Zen - Anything better?

I will shortly be returning to the UK after a period away.

Before I left I was with Zen on their 50Gb per month package. I was very
happy with the service ETC. I see that the 50Gb package has now come
down in price so is there any reason NOT to return to Zen.

My main requirements are:

Around 50Gb per month with NO traffic shaping, port blocking ETC
Good UK based customer service

Martyn

"Count de Monet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I will shortly be returning to the UK after a period away.
>
> Before I left I was with Zen on their 50Gb per month package. I was very
> happy with the service ETC. I see that the 50Gb package has now come down
> in price so is there any reason NOT to return to Zen.
>
> My main requirements are:
>
> Around 50Gb per month with NO traffic shaping, port blocking ETC
> Good UK based customer service


www.bethere.co.uk would be a better option if it's available in your area

Paul

On 27/07/2010 17:14, Count de Monet wrote:
> I will shortly be returning to the UK after a period away.
>
> Before I left I was with Zen on their 50Gb per month package. I was very
> happy with the service ETC. I see that the 50Gb package has now come
> down in price so is there any reason NOT to return to Zen.
>
> My main requirements are:
>
> Around 50Gb per month with NO traffic shaping, port blocking ETC
> Good UK based customer service

I think you will find that Zen meets your requirements. Be/O2 may, or
may not, be better/cheaper, they both have a good reputation, but you
know Zen and it hasn't changed.

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>
> www.bethere.co.uk would be a better option if it's available in your area
>
> Paul


Was going to suggest the same

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:14:45 +0300, Count de Monet <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I will shortly be returning to the UK after a period away.
>
>Before I left I was with Zen on their 50Gb per month package. I was very
>happy with the service ETC. I see that the 50Gb package has now come
>down in price so is there any reason NOT to return to Zen.
>
>My main requirements are:
>
>Around 50Gb per month with NO traffic shaping, port blocking ETC
>Good UK based customer service
>
>Martyn

I'm looking at Zen too. Depending on where you live you may be able
to get the fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) service, which seems to be due
to launch imminently. I'm holding off my decision to look at that.
There is information on their website under 'Fibre'.

> I'm looking at Zen too. Depending on where you live you may be able
> to get the fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) service, which seems to be due
> to launch imminently. I'm holding off my decision to look at that.
> There is information on their website under 'Fibre'.

Been told it £65 per month for FTTC

On 27/07/2010 19:14, Count de Monet wrote:
> I will shortly be returning to the UK after a period away.
>
> Before I left I was with Zen on their 50Gb per month package. I was very
> happy with the service ETC. I see that the 50Gb package has now come
> down in price so is there any reason NOT to return to Zen.
>
> My main requirements are:
>
> Around 50Gb per month with NO traffic shaping, port blocking ETC
> Good UK based customer service
>
> Martyn

http://www.bethere.co.uk/ is not available in my area.

I think I'll stick with Zen

Thanks for the responses

Martyn

"Nicola Redwood" <nicolaexternal-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>>
>> www.bethere.co.uk would be a better option if it's available in your
>> area
>>
>> Paul
>
>
> Was going to suggest the same
>
>

Although http://top10.com/broadband/providers/be/ claims that Be provide
both email and web space, there is a distinct lack of mention on the Be web
pages of provision of email, newsgroups and webspace facilities. Do they
really not supply any of these?

"Andy Burns" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Chris.Cheney wrote:
>
>> Although http://top10.com/broadband/providers/be/ claims that Be provide
>> both email and web space, there is a distinct lack of mention on the Be
>> web
>> pages of provision of email, newsgroups and webspace facilities. Do they
>> really not supply any of these?
>
> They don't give you an email account, they do provide an SMTP relay and
> force you to use it (unless on a static IP address) this server limits the
> number of emails per hour you can send and the number of recipients per
> email.
>
> In short they want you to handle your email yourself, or via someone else.
>
> Newsgroups? I don't suppose they've even heard of them.
>

I'm with Be Unlimited up to 24 Mb. at £17 per month on a short contract of 3
months, been with them a couple years and they are very good.
(Be are to follow O2 and offer a home phone package soon, I have my name
down to get it.)

For e-mail I use gmail, thought it was old fashioned to use an ISP e-mail
address even if they provide one, makes it harder to change ISP if they not
up to a great service.
For NewsGroups I use one of the free ones, news.eternal-september.org it is
very reliable.

Regards
David

On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:35:56 +0300, Count de Monet <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On 27/07/2010 19:14, Count de Monet wrote:
>> I will shortly be returning to the UK after a period away.
>>
>> Before I left I was with Zen on their 50Gb per month package. I was very
>> happy with the service ETC. I see that the 50Gb package has now come
>> down in price so is there any reason NOT to return to Zen.
>>
>> My main requirements are:
>>
>> Around 50Gb per month with NO traffic shaping, port blocking ETC
>> Good UK based customer service
>>
>> Martyn
>
>http://www.bethere.co.uk/ is not available in my area.
>
>I think I'll stick with Zen
>

They (Zen) no longer support binaries on their newsgroups which you
may have had last time you used them.


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