Broadband

[Tricky-Ricky]

Question for all you tecys out there! has anyone got or know anything about the Freeserve broadband ? how the hell can you get 512kbps from a shared phone line? cant figure this can anyone enlighten me??

[tubstar]

It's not just a standard line, your local exchange must support it and then you need special equipment. Not all areas support it at the moment. If you checkout the BT website you can enter your postcode and tel no and it will let you know if it is available.

More to point though, does anyone know of any providers cheaper?

BT charge £29.99,
Freeserve charge either £29.99 or £27.99 (can't remember)

But I was talking to someone who said they heard some were advertising £14.99 etc.

[Branners]

Pipex are apparently £25 per month, and there is a rumour that BT are dropping their prices again.

The £14.99 is from NTL, they says its broadband but its 128k not 512k so its pushing the definition of broadband really.

I use BTopenworld, they are okay, hardly ever drops the line and I can get 512k throughput if the end web site is actually up to it (www.download.com gives 240k roughly, www.tucows.com gives 512k so the end web site is at fault)

If you are in an NTL area you can get their cable broadband which gives a MINIMUM of 512k, sometimes more. And its only £24.99 per month.

Oh, and with my BT ADSL I have a very noisy land line while Im connected to the internet so dont be surprised if you find your normal phone isnt as good.

JB

www.mkivsupra.net

[Tricky-Ricky]

Thanks guys.

[tubstar]

Got this from the Pipex website:

ADSL is capable of transferring data across the Internet at speeds of up to 2 Mbps, that's 40 times faster than a standard modem. ADSL can reach these high speeds because it uses far higher frequencies to transmit information than your current V.90 or 33.6 modem. Using a higher frequency also has the added benefit of allowing you to access the Internet and make voice calls simultaneously as the signals aren't the same.

However this does mean that your existing modem won't be able to connect to your new ADSL service and an ADSL compatible modem or Router will need to be purchased. To help make connecting to your new ADSL service as convenient as possible, we are pleased to offer you a BT approved ADSL modem.

Hope that explains how it works for you.