[access-uk] Re: internet access in the uk
- From: George Bell <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:56:32 +0000
Just to be totally clear here. While you may need a wired landline, you are
not obliged to have a voice telephone on it. Check with broadband suppliers to
see if they can give you a good deal on that side of things.
If you are very lucky, and you may not be in the South West, you may find cable
has been installed. It's worth checking out if it is there, or when it may be
installed.
George
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Deddajay
Sent: 16 January 2015 13:03
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: internet access in the uk
Hi Adrian
Unfortunately, you will need a landline phone to get broadband in the UK, I
don't know any ISP that will provide it without one unless you go for a
wireless dongle connection, which is very expensive over here. You don't have
to use the phone but you will need to pay line rental on a fixed line.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Deddajay
On 16/01/2015 11:12, Adrien Collins wrote:
Hi
This looks very interesting, basically the more I use the
care services or the more they do for me the more it'll cost
and I have no idea what the situation will be until I get
back to the uk so won't look into anything until I know but
this does sound interesting. I don't want a phone as I use
skype for my phone, here I have 12 gb per month and I find
that sufficient for my e-mails, skype etc, for smaller
downloads it is ok, for bigger quantities I use mum's wifi
but I won't have access to that. Thanks again.
Regards
Adrien
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deddajay
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 10:14 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: internet access in the uk
If you are going to be in temporary accommodation for less
than a year, you would probably be best advised to steer
clear of the big 4 providers - BT, Talk Talk, Sky or Virgin,
as you will have to talk out a 12 - 18 month contract with
them. Actually, you would probably be best to steer clear of
them, period.
Your best bet would be to find a smaller ISP who can offer a
rolling month contract so you only have to give a month's
notice when you are due to move. One of the best ISPs is
Zen, who offer this on ADSL, with or without phone as well.
On the ADSL products there are monthly download caps which
are 50GB, 200GB and 500GB downloads, with the monthly price
being £18.37, £25.52 and £35.74 respectively. You can also
buy additional download GBs to store for those occasions
where you may go over your monthly download limit. The phone
starts at £12.30 per month depending on the service you
choose in addition to the Broadband, but is again on a one
month contract.
Zen also have the advantage of being a UK company with UK
service people who actually know what they are talking about
and take pride in running a great service. You won't find
anyone talking with a script here, and they will do
everything they can to sort out any problems if they arise -
not that that happens very often. You can also have a chat
with them before you sign up to see what would be the best
options for you.
I don't work for Zen, just a very happy customer having
returned to them for a second time having had a terrible
time with BT. I'm on Zen's fibre package now, but that is a
12 month contract so probably not what you want initially.
They are not the cheapest ISP around, but you get what you
pay for. I remember a few years ago, when I was on ADSL with
them, there was an outage on Christmas Day - not Zen's
fault, but a wider issue. When we rang the help line to find
out what was going on, we got the Managing Director/owner on
the end of the phone who had come in on to help man the
phone lines. That is what I call good service and
dedication.
You can find out more here:
http://www.zen.co.uk/home-office/broadband/home-office-broad
band.aspx and the pre-sales telephone number is 01706 902100
9 - 5 pm UK times or sales@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:sales@xxxxxxxxx>
Hope this helps. I'm sure there are other ISPs offering one
month contracts, but I can only speak for Zen personally.
Cheers
Deddajay
On 16/01/2015 07:32, Adrien Collins wrote:
Hi
I will be returning to live in the uk later in the
year, I
will be in temporary accommodation for several
months but I
will need internet access, what would be the best
kind of
internet for me to use to stay independent from my
carers
please?
Regards
Adrien
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