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NTL Dialup/ISP

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  • 31-08-2002 12:04am
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    RicardoSmith
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    NTL Dialup/ISP
    Anyone switched to NTL dialup recently. Whats the speed like during the free times at the weekend etc. I reckon it could be a lot cheaper than my current dial up.


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    #2
    SkepticOne
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    NTL are no longer taking people on to this service.


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    #3
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Any idea why? Its still listed on their website. How come I can live in Dublin, be on and close enough to a local Exchange that is enabled for Eircom iStream, but my line can't handle iStream, (they couldn't tell me why) no one esle does broadband in this area, so my only choice is an expensive dial up or ISDN which gives me 20% extra band width for 200% extra cost.

    Rip off Ireland strikes again...


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    Fergal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Fergal


    ISDN is worth the extra cost. Its only €15 extra a month for a vastly better connection. Try testing your line in a months time for adsl. I failed my first test but passed the second.


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    BKtje
    Registered Users Posts: 8,053 ✭✭✭BKtje


    ISDN is worth it if you use it for what its good at.
    ie
    1- much much better game pings.
    2- the dloads are about 35% faster. (on single line. up to 3 times on both. yer dbl cost tho)(taken 5kb/s for 56k and 7.5+ for isdn)
    3- u hardly ever get disconnected and u normal log on 1st time every time.

    so if u do long dloads, play games or ur cut off a lot on 56k get ISDN. For me it was well worth it. If you use it for those reasons then you'll prob get your monies save money in the long run. (very long run with eircom)

    However if ur still hoping to gel dsl dont take ISDN cos extra costs to switch back etc


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Actually thats something to think about. I'm getting a good connection 45.5 on dialup with vianetworks(formally clubi) with no problems with connections or being the line being dropped. The main problem is the phone bill because I use it so much.


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    BKtje
    Registered Users Posts: 8,053 ✭✭✭BKtje


    vianetworks(clubi) are very very good. Use them on ISDN a lot ;)
    it has to be really seeing as its a sub account :D


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