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Anyone use TalkTalk broadband? |
PeterKay
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having a few issues with TalkTalk broadband recently,
Anyone else use TT and had issues?
the connection yesterday was down for about 3 hours!!!
Tried calling them but they said they were busy and wanted me to call back later 
Shite service!!!!
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leeboy13
Joined: Sep 28, 2005
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its free so its poo poo.... my mumhas it and its un-reliable..... if it werent free id tell her to chuck it, sorry peter, prob no help at all.... |
Cycovision
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I have to agree with leeboy, PK, you need to get your MAC code and go with a different provider mate 
TT are nothing but trouble, I've lost count of the number of call outs I've had to try and sort out TT broadband issues. Which I obviously couldn't because it's TT's fault and not the computers... |
PeterKay
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Cheers dudes, who's best out there then?
time to change 
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baconnugget
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go with Bethere it gud, i could ov had orange for free but prefer to pay for a better service lol |
leeboy13
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best, dunno, cyco would defo know more than me for sure... at the moment im using Virgin and i think we pay £25 for 20meg..... never had a problem since signing up back in october..... (although had plenty of issues when it was NTL etc....)....
what about those '3' £15 a month for surfing wirelessly? are they any good ? |
Cycovision
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Plusnet maybe?
£20 per month for 20Gb or £30 for 40Gb HOWEVER...
Night time usage does not count towards your allowance so you can download all night long without using up your bandwidth!
They won an award recently and I've heard lots of good reports about them. I was going to switch to them myself a while ago but my current provider made me an offer I couldn't refuse to stay with them 
The download limits may sound harsh but if you read their FAQ, they explain that by imposing sensible limits you vastly improve the performance of the connection for everybody. And night time use doesn't count, as I've already mentioned.
Besides, 40Gb per month is more than enough for the average internet user I reckon.
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PeterKay
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cheers, will look into that.
TT really do take the michael.
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PeterKay
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Looks like its a known issue.....
http://talktalkhell.wordpress.com/
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Cycovision
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And, as if anyone needs any further persuasion...
From the BBC:
"Broadband provider TalkTalk has confirmed that it will allow customers to 'opt in' to Phorm's controversial new advertisement system.
TalkTalk is one of three UK ISPs to sign up to the Webwise service which sees user's surfing habits tracked.
It has decided not to offer the service by default but rather to allow users to choose whether they want it."
That's nice of them isn't it? I wonder what said user actually has to do to opt in? Neglect to read three pages of small print maybe?
Ok, I'm being skeptical as usual but the fact that they were willing to sign up to such a scheme in the first place shows exactly what kind of company they are.
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Danny_BFC
Joined: Jun 18, 2006
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My internets dropped a bollock today.
Gone from a usual 4mb average to about 300-400kbs
Im not fussed about phones/gadgets no more. If im online im in the Non-Mobile discussion  |
procterdc
Joined: Jun 03, 2005
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Mine was down yesterday til about 8pm, i rang talk talk and complained, said i wasn't happy and I wanted to leave. They were like oh mr procter, we're so sorry to hear that etc and hey presto my net is working and it seems to be quicker lol
It ain't about how hard you hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward - Rocky Balboa |
PeterKay
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On 2008-03-11 18:22:07, procterdc wrote:
Mine was down yesterday til about 8pm, i rang talk talk and complained, said i wasn't happy and I wanted to leave. They were like oh mr procter, we're so sorry to hear that etc and hey presto my net is working and it seems to be quicker lol
seriously 
better call them today then again!
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Xugaa
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I'm using it and yes it is unreliable, although it is free so we shouldn't expect too much I guess. Like yours, my connection can cut out for quite a while and I usually just use the time to give my router a rest. It is annoying though, especially when it happens when I'm playing an online game or something. When our contract ends with TalkTalk we will be changing.
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PeterKay
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how long is the contract 18months?
just seen this on the talktalk site, might be worth a try:
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/tal[....]y+broadband+disconnects+itself
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http://www.talktalk.co.uk/tal[....]s%20itself&showFAQ=IDLESETTING
may cure it?
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Posted: 2008-03-11 14:11
