NTL Broadband

Tinkerbelle · 11-08-2006, 14:59

Right, i said I'd ask on behalf of the in-laws. They are on cable and have NTL broadband but are fed up with the company messing them around. Is there any other internet service providers that can offer them broadband without having to change to a BT line?

accymel · 11-08-2006, 15:04

Theres Telewest or bulldog which i think are old cable & wireless.

HTH

Tinkerbelle · 11-08-2006, 15:10

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Originally Posted by accymel

Theres Telewest or bulldog which i think are old cable & wireless.

HTH

Cheers chick, I'll let em know.

accymel · 11-08-2006, 15:13

No probs NTHell is nortious, tho telewest & Virgin are to join forces with NTHell soon, yet telewest is the best one in cable so may impro ntl....but still enquire with them or bulldog.

Tinkerbelle · 11-08-2006, 15:18

Just trying to find the info on Telewest and Bulldogs websites so I can pass the details on to them.

cherokee · 11-08-2006, 15:28

tinks toucan broadband is ok ive just had it installed for my brother he still has bt phone but wants to swap that over as well soon ..its alot cheaper than bt. im on toucan with my phone and all my landline calls are free. have a look on toucan wesite an see what ya think .pm me n i can give ya some more info good luck

Tinkerbelle · 11-08-2006, 15:31

Cheers chuck I'll have a look at toucans site too

Tinkerbelle · 11-08-2006, 15:37

Right, just been having a quick word with in-laws as to their options, they seem to think Telewest is the same company as NTL ... it's regionalised (??) they said.

accymel · 11-08-2006, 16:18

Yeh i know they are in the proccess & a certain person i know that works there is confident it will change mmmmmm

Probably bulldog or toucan as cherokee suggested maybe worth looking into.

Neil · 11-08-2006, 18:56

If you have cable then you are tied to that cable operator unless you go back to BT ( or one of the LLU operators like Bulldog or Talk Talk who all use the BT phone wires ).

andrewb · 12-08-2006, 13:18

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Right, just been having a quick word with in-laws as to their options, they seem to think Telewest is the same company as NTL ... it's regionalised (??) they said.

Telewest and NTL (and I think virgin) are merging to one provider. Telewest and NTL don't compete anyway, so if you can get NTL then there will not be a telewest option in the area.

I use bulldog which is LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) basicly Bulldog install their equipment at the exchange instead of using BT's. You dont have any direct involvment with BT (no BT phone rental, your phone isn't BT) however you're still technicly at the mercy of BT because they engineer the exchanges.

Whenever you ring up and try to have a problem sorted it will be Bulldog staff not BT. BT will only be contacted when theres a problem on the actual exchange that needs fixing...

Anyway, having said all that, i'm with Bulldog and our future is uncertain as they are trying to sell off the customer base and focus on wholesale. You can still sign up though.

Talktalk should be LLU in Accrington by the end of this month supposedly. While BE broadband is set to enable LLU in November (however they keep moving the date ALL the time so I would certainly not rely on this option :P)

Hope i've been of help

chav1 · 15-08-2006, 21:33

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Right, i said I'd ask on behalf of the in-laws. They are on cable and have NTL broadband but are fed up with the company messing them around. Is there any other internet service providers that can offer them broadband without having to change to a BT line?

AOL can use ntls wire so yes

Tinkerbelle · 15-08-2006, 21:37

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Originally Posted by chav1

AOL can use ntls wire so yes

Cheers chav, when I asked if they had been with NTL for the 12 month minimum contract they don't think they have, so would probably end up getting slapped round the chops with a great big charge.

chav1 · 25-08-2006, 13:42

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Cheers chav, when I asked if they had been with NTL for the 12 month minimum contract they don't think they have, so would probably end up getting slapped round the chops with a great big charge.

ntl are pretty good at letting you off the 12 month contract as long as you give them a good reason/excuse

say you got burgled and lost your pc and cant afford to replace the pc so you dont want the internet no more as its pointless and they should let you end teh contract

worked for me :-)