They are not as bad as you and Mr. 'Fanboi' Hackett make out. The biggest difference is that although they are a PITA they don't try to disguise the fact like TT. With BT you know what you're dealing with.

Why are you calling me a fanboi you ignorant [censored], i never said TT were better than BT just that IDNet in my view are a better company as there is no contract and free UK customer support, you keep your blinkers on and let your father sign for BT, bye.

Making no observations as to who started it, but let's not allow the personal slanging matches to disfigure this forum again... OK guys?

Edited by billford (Sun 13-Jun-10 10:33:34)

Truth is you have already advised your father that BTi is a good option , that's obvious by your attempts to turn this thread into a BT vs TalkTalk .

What the hell have you been doing on this forum for 8 years if you still don't get that resold BT with anything more than a 1 month contract is bad !

I'm interested in why somebody that says they have a decade of broadband experience can not see a 18 month rolling contract as a very good reason not to sign with BT with out even getting into a debate about any of the other pros and cons

About time some on here were given their P45s.

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Truth is you have already advised your father that BTi is a good option , that's obvious by your attempts to turn this thread into a BT vs TalkTalk .

Obvious to you perhaps but you'd be wrong due to having a similar bias to Jack.

My preferred option (and his) would be TT LLU but unfortunately they are unable to offer him that. That leaves him paying £15pcm more per month than other options. Combined with bad customer service and what would you do?

I tried to get him to go Plusnet but BTi will be adequate. Heck even Tiscali of old would have been adequate for him. All he needs is the ability to pull email from the server once a day and do a bit of online shopping once in a blue moon.

Edited by Andrue (Sun 13-Jun-10 16:51:16)

Obvious to you perhaps but you'd be wrong due to having a similar bias to Jack.

Why am i biased, i suggested he moves to IDNet rather than BT not to TT rather than BT, you really are one strange guy..

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We'll see. The PM was apparently a request to confirm the telephone number. I don't really see why they need that. You have to have provided that information to sign up for the forum in the first place. Oh well - hopefully PMs are dealt with more quickly.

Just to put the seal on this - my Dad finally got a MAC from Emma last night. Looks like he's leaving. So there you have it. From loyal customer of four or five years to someone who can't wait to see the back of them and in fact is likely running back to BT.

Good luck, your gonna need it

18 month rolling contract ( the one thing that's been constant in nearly every single one of my posts and the one thing you are refusing to acknowledge or reply to .)
18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract .

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18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract .

Is that so bad? BT write to you in last month allowing you stop rolling, rolling, rolling ... (Keep them doggies rolling).

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18 month rolling contract ( the one thing that's been constant in nearly every single one of my posts and the one thing you are refusing to acknowledge or reply to .)
18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract , 18 month rolling contract .

Huh? Why do I have to acknowledge it to you. No-one else asks me to regurgitate their posts to confirm understanding. Come to that what is wrong with you? Why are you continually harping on about BTi?

They aren't my preferred ISP (I've written many times that I'd have preferred him to go with Plusnet). I haven't used BTi myself for several years (the last time was back when I had Home Highway).

In short the only person here who seems to have a 'thing' for BTi is you. Why don't you just give it a rest. If you want to keep bashing BTi then go to their forums and do it. I don't think anyone here wants to have you keep bleating on about them.

The only comment I've made is that I think their Customer Service is likely to be no worse than TT's. I suspect their internet service will not be as good. Unfortunately my Dad simply won't pay more than he absolutely has to for broadband. I can understand why given how little he uses it. Tbh he drives me mad. He'll happily wait an hour or more for the next BBC News rather than open the laptop within arms reach and surf to a news site.

But there you have it. Given how little he wants from a connection anyone will do and right now BTi are the cheapest. Or at least they are because TT won't/can't unbundle his line. The main reason I'm annoyed at TT is because their customer service has robbed him of the opportunity to get a damn good service for a price he is prepared to pay. It's like turning up at the bes restaurant in town only to be told that you can't go in because they overbooked and they are turning away regular customers in order to just serve new ones.

If TT could contact my Dad and offer to unbundle the line he would stop the migration. I'd be happy because then I'd know that when I visited them I'd have a reliable and decent connection. I don't think BTi will be a disaster but, yes, I would prefer he had TT.