John wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 13:05, John wrote:

what's her best option for broadband?

Unlikely to coincide with the cheapest.

I appreciate that Andy but, circumstances dictate that cheap is the only
consideration here in this case so cheap it has to be.

If support calls cost £1 a minute what may appear to be the CHEAPEST
headline price is unlikely to be CHEAP in the long run.

OTOH, those who think CHEAP (or rather are incapable of thinking beyond
'cheap') *deserve* to have their wallets cleaned out.

Most CHEAP ISPs have Indian call centres whre you may end up getting
ensnared in dialect issues.

Graham

On 27 Jan 2008, Eeyore wrote



John wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 13:05, John wrote:

what's her best option for broadband?

Unlikely to coincide with the cheapest.

I appreciate that Andy but, circumstances dictate that cheap is
the only consideration here in this case so cheap it has to be.

If support calls cost £1 a minute what may appear to be the
CHEAPEST headline price is unlikely to be CHEAP in the long run.

OTOH, those who think CHEAP (or rather are incapable of thinking
beyond 'cheap') *deserve* to have their wallets cleaned out.

Most CHEAP ISPs have Indian call centres whre you may end up
getting ensnared in dialect issues.

Which is all very fine to say for fortunate people like you -- and me
-- who aren't forced to consider every bloody penny they have.

For some people, UP-FRONT CHEAP *has* to be the primary factor.

On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:47:29 -0000, "John" wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 13:05, John wrote:

what's her best option for broadband?

Unlikely to coincide with the cheapest.

I appreciate that Andy but, circumstances dictate that cheap is the only
consideration here in this case so cheap it has to be.

John

How about IDNET at 14.99 a month including VAT on a one month contract
and IDNET are very good and very helpful .

Eeyore wrote:
John wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 13:05, John wrote:

what's her best option for broadband?

Unlikely to coincide with the cheapest.

I appreciate that Andy but, circumstances dictate that cheap is the
only consideration here in this case so cheap it has to be.

If support calls cost £1 a minute what may appear to be the CHEAPEST
headline price is unlikely to be CHEAP in the long run.

In more than 10 years on BT Internet, I've only had to call the support desk
twice. Most problems can be attributed to, and sorted out, locally.

OTOH, those who think CHEAP (or rather are incapable of thinking
beyond 'cheap') *deserve* to have their wallets cleaned out.

Did you even read my original posting???

She's just split up from her husband and has the cost of setting up a home
of her own to consider. *EVERY PENNY COUNTS* in her circumstances - CHEAP is
a *need* not a choice.

Most CHEAP ISPs have Indian call centres whre you may end up getting
ensnared in dialect issues.

As above. Most issues can be put down to the sysop or software conflict
after updates or whatever. Two calls to the helpdesk in more than ten years
is all I've ever needed.

John

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
John wrote:
A couple I know have just seperated and are getting divorced. She
moved into a flat of her own 3 days ago and money is very tight for
her so what's her best option for broadband?

She won't be downloading music/films etc., and really just wants it
for basic websurfing, emails, and Skype to her family and friends.
Any ideas as to who's the cheapest provider for her to use?

Cheers,

John


www.kitz.co.uk has pretty up to date comparisons.

DYOR.

Thanks, I will.

John

Tom wrote:
John wrote:
A couple I know have just seperated and are getting divorced. She
moved into a flat of her own 3 days ago and money is very tight for
her so what's her best option for broadband?

She won't be downloading music/films etc., and really just wants it
for basic websurfing, emails, and Skype to her family and friends.
Any ideas as to who's the cheapest provider for her to use?

Cheers,

John



Cheep isn't always the best (I know this from bitter recent
experience).
Apart from checking the reviews, find one that doesn't have offshore
call centers for support and doesn't use premium rate phone numbers
for any technical or billing issues - otherwise when you have a
problem you go through hell... and you'll be footing the bill for it.

And avoid Tiscali - google tiscali crap and you'll see why.

Thanks Tom. It's going to be a delicate balancing act because her
circumstances dictate that cheap is a necessity, not a choice.

John

Pete Smith wrote:
"John" wrote in message
news
A couple I know have just seperated and are getting divorced. She moved
into a flat of her own 3 days ago and money is very tight for her so what's
her best option for broadband?

She won't be downloading music/films etc., and really just wants it for
basic websurfing, emails, and Skype to her family and friends. Any ideas
as to who's the cheapest provider for her to use?

Cheers,

John


If you offered to find something why don't you go and search ? You will get
many answers here so how will you check they are correct?
Never promise to do something if you can't. She will only see all this once
connected anyway, so you might not be such a hero!


Pete, you really are a tiresome ****, aren't you?

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 14:47, John wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 13:05, John wrote:

what's her best option for broadband?
Unlikely to coincide with the cheapest.

I appreciate that Andy but, circumstances dictate that cheap is the
only consideration here in this case so cheap it has to be.

Having used Demon for yonks, I switched to Plusnet, they've had a
couple of dodgy spells (like anyone else) but seem OK again now, I'd
recommend avoiding the Tiscali, CPW(AOL in diguise) etc providers.

For a "light user" they offer £10/month,
http://www.plus.net/residential/broa...T.svl=bbyw_ban


only a 1month contract, so she can up sticks of she doesn't like it,
but make sure she realises if her usage does increase without
changing plan she'll get bitten.

Thanks very much Andy, good info.

John

wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:47:29 -0000, "John" wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
On 27/01/2008 13:05, John wrote:

what's her best option for broadband?

Unlikely to coincide with the cheapest.

I appreciate that Andy but, circumstances dictate that cheap is the
only consideration here in this case so cheap it has to be.

John

How about IDNET at 14.99 a month including VAT on a one month contract
and IDNET are very good and very helpful .

Thanks for that Rick, certainly food for thought.

John

HVS wrote:
On 27 Jan 2008, John wrote

A couple I know have just seperated and are getting divorced.
She moved into a flat of her own 3 days ago and money is very
tight for her so what's her best option for broadband?

She won't be downloading music/films etc., and really just wants
it for basic websurfing, emails, and Skype to her family and
friends. Any ideas as to who's the cheapest provider for her to
use?

My sister-in-law is using the 3 Mobile modem at £10/month for 1 gig
of downloads, as she's living where she can't use a fixed-line
service.

She uses it for e-mail and surfing with virtually no downloading, and
managed to use a grand total of 56 MB in December. I don't know what
sort of traffic Skype manages to generate, but my guess is that 944MB
would get you a whole heap of talk time....

It's not incredibly fast, but it might be worth considering for her.

Thanks Harvey, that looks like it may well be a high contender.

John