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Hi guys n girls,
Well, I'm just about to move into my new house, but before I do, I want to set-up my broadband.
As it stands, the house has a BT line, but obviously its been disconnected, so we currently don't have a phone number. I presume I call BT to get this, but my real question is, once I've set up with BT, can I switch straight over to Bulldog, as they offer crazy-fast broadband (16Mb for £24 per month), and a fairly cheap call package (Unlimited calls for £12.00 per month).
Can somebody;
1) Reassure me that Bulldog is a good choice?
2) Tell me, do I have to pay a BT line rental on-top of Bulldogs charges?
3) An outline of the process, I'm a complete noobie when it comes to bills etc
Thanks for your help guys!
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Posted: 2006-08-23 15:47:29
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Bulldog is shite m8, heard nothing but bad stuff.
Slow speeds and crap customer service.
Also they may do 16mb broadband....but if your house can only recive 1mb, then thats all you will get!
I'd look into either Pipex or Demon 8mb broadband.
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Posted: 2006-08-23 16:01:35
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Hi,
You will need to get connected to BT first and get the line active before you sign to any broadband service (apart from BT broadband itself).So once the line is active you can sign up with Bulldog and they should activated your service withing a couple of weeks,although they are not respected for their reliability when it comes to connection dates,sometimes they take much longer.
The package shown is a good offer.
1)Bulldog is good but they have a lot of technical issues which sometimes makes their service unreliable and if you report a fault you may mind that it takes them sometimes upto 3 days to sort the problem out...which is pretty lame if you ask me as BT does it within 24 hours.
2)You won't need to pay a seperate line rental to BT,once signed up with Bulldog they will be your main provider.
3)Makes sure you check your Bulldog bills regularly before paying them as they sometime over charge...it happened to me and a friend twice.
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Posted: 2006-08-23 16:04:08
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I've actually just read something on the internet which states that BT and Telewest give better reliability and speed....maybe I'll leave Bulldog...
I'm tempted by telewest as its 10Mb and has no download limit unlike BT...
Would I still need to activate my line with Telewest or would it be seperate? The previous owners actually have a Telewest box on the wall in the lounge, so I'm guessing we'd connect straight to that?
Cheers
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Posted: 2006-08-23 16:04:18
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Yeah, Telewest is a cable company. Their broadband uses their own cable system rather than a phone line.
You can also use Telewest for your landline as well as broadband if you wish, or go with BT or another provider for the phone and just use Telewest for broadband.
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Posted: 2006-08-23 16:13:56
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You didn't listen to what I said
Quote:I'm tempted by telewest as its 10Mb and has no download limit unlike BT...
They could do 1000mb Broadband, it DOESN'T mean you can get that speed!
It's just the fastest they do, and you would have to live pretty much right next to the exchange to get that full speed.
The further away you are, the mor it goes down.
For example, I can get 4mb, my mate 10min drive up the road can get 6.5mb.
We both pay the same though, 8mb demon.
Also, they don't have a *download* limit....but I know for 1, BT has a masssssive fair use policy, as in...they're 1 of the strictist around.
So if you like your downloads, BT is a deff nono as they WILL cap your line with a speed restriction.
Pipex done it to me, I was on unlimited for 5 years, they then capped my line under the fair usage policy and between 6pm and 12am my line went from 2mb to 56k.....Was painfull!
So make sure you read on on companies fair usage policys, they can be just as bad as a cap.
Also when you get your number, go here:
www.bt.co.uk/broadband
Put your number in and it will tell you what the max speed you can get is.
Just cause they do 10mb, most certainly does not mean you will be getting that....even though it's the same price.
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Posted: 2006-08-23 16:32:13
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i've pipex max...
25 beans a month for 8mb unlimited dl..
and trust me when i say its unlimited dl....
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-08-23 16:39:33
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And you didn't read my answer either!
Telewest uses it's own cable network, much of which uses fibre optics, not BT's network so you don't the problem of varying speeds depending upon location.
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Posted: 2006-08-23 18:00:07
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I was thinking of going with bulldog but pipex can offer me 5.5mb, also for £25 beans a month so i am sticking, never had a problem with them.
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Posted: 2006-08-23 18:01:39
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ermm beans in my post and beans in your post wifey..
you copying me dearest??
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-08-23 18:22:35
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