Re: [OT] New Boredband Provider ?

["Shaf Ali" <shaf@xxxxxxxx>]

Here's my bandwidth usage btw : http://gw.shaf.net/band/

Usually it's maxed out for weeks on end : But I'm taking it easy as of
late.... Pondering whether I actually have the time to be testing
downloaded
software/DVDs et al ;)




----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaf Ali" <shaf@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] New Boredband Provider ?


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> Thanks for the pointers Rob and Ian,
>
> Looks like I might have to re-address whether or not I *really* do
need a
> 2Meg line - Currently all I use it for is downloading DVDs off
usenet....
> Mind you it is very useful when you do need it in an emergency - Hmmm
> ponders the question...
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> I did trial out the 4Meg connection and I definately do not need that
-
> Think I was downloading a DVD (4.5Gigs) in around 2.5 hours - and
where is
> the disk space to keep all the cr** thats been downloaded ? - let
alone
> wasting time on the dedicated *leech* machine.
>
> Guess I dont have the time to have my cake and eat it too.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian D. Wlloughby" <groups@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 12:44 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] New Boredband Provider ?
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> I can also recommend Zen http://www.zen.co.uk/ who have one the
ISPA 2005
> awards for the 2Mb service and light business service.
>
> Their Newsgroups are pretty complete and very fast, reliability is
second
> to
> none!
>
> Also they let you have up to 253 public IP addresses for a one of
charge.
> I
> have 16 addresses (13 usable + 1 for the router which cost me £50).
Prices
> are pretty much the same as Eclipse but they don't currently of the
Flex
> facility.
>
> Not affiliated just a really happy customer.
>
> R's
> Ian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rob@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Mon 11/04/2005 11:53
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] New Boredband Provider ?
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> Eclipse are excellent and their news feeds have always seemed
excellent to
> me but I don't use them heavily. They have a free registration and
> hardware
> offer on at the moment IIRC.
> They have also just one the ISPA 2005 awards.
> http://www.eclipse.net.uk
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Rob
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shaf Ali [mailto:shaf@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 11 April 2005 11:26
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] New Boredband Provider ?
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Sorry for the OT but was wondering if anyone could recommend me a
new
>> broadband provider ?
>>
>> I'm currently with Blueyawnder who are ok(ish) but the package is
getting
>> expensive and I'd rather like to sample the competition.
>>
>> Problem I have is that I really would like usenet (NNTP) access
too and
>> Blueyawnders servers are great for this don't know if you can
recommend
>> anyone else who has good NNTP access ?
>>
>> Many thanks in advance for any comments.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Shaf
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