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    Phone and Fibre Broadband

    I've been looking to kick Sky Broadband (non Fibre ie ADSL) into touch for a while - I'm only with them because they took over o2 Broadband and gave me a 12 month deal of £6.50 which has now run out and they've upped to £12.50.

    Just signed up with 38mb Fibre plus phone line with PlusNet - tempted by a whopping £82.50 cashback from TopCashBack (deal runs out tomorrow 3 May http://www.topcashback.co.uk/plusnet_broadband/)

    After the cashback is deducted the 18 month contract works out at £19.42 per month.

    I'll get brownie points from Mrs D as it will improve the TFC streaming quality


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    Fibre is coming to my village in September. It's currently 3 miles away. I still get 6mbps though on normal broadband, which is really good for living out in sheepland.
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    I'm getting up to 7 mega wotsits on my Post Office ASDL. I'm also in the middle of nowhere, so could be worse (15 quid a month for line rental and landline phone, incl vat, for the first 12 months).


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    I've been looking to kick Sky Broadband (non Fibre ie ADSL) into touch for a while - I'm only with them because they took over o2 Broadband and gave me a 12 month deal of £6.50 which has now run out and they've upped to £12.50.

    Just signed up with 38mb Fibre plus phone line with PlusNet - tempted by a whopping £82.50 cashback from TopCashBack (deal runs out tomorrow 3 May http://www.topcashback.co.uk/plusnet_broadband/)

    After the cashback is deducted the 18 month contract works out at £19.42 per month.

    I'll get brownie points from Mrs D as it will improve the TFC streaming quality
    Depends what you want. Virgin media claim to have the fastest broadband. They maybe a higher priced though.


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    100MB.................yea ha



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    Quote Originally Posted by andy222 View Post
    Depends what you want. Virgin media claim to have the fastest broadband. They maybe a higher priced though.
    A mate down the road has this Plusnet deal and he's getting 35mb - 38mb. Having slung Sky out on the TV last year and now the broadband I'm not signing up with Branson who for an 18 month phone and 50mb (claimed) deal want £500 as against the £350 I'm paying PlusNet


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    A mate down the road has this Plusnet deal and he's getting 35mb - 38mb. Having slung Sky out on the TV last year and now the broadband I'm not signing up with Branson
    you don't know what you're missing...tv, phone and 100mb internet £40


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    Your choice mate.


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    you're right...my choice


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    I don't want the TV and 38mb will do us fine at less than £20, also Virgins cabinets are as thin as a beer can and can often be seen with the door hanging off revealing the birds nest of wires inside - it then only takes one yobbo................


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    I had Virgin cable for 7 years and their speed never came remotely near their silly quoted figures (complete with getout clauses).


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    I have EE fibre advertised at 38 meg and I do get at least 36 meg as they are using BT lines like sky which can handle up to 76 meg so getting their advertised speed is pretty much a given as long as u are not too far from the green cabinet as the connection to your house unlike Virgins is still the old copper wire.


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    I get 100mb and re negotiated price £22 a month always full speed and no slowdown anymore.


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    I get between 0.5 Mbps and 1 Mbps depending on the time of day
    Costs me P1040
    I'll find something better one of these days, when I find time.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    I get between 0.5 Mbps and 1 Mbps depending on the time of day
    Costs me P1040
    I'll find something better one of these days, when I find time.
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    Installed Monday - all up & running, very pleased


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    I get 80 mbs which I'm happy with. Got an asus router and humax youview box. My fibre connection with TalkTalk


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