In reply to a post by RobertoS:

In reply to a post by rob54:

Just signed up with Plusnet for ADSL and phone this evening a few hours before the half price BB ends (+£20 Quidco which seemed to track OK).

Oops?

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/plusnet/f/4253823-n...

Curses!

Your other deal was probably 12 months half price, rather than the new 9 months, so don't feel too bad.

In reply to a post by rob54:

OK I know what [email protected] is now. It's the name used to log on to the router when it comes.

No, that'll be something like 'admin'.

The email addy thing will be for the router to connect to the Net.

Yeh I've downloaded the booklet, but I'm guessing a printed one comes with the router. The router help link explains why that [email protected] name might be needed but as you say it ought to be automatic.

Yep what I have is better Apparently the Quidco £20 will pay in Sept too! another

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

My PN email address, (never used), appears to be [email protected]

Is crazy!
I've been trying to get Plusnet to change my username as it contains my surname and initials. I didn't appreciate at sign up that username would be in all email addresses, so [email protected] and additional ones such as [email protected]
I have a 4 letter surname so the username is only 6 characters but it is obvious which bit is my surrname. I rather like my short primary o2 address, [email protected] and I have an even shorter additional o2 address (which I suppose I'll lose now).

I guess the best thing is get another domain (or use another gmail account I suppose) for about £7.50/2years and have it as an add-on it onto my hosting account. Or as someone suggested on the Plusnet forum, get a domain redirected to the Plusnet address. Not too much point if I have hosting anyway I guess.

Edited by rob54 (Mon 29-Jul-13 23:27:28)

In reply to a post by rob54:

Is crazy!
I've been trying to get Plusnet to change my username as it contains my surname and initials. I didn't appreciate at sign up that username would be in all email addresses, so [email protected] and additional ones such as [email protected]

Also, if you sign up for a static IP address your username (and therefore surname and initials) will by default be given to every website you visit.

I don't intend to have a static IP, but cripes how does it work that every website would get to know username? I just looked at Awstats in cPanel for my site and it lists IP address, date/time, URL on my site it hit referring URL (e.g. Google, or other URLs on my site).

In reply to a post by Oliver341:

Also, if you sign up for a static IP address your username (and therefore surname and initials) will by default be given to every website you visit.

Is that true?

It's ages since I looked at the visitors to my sites, but I'm pretty sure there's never a username. Just the stuff you say.