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Paul Rule
Well-known member
Kevin, thats a tricky one because there are 2 issues that may stop you getting it. The 1st is that the exchange is not "enabled", but you can check this out by using a post code of a nearby address to the area you are considering. The second is that you may be too far from the exchange for the current technology to work, unfortunately there is no way round that one.
wizard
Well-known member
Broadband
i could not be without it.
i tried the normal 56k on a mates computer & it was like standing still. D/L music & films it really comes into its own & you just couldnt do it with 56k, it would take you days, so yes it is worth getting. saying all that, if you are going onto a slow web site then you will run at their speed but look at it this way.
if you like music & buy one CD every 2 months then it is worth getting you will save. not that anyone would want to rob the poor recording companies by pirating but a good place to look because i know we are all legal & above board here in the UK. try this site http://www.kazaalite.tk/
have fun, i am just waiting for someone to put bird identification sounds online
i could not be without it.
i tried the normal 56k on a mates computer & it was like standing still. D/L music & films it really comes into its own & you just couldnt do it with 56k, it would take you days, so yes it is worth getting. saying all that, if you are going onto a slow web site then you will run at their speed but look at it this way.
if you like music & buy one CD every 2 months then it is worth getting you will save. not that anyone would want to rob the poor recording companies by pirating but a good place to look because i know we are all legal & above board here in the UK. try this site http://www.kazaalite.tk/
have fun, i am just waiting for someone to put bird identification sounds online
LezH
Well-known member
Peter
A cautionary note re Telewest/Blueyonder...
In November 2002 they tried to sell me their product and, as the TV picture here in high-rise office land is pretty cruddy (you end up leaning at 45 degrees as the turning [metal not feathered] cranes move the picture across the tube - keep expecting to pick it up off the floor!), I thought buying from a one-stop-shop (phone, TV and Internet) for much cheaper than buying separately made sense. Since then, rather than them trying to sell me something, I've been trying to buy it - to no avail. I've spoken to lots of nice Telewest people and even had visits from some - but am still as ever I was, losing business cos I'm on-line and tying up the phone, and developing double vision watching those 60 men chase those two funny-shaped balls.
I've read conflicting reports of ZoneAlarm but use the free version myself and rarely have problems.
Another freeware/shareware site you might be interested in is www.webattack.com
Good luck.
A cautionary note re Telewest/Blueyonder...
In November 2002 they tried to sell me their product and, as the TV picture here in high-rise office land is pretty cruddy (you end up leaning at 45 degrees as the turning [metal not feathered] cranes move the picture across the tube - keep expecting to pick it up off the floor!), I thought buying from a one-stop-shop (phone, TV and Internet) for much cheaper than buying separately made sense. Since then, rather than them trying to sell me something, I've been trying to buy it - to no avail. I've spoken to lots of nice Telewest people and even had visits from some - but am still as ever I was, losing business cos I'm on-line and tying up the phone, and developing double vision watching those 60 men chase those two funny-shaped balls.
I've read conflicting reports of ZoneAlarm but use the free version myself and rarely have problems.
Another freeware/shareware site you might be interested in is www.webattack.com
Good luck.
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peter hayes
Guest
Wizard and Lez thanks very much indeed for that. Really good info and excellent sites. I'm going to go with AOL as they're my ISP, and the modem should arrive any day now so I'll let you know how I get on!
robinm
Registered User
For anyone who is thinking of getting Broadband one serious piece of advice. GET A FIREWALL. Since my NTL installation (Wednesday) has been up and running I have been getting about half a dozen attempts to access my computer every day, which Norton Firewall has blocked. I paid £50 for mine and includes the latest Antivirus as well. There are cheaper ones, so there is no excuse - just do it.
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peter hayes
Guest
I started this thread on February 21st, and just a few minutes ago I finally installed Broadband! First impressions: very quick.
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peter hayes
Guest
I have gone with AOL, as they are my ISP and were prepared to give me a free modem (although it is a BT modem!). It meant I could remove my second telephone line, so the overall cost for having three lines (computer, telephone and fax) plus a much faster internet connection is only around £4 a month more than I was paying before! Not bad value, I reckon.
Kiki
Well-known member
Hi Peter,
We've had broadband for about 6 months now - absolutely wonderful. Find surfing the net (and shopping) much easier and faster. I use eTrust anti-virus and firewall as the virus checker (which was initially downloaded as it was free) has found and killed viruses that both Norton and McAfee have missed.
We've had broadband for about 6 months now - absolutely wonderful. Find surfing the net (and shopping) much easier and faster. I use eTrust anti-virus and firewall as the virus checker (which was initially downloaded as it was free) has found and killed viruses that both Norton and McAfee have missed.
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peter hayes
Guest
Thanks for that Kiki. I agree with you - Broadband is great! So much faster and more reliable. I have built in protection with Windows XP so I just switched it on. So far, so good!
wizard
Well-known member
Oh Pter,
perish the thought of going back to a modem, we have had braodband for a couple of years & had to use a moden for a day or two when we had a network hickup and it was like watching the kettle boil. we are conected 27/7/365 and can still use the phone so am i pleased with it.... you bet i am. go for it & you will never look back. try NTL they were doing deals, they all are really but look around.
good luck
perish the thought of going back to a modem, we have had braodband for a couple of years & had to use a moden for a day or two when we had a network hickup and it was like watching the kettle boil. we are conected 27/7/365 and can still use the phone so am i pleased with it.... you bet i am. go for it & you will never look back. try NTL they were doing deals, they all are really but look around.
good luck
Aitch
Proact UK
I was continually advised that I may be too far away from the exchange to get broadband but on pushing it a bit further, BT said that when I had a second line installed it was installed using "dect". Apparently you need to tell your broadband supplier this then everything is OK
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