Hi, Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address. (I'm currently with BTO but their refusal to support anything other than Outlook Express has finally stung me into action). Thanks, Dave
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
I'm with Pipex (www.xtreme.pipex.net) and use a Netgear router, service is good, and they don't stop in-bound traffic, which is good as I host a web server on it. They also seem pretty cool about Linux users, although they don't explicitly support Linux. You get a mail address from them as well. The price is also very good, IIRC it's still under 25 quid per month, including VAT for the 512/256 service, and not a lot more for the 1024/256 service. Static IPs are available at a small additional cost I think, although as an early adopter, I have what they call a 'sticky' IP, which means that strictly speaking it's dynamic, but hardly ever changes (in the 2 years I've been with them, it's changed once - when they changed the network block they were allocated from). -- James Ogley, Webmaster, Rubber Turnip james@rubberturnip.org.uk http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk Jabber: riggwelter@myjabber.net Using Free Software since 1994, running GNU/Linux (SuSE 9.0) GNOME updates for SuSE: http://www.usr-local-bin.org
James Ogley wrote:
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
I'm with Pipex (www.xtreme.pipex.net) and use a Netgear router, service is good, and they don't stop in-bound traffic, which is good as I host a web server on it. They also seem pretty cool about Linux users, although they don't explicitly support Linux. You get a mail address from them as well.
The price is also very good, IIRC it's still under 25 quid per month, including VAT for the 512/256 service, and not a lot more for the 1024/256 service. Static IPs are available at a small additional cost I think, although as an early adopter, I have what they call a 'sticky' IP, which means that strictly speaking it's dynamic, but hardly ever changes (in the 2 years I've been with them, it's changed once - when they changed the network block they were allocated from).
Hello
As some friends' IT guy, I have recommended Pipex and PlusNet (
www.plus.net )
You might also want to consider http://www.eclipse.net.uk/ They offer competitive prices at under GBP 25 and also static IP addresses (usually 2: block of 4 with 2 usable) at no additional cost. They also offer a variety of equipment to choose your setup from (if you haven’t already purchase your own). They seem to be reliable and the contention is not bad at all. Cheers, /dp ------------------------------------- James Ogley wrote:
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
I'm with Pipex (www.xtreme.pipex.net) and use a Netgear router, service is good, and they don't stop in-bound traffic, which is good as I host a web server on it. They also seem pretty cool about Linux users, although they don't explicitly support Linux. You get a mail address from them as well.
The price is also very good, IIRC it's still under 25 quid per month, including VAT for the 512/256 service, and not a lot more for the 1024/256 service. Static IPs are available at a small additional cost I think, although as an early adopter, I have what they call a 'sticky' IP, which means that strictly speaking it's dynamic, but hardly ever changes (in the 2 years I've been with them, it's changed once - when they changed the network block they were allocated from).
Hello
As some friends' IT guy, I have recommended Pipex and PlusNet (
www.plus.net )
On Wednesday 11 February 2004 11:15 am, Dave Howorth wrote:
Hi,
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
(I'm currently with BTO but their refusal to support anything other than Outlook Express has finally stung me into action).
Thanks, Dave
Eclipse [www.eclipse.net.uk] is good. They supply routers for ADSL, which means that they are OS neutral, which is always good in an ISP. As for mail, I have <anything>[at]archipelago[dot]eclipse[dot]co[dot]uk. There are various options on how they do this - I understand that they also support <anything>[at]eclipse[dot]co[dot]uk. And there are a few options on the mail boxes you can have with an account. HTH Vince Littler
On Wednesday 11 February 2004 11:15 am, Dave Howorth wrote:
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
You should have a look at UK Free Software Network (http://www.ukfsn.org.uk), which offers pretty good packages, and which has been very reliable in the 3 months I have had it to date. You can get a package with a fixed IP address, and a lot of other extras. Even better, the owner, Jason Clifford, is giving ALL the non-running costs proceeds to fund free software development in the UK - he gave his first cheque to the Association for Free Software (http://www.affs.org.uk) a couple of months ago. -- Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.kyfieithu.co.uk - Meddalwedd Rhydd yn Gymraeg
On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 11:15:12AM +0000, dhoworth@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk wrote:
Hi,
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
(I'm currently with BTO but their refusal to support anything other than Outlook Express has finally stung me into action).
Personally, I use Eclipse (www.eclipse.net.uk); if you decide to go with them, you can use my referral code (which gives me a small discount off my bill :) ). However, there is also the UK Free Software Network (www.ukfsn.org) which is a non-profit ISP set up to support Free Software projects in the UK. I haven't signed up with them because they didn't have an ADSL offering at the time. -- David Smith | Tel: +44 (0)1454 462380 Home: +44 (0)1454 616963 STMicroelectronics | Fax: +44 (0)1454 462305 Mobile: +44 (0)7932 642724 1000 Aztec West | TINA: 065 2380 GPG Key: 0xF13192F2 Almondsbury | Work Email: Dave.Smith@st.com BRISTOL, BS32 4SQ | Home Email: David.Smith@ds-electronics.co.uk
On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 11:15:12AM +0000, dhoworth@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk wrote:
Hi,
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
One that hasn't been mentioned is Freedom to Surf. www.f2s.com £22.50 per month , static ip, website, unlimited (i think?) emails, etc.. Very good customer service - happy for users to use Linux. Has been very reliable - connection dropped twice in two years both for planned maintenance work Tim
On Wednesday 11 February 2004 11:15 am, Dave Howorth wrote:
Hi,
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
(I'm currently with BTO but their refusal to support anything other than Outlook Express has finally stung me into action).
Thanks, Dave Plusnet works fine for me.......Been with them for 12 months and no problems at all -- Regards Ted Wager Using Libranet Linux
On Wednesday 11 February 2004 11:15 am, Dave Howorth wrote:
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
AAISP is very tech friendly. They are happy for you to run your own DNS/Mail/Web etc. or do it for you. They were very quick in hooking me up with a wires only service. You get a static IP address and one domain. Regards, Jon -- Snowblink: http://www.snowblink.co.uk/
I wrote:
Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address.
Many thanks to all who made suggestions. I'll check them out and pick one. I'm sure I won't go wrong with one from the list: Andrews & Arnold (AAISP) Demon Eclipse Freedom to Surf Nildram Pipex PlusNet UK Free Software Network Thanks, Dave
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