Anyone Use/Heard of Breathe Internet ?

I'm thinking about joining them, swapping from a "up to 8 meg" connection to a "upto 24 meg" connection as my local exchange as been updated.
I've never heard of the company before and their prices seems low compared to others offering just broadband only (I don't want broadband and calls).

Supposedly it's Unlimited and no port blocking.

The price is about half of what I'm currently paying for a "up to 8 meg" connection or if I upgraded to a "upto 24 meg" connection on my current ISP.



Should I avoid or risk a 12 months contract, they offer a 30 day get out ?


Thank you.

Well unless you found something I can't, I wouldn't be too happy about a site where you can't fine the package prices.

They have been mentioned here before. The original company went bust. Dissolved 1 Oct 2010.

The last I see on these forums is this post and the two later ones, implying that user was being supplied through Tiscali, which is of course now TalkTalk.

It could be they are just reselling many different services from BT/TalkTalk/Entanet/Daisy or wherever.

What specific package, (details of and price), have they offered you? That might give a clue.

Thanks for the reply.
I visited breatheinternet.com and entered my phone number into "Check Your Number" box.

It came back with:

Your download speed will be up to 19.57 Mbps
Your upload speed will be up to 2.2 Mbps

The actual line rate will be determined during the first 10 days of use and depends on the quality and length of the line to your home and the cabling within your property.

Breathe Broadband Only - £11.99 per month
To take advantage of Breathe Broadband for only £11.99 per month click on the button below. This is a broadband only product without a telephone package - you pay us for your broadband and your existing telephone provider for your calls. Perfect for anyone who doesn't want to be forced into taking other products you don't want.

Breathe Broadband for only £11.99 per month
Unlimited Bandwidth
No Port Blocking or other Restrictions
The fastest broadband we can provide you with
5 Free email addresses
Free connection for new customers
Free migration for other broadband customers

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Well unless you found something I can't, I wouldn't be too happy about a site where you can't fine the package prices.

They have been mentioned here before. The original company went bust. Dissolved 1 Oct 2010.

The last I see on these forums is this post and the two later ones, implying that user was being supplied through Tiscali, which is of course now TalkTalk.

It could be they are just reselling many different services from BT/TalkTalk/Entanet/Daisy or wherever.

What specific package, (details of and price), have they offered you? That might give a clue.

Hmmmm.

Whisch exchange is it please, and can you post your current line stats?

2.2Mbps upload is Annex M. A strange offering unless you chose it from a selection of a few.

Very cheap for what looks like annex m services somethings fishy.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Hmmmm.

Whisch exchange is it please, and can you post your current line stats?

2.2Mbps upload is Annex M. A strange offering unless you chose it from a selection of a few.

PM sent.

In reply to a post by John_Doe:

PM sent.

Huh! What's secret about your line stats? Post them so we can all assess then.

How do you know you'll benefit from an "up to 24 Meg" connection? Your router stats would have told us had you not secreted them .

I put my # in that site. It told me I could get 4.7 Meg on my 19 meg line . So much for relying on that!

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

In reply to a post by John_Doe:

PM sent.

Huh! What's secret about your line stats? Post them so we can all assess then.

How do you know you'll benefit from an "up to 24 Meg" connection? Your router stats would have told us had you not secreted them .

I put my # in that site. It told me I could get 4.7 Meg on my 19 meg line . So much for relying on that!

No point in getting up tight about it just coz the OP doesn't want your opinion is there, life is too short

Harry

I wasn't hiding the stats, as I wasn't really sure what the stats were or where to find them.

This is the info:

--- System Information ---
Vendor: Linksys
ModelName: WAG160N
Firmware Version: A1.00.15 , 2009-05-31T16:58:02
GUI Version: A1.00.15_007
Boot Version: 1.0.37-5.4
Hardware Version: 0.01

--- DSL Information ---
DSL Driver Version: AnnexA version - A2pB022g.d20e
DSL VPI/VCI: 0/38
DSL Status: ShowtimeRetrain Reason: 0
DSL Mode: G.DMT
DSL Channel: FAST
DSL Upstream Rate: 832 Kbps
DSL Downstream Rate: 8128 Kbps

Down up
DSL Noise Margin: 6.4 dB 12.0 dB
DSL Attenuation: 17.0 dB 8.0 dB
DSL Transmit Power: 19.8 dBm 12.5 dBm

--- Wireless Information ---
Wireless Driver Version: 6.1.1.111
Wireless Tools Version: 28
Wireless Status: Enabled
Wireless Wide Channel: 6
Wireless Standard Channel: 4- 2.427GHZ

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

In reply to a post by John_Doe:

PM sent.

Huh! What's secret about your line stats? Post them so we can all assess then.

How do you know you'll benefit from an "up to 24 Meg" connection? Your router stats would have told us had you not secreted them .

I put my # in that site. It told me I could get 4.7 Meg on my 19 meg line . So much for relying on that!

OK, thanks!

Yes you should get over 20 Meg on ADSL2+.

Cool, thanks for the feedback.
What are your thoughts on Breathe Internet, is the price too good to be true ?

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

OK, thanks!

Yes you should get over 20 Meg on ADSL2+.

They seem to have had an interesting past in one form or another when you put them into a search engine e.g. link

Maybe they're OK, who really knows unless one is a current customer.

I wouldn't migrate to them but that's just me


Edit: what exchange are you connected to?

Edited by Apprentice (Sat 11-Feb-12 22:01:26)

An IP lookup for the site breatheinternet.com returns that the IP owner is NJP Services Limited.

I did a search on Companies House and a company with that name was dissolced in January of last year IF its the same company.

My advice to you would be to look for a phone number and give them a call before signing up.

Thank you.

In reply to a post by techguy:

An IP lookup for the site breatheinternet.com returns that the IP owner is NJP Services Limited.

I did a search on Companies House and a company with that name was dissolced in January of last year IF its the same company.

My advice to you would be to look for a phone number and give them a call before signing up.

Their Technical Support is via a premium rate number at 60p per minute:

Technical Support team on 0906 067 0035. Calls are charged at a premium rate of 60p per minute, lines are open 24 hours per day 7 days a week.

Even signing up or billing queries costs:

For account problems you can call our Customer Service team on 0871 424 0185. Calls are charged at 10ppm from a standard BT line.

Thank you.

In reply to a post by reserved:

Their Technical Support is via a premium rate number at 60p per minute:

Technical Support team on 0906 067 0035. Calls are charged at a premium rate of 60p per minute, lines are open 24 hours per day 7 days a week.

In reply to a post by John_Doe:

Cool, thanks for the feedback.
What are your thoughts on Breathe Internet, is the price too good to be true ?

VERY possibly - I'd recommend a look here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/23/breathe_netw... they appear to have previously gone bust.

In reply to a post by CJT:

In reply to a post by John_Doe:

Cool, thanks for the feedback.
What are your thoughts on Breathe Internet, is the price too good to be true ?

VERY possibly - I'd recommend a look here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/23/breathe_netw... they appear to have previously gone bust.

Thank you for the info.
A bit too late.

I've signed up with them, now I'm waiting for the activation date.

I have been a breathe customer since 1997, and subscribe to their unlimited broadband (silver service) and have never had any problems with them. Their mail server SAN did crash a year ago, but they now use a better mail hosting service. Offshore help line is expensive - true, but the uk based office in regent st , london, has been very helpful when I had issues with loss of mail due that mail server crash. I will continue to use them as I have 3 heavy users of the internet at home - and have never received any slow-down in service.
Personally, from my experience, I would recomend them. That said - it's interesting that I have never actually known who owns them !
A satisfied Breathe user.

In reply to a post by Anonymous:

I have been a breathe customer since 1997, and subscribe to their unlimited broadband (silver service) and have never had any problems with them. Their mail server SAN did crash a year ago, but they now use a better mail hosting service. Offshore help line is expensive - true, but the uk based office in regent st , london, has been very helpful when I had issues with loss of mail due that mail server crash. I will continue to use them as I have 3 heavy users of the internet at home - and have never received any slow-down in service.
Personally, from my experience, I would recomend them. That said - it's interesting that I have never actually known who owns them !
A satisfied Breathe user.

Me too.
I've been with them since Feb, my download speeds are more than double my previous ISP and I'm paying half the amount.
So far, no problems with the service.