Hey ho,
My friend and I have just moved into norfolk park and are looking to get broadband and sky movies..
who should we go with?
virgin cos they dont have a minimum contract?
telewest cos of integrated tv and phone options?
bt?
or is there a better option we havent considered?
Dan

Telewest are pretty good x

oh ffs,
apparently telewest don't cover norfolk park, so we'd have ot go with Ntl, is this advisable or should we look elsewhere? anyone use or had experience with ntl?

Try Plusnet for Broadband, www.plus.net

£14.99 a month for 2 Mb connection.

Originally posted by Dan_L
oh ffs,
apparently telewest don't cover norfolk park, so we'd have ot go with Ntl, is this advisable or should we look elsewhere? anyone use or had experience with ntl?

Aren't the north-eastern parts of Sheffield served by NTL, whereas the the south-east, south-west and north west served by Telewest.

IMO, NTL are diabolical.


Just read NTHell forums...

Alex - :)

Hiya im with AOL BROADBAND and i have them Networked together with my sisters pc and never had a problem, always online and its a Fast connection... and Unlimited for £24.99 they do 3 packages

512kb £17.99 Unlimited, 1mb £24.99 Unlimited, 2mb £29.99 Unlimited... take a look at www.aol.co.uk

I am in the Norfolk Park area also :)

The basic point here is that NTL/Telewest come thru the cable (ie. underground) infrastructure so you can get TV and phone services bundle in, but the rest come through the BT infrastructure (ie. telegraph poles). Cable is great value if you can get it but there is a monolpoly on the service, so you are stuck with one provider. With the BT setup, your normal telephone line gets turned into a dual purpose phone and ADSL (broadband) connection. On the BT system you have a choice of 50+ providers - a good comparison tool is on www adslguide org uk. Prices vary according to bandwidth (download speed), but all providers have to pay BT the same wholesale rate, so beware of very cheap offers - they are either limiting your bandwidth or prices will go up once you have subcribed at an introductory discount. The best ones offer no minimum contract and allow you to put whatever equipment you want in your house. Steer clear of AOL, because it uses different technology from the rest of the planet.

Originally posted by TheManWhoCan
Steer clear of AOL, because it uses different technology from the rest of the planet.
Your wrong there TMWC :wink:
AOHELL uses all technology known to man! They bundle it all up, install it on your computer and let it conflict with every other program you ever want to run :?
My contract is almost up with AOHELL. I can't wait to give it the boot.

Originally posted by vidster
Your wrong there TMWC :wink:
AOHELL uses all technology known to man! They bundle it all up, install it on your computer and let it conflict with every other program you ever want to run :?
My contract is almost up with AOHELL. I can't wait to give it the boot.

If you have a router, there is a way of accessing the internet without installing any AOL software at all. I know, I've done it for a mate and he's very happy with it.

Doesnt really matter with cable, as Telewest and NTL are soon ot be the same company.

I'd reccomend Plusnet for ADSL services. Good services with decent customer support.

Joel