Which ADSL provider???

[Mathew]

I need a provider of broadband / ADSL but which one. I have found this package http://www.streamlinedsl.co.uk/details.php?RCID=6919&Symbol=2&adsl=6e5f171dc8b4c19dd34c7c5a1787bb5f but what do you guys think? I have aol but they don’t support pop3 accounts and it must have no down load limits.

[MinuWeb]

AOL doesn't support POP3 ??

that sounds weird, they might block you sending messages from an outgoing smtp server other than their own, alot of ISP's do this as it helps track down spammers. In which case you should use mail.yourdomain.com as incoming mail server and AOL's outgoing mail server.

We have a number of clients using AOL that have no problems with POP3

[Ozzy]

I have used Andrews & Arnold (http://www.aaisp.net.uk) for the past 2-3 years without any complaints, so feel confident recommending them.

[barry.hynd]

Hi Matthew,

You'll find very few companies offering a service that has no download limits. I do know that the Utility Warehouse provide a no download limit service at 512, 1MB & 2MB. Please feel free to PM me if you would like further details.

[chris1317]

try http://www.f2s.net and also check www.adslguide.org

I have been with f2s for 2 years now with no probs

ds 2MB - 8MB (depends on exchange)
us 256kb
uncapped
1 month contract
£24.99p/m

Also upgrade to 8MB on the same package when it becomes available on your exchange.

Im very happy with the service I have recieved from them.

p.s. if you decide to sign up with f2s say chris1317 recomended you and il get a tennner from them.

Chris.

[ebonybailey]

Utilities warehouse has no limits, and at a decent price, you should take a look at them

[Alpha]

Aol does support POP3.

I have used AOL as my provider ever since I have been able to receive broadband (admittedly only 12 months) and have very few problems with using microsoft outlook (apart from when I first asked aol about using outlook to connect to an e mail server.....they categorically insisted that you couldnt so I worked it out for myself!!)

[Mathew]

vhosting I have tried that but it does not work

[Mathew]

alan can i call you as you may solve the problem

[Toon]

I use plusnet for both personal and business. I put my business under residential and only pay £14.99 per month for up to 2 meg.

[Rob Holmes]

Hi Mathew,

I am just moving away from The Utilities Warehouse (Telecom Plus) after a hellish couple of years with them. I would rather go out of business than use them again, seriously.

After a little searching around I am going to give www.plus.net a go (Plusnet) , they were recommended to me by a couple of people and they have an online tracking system, online customer support and :) 24/7 telephone support :)

More and more nowadays I steer myself towards companies that have telephone support and would recommend this to anyone, even if it's a little more expensive - somepeople see cheap as good I see financially cheap as probably cheap attitude although I appreciate there are rare circumstances when businesses can provide cheap and good.

Rob

[Mathew]

Hi Rob

Do plusnet scan outgoing mail??

Mat

[Rob Holmes]

Hi Mat,

I have a few clients (hosting) that successfully send email to me through plusnet and it seems to work well. They have their own SMTP mail servers but I'm unsure if you have to use them or not yet - either way they are better than aol's restricted system!

By the way they also offer a whopping 50p per month off your broadband if you recommend someone - but that could build up!

Rob

[Toon]

I use Outlook Express to send an receive emails through Plusnet and have been able to use this service fine although I don't use my plusnet email account.

[chris1317]

I know a couple of people on plusnet also and they say its good also. I concidered switching to them at one point as they were offering the package that I was on for a lot cheaper but then my provider dropped their price. Swings and roundabouts I suppose. Most will offer a similar service for a similar price youve got to split hairs sometimes to decide between them.

Things that id weigh up are:-

Contract length
Hardware Supplied
Support offered
Speed
Reliability
number of e-mail addresses
newsgroup access
download cap
contention ratio

Chris.

[broadband-engine]

Hi

Just thought I'd add that I am a big fan of plus.net aswell, been with them for over 2 years and had no probs at all. I used adslguide (I think) when researching who to go with and they came out best and cheapest at the time I joined them.