Info Please about Skye Broadband

Owd Bert · 24-02-2007, 13:16

Any information would be appreciated regarding any aspect of using Skye Broadband and the associated Emailing system. Have been talking to the reps in the Arndale and am considering one of the packages. Bert.

lancsdave · 24-02-2007, 13:31

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Originally Posted by Owd Bert

Any information would be appreciated regarding any aspect of using Skye Broadband and the associated Emailing system. Have been talking to the reps in the Arndale and am considering one of the packages. Bert.

Only thing I have heard is that the internet access is good but the e-mail system is flaky and you can't get access a lot of the time. Doesn't matter of course if you use something like googlemail or yahoo for your main mail system.

Considering it myself.

entwisi · 24-02-2007, 16:33

or you can pay for a proper emai service from people like 1and1 or uk2. Las time I looked it was 69p/month for your email accounts and £1.99 for a domain name for 2 years.

I know of a couple of people on Sky, seems fine for normal use and if you are already paying for your sky you may as well get it for nowt(unless like me you get it free from someone else like Orange)

g78 · 24-02-2007, 18:48

We have just literally got Sky Broadband, as mentioned above we get Sky so might as well get the broadband as well.
Seems ok so far, though have to admit they did mess us about when it came to actually getting the software and router etc.
Took just under 4 weeks in total from when we first rang them, and just under 5 for it to be up and running .... so the customer service bit was a bit pants, but the speed etc seems ok. So fingers crossed.

Traceyb37 · 02-04-2007, 14:22

Hi,
We have sky broadband and it took just under two weeks to order and have it up and running, not had any problems at all so cant fault it, email you can set your sky email up through outlook so have no problems with it!

Tracey

panther · 04-04-2007, 07:30

read about sky, thinking of going on meself for 10 quid its a bargin, but sounds to good to be true!!

davo69 · 04-04-2007, 07:55

friend of mine told me he had it for a couple of months but found it slow compered to bt he as given 30 days notice and is going back onto bt home hub.he does down load lots of films .i have never tried it myself

entwisi · 04-04-2007, 09:17

Some ISP's are applying profiling to your download speeds for stuff like P2P(bittorrent, etc) so that they don't flood the network

Neil · 04-04-2007, 09:35

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Some ISP's are applying profiling to your download speeds for stuff like P2P(bittorrent, etc) so that they don't flood the network

I think that is very naughty of them. It would be like giving you poor sound quality if you used your free phone calls too much.

entwisi · 04-04-2007, 10:04

naughty but they will claim its to provide a 'fairer' share of resources across its customer base. It all depends if it in teh T&Cs