Re: OT foak broadband providers

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:50:16 GMT, Leo <foyrnb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Requirements:
>
>1 Static ip address (for mail server to send emails to AOL who have
>stopped accepting messages from servers at dynamic ip addresses. Sons
>of bachelors they are.)
>
>2 Reasonable upload speed (512k ish or higher)
>
>3 Reasonable download speed (tbh I was quite happy at 2Mb, but
>obviously quicker is probably better for working from home...)
>
>4 An ISP I can actually talk to rather than having to contact via a
>web site feedback form' that generates an automatic email to me saying
>'we have received your feedback' and then nothing else.
>
>
>Curently using cable with blueyonder, who refuse categorically to give
>me a static ip addres unless I 'upgrade' to being a business customer,
>whereupon they'll charge me £300 for installing a new cable modem and
>router, then £70 per month for 4Mb download speed. <expletive deleted>
>
>Are there other cable people or will I have to go to ADSL? (SDSL is
>probably not worth it.)
>
>I've heard good things about zen, but they are hugely more expensive
>than most of the other ISPs seem to be.
>
>Any suggestions (other than 'don't be a pikey') gratefully received.

Demon. Not the cheapest, not the fastest, but they do a full,
unlimited, unblocked, static IP service ... and it just works [full
stop].

Only minor niggle is the call centre is in India.
Downtime (AFAIAA) in past 7 years is circa 5 minutes.
--

HooDooWitch
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