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[Adam Easy Wishes]

I know this has probably been done to death on here, but technology is ever-changing as they say, so want up-to-date advice.

Just moved into a new flat, BT line going in on Thursday.

I understand that with a lot of the cheapest broadband deals, Aberdeen (or certainly areas of - which includes where I live) is not able to get them for whatever reason. O2 mention 'unbundling' but I have no idea what that means.

Aaaanyway, I basically want broadband for the cheapest price possible but willing to pay a bit more if it means a) a more reliable connection or b) not dealing with a shitty company. I'm a pretty light user, only really use it for browsing but do buy music from iTunes and occasionally acquire TV shows and watch things on iPlayer or 4OD.

Any advice?


SUMMARY: Moved into new flat, require advice on cheap broadband.

[Teabags]

IM away to get my flat re-connected I think. So would also appreciate this same information.

I, however, wouldn't be quite as light. I'd be downloading lots of stuff and also playing on xbox live fucking heaps.

[Paulscoconutass]

I've got Sky Broadband... 2GB d/l, but can pay more for 8GB... the line's pretty stable although the routers are touch and go. 1st router was fine, hardly ever dropped out. 2nd router is pretty gash and takes a 2 minute break every hour. They're sagem ones, although netgear also provide Sky broadband with routers.

(Have this because it's dirt cheap with Sky TV and the free skytalk)

[Le Stu]

Originally Posted by Adam Easy Wishes

O2 mention 'unbundling' but I have no idea what that means.

Local Loop Unbundling. It means they run their own fibre network to their own handover kit in the exchange. Basically, the BT landline is BT's only involvement. The other way ISPs provide broadband is by buying the capacity from BT Wholesale.

Hope that helps. I'm with plus.net myself who are cheap but bleh. I had Zen before them and they were amazing but expensive.

[Tooms]

i too have sky broadband, but i have sky tv so it made sense!

the line itself is fine but agree about the routers. first router i got sent (netgear) just plain didn't work. second one works fine but not in the normal telephone socket, had to pop off the cover and plug it directly into the "test" socket. - don't ask me why!

thankfully i can't really see this as it is behind my tv but it WAS a bit of a hassle getting it set up.

[Scorge]

Had Zen at my last flat in town, currently on BT down here and never had a problem with either, though if you're inclined to sell your soul to Murdoch, the Sky package does look really good. There's three folk in my office who can't speak highly enough of it.

[John W]

We have Orange broadband, no download limit and it's like a fiver a month with my dad's phone contract. so even if your not Orange should look into it, might be worth changing networks.

[Chris]

I've got sky, best ISP I've ever had. No problems at all and everything is mega fast. Even gets close to the speed they advertise!

I use it for torrents, gaming, streaming video. It's all good.

[Adam Easy Wishes]

Thanks for all the advice - this might be a ridiculous question, but can you get Sky broadband without a Sky TV package? I've checked the website and it's not clear.

Chris - which broadband 'package' do you have? There are three - £5, £10 and £15 / month...

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Adam Easy Wishes

Thanks for all the advice - this might be a ridiculous question, but can you get Sky broadband without a Sky TV package? I've checked the website and it's not clear.

Chris - which broadband 'package' do you have? There are three - £5, £10 and £15 / month...

I've got TV and Talk as well but I think I've got the middle package, up to 10mb. For talk, TV (with 4 mixes) and broadband I pay about £24 a month. Which is what I used to pay just for the shit broadband I had before.