(OFF TOPIC) Question for any UK DSL users (OFF-TOPIC)

[Roger Beever]

On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 21:22, Chris Jones wrote:
> On Monday 08 Mar 2004 4:31 pm, WipeOut wrote:
> > roger2 wrote:
> > > On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:28:53 -0500, Gerry Maddock
> > >
> 
> > > Sorry tried to reply off list but the mail was bounced.
> > > The connection speed might make a difference but assuming  1meg / 500k
> > > / 256k ish try looking at
> > > the netgeaer dg834.
> > > It's a combined adsl modem and 4 port switch router.
> 
> I use a Netgear DG814 combined Router/modem, again with 4 ports
Ooooops actually so do I. Now I'm home to look at it.
I checked the web site earlier and thought the other one was it at a
quick glance. sorry for miss leading.
Roger
> > > I use one at home on my samll netwrok
> > > BT will be the local loop provider but you can use other providers.
> > > Have a look at Nildram I know a few people who us them.
> > > In fact I'm thinking of moveing from BT to them myself.
> > > Regards Roger
> >
> > Yes I would recomend Nildram or Zen.. Zen offer an static IP as standard
> > which is nice.. :)
> 
> I use Zen Internet since September last year, mainly because I am "camping" at 
> my present address and most other ISP's only offer 12 month contracts for 
> ADSL. For an independant opinion of ADSL provision within the UK, look no 
> further than http://www.adslguide.org.uk/. There is a compare link there 
> where you can select upto 4 ISP's and compare their performance over the last 
> several months. My previous ISP was Demon, a good-ish ISP and much better 
> than BT, otherwise known affectionately (I am sure??) as BT Openwound - 
> called so because of their propensity to lose emails, I believe.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Chris Jones
>