the local BT exchange. Compared
to a lot of people paying twice as much for a similar service, I would
rather save that money. If you're a complete snob and think paying more
gets you a better service then go for it. I will set up an ISP charging
£200/month if you're interested.

"Steven M Kellbrook" <00@00.000> wrote in message
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> Just moved from NTL (Virgin media) cable service to a new home that does
not
> have cable (
>
> Is Tiscali any good? Keep seeing their ads on TV, but not sure if to sign
> up.
>
> Steve

A shower of shite.