Well there is definitely more info than I expected to get about PN on this discussion but every little bit helps. The lack of Sky info provided has, to be honest, put me off. I am very wary of the people who are, in their own words on other forums, downloading 'the interweb' until they are capped or chucked off by Sky. That can't be doing much for the other users experience.

I am currently on the Premier 1 option...yes there is a 20GB limit and the restrictions actually begin at 13GB which is a bit ummm 'miffing' but I am not willing to pay more than

LOL. They will do what they do so I'll just have to reply where I see fit and let the trailblazers carry on blazing their trail...whatever that trail may be :-p

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Which one of these products meets the OP requirement then?

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You've quoted the peak time SUP levels there. The OP said he had a friend who "dnlds mainly in the off-peak hrs 12am-4pm", so is obviously aware that if he downloads during those times the peak time usage levels aren't relevant. As I said before, we have plenty of customers paying us <

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I thought that BT Wholesale were going to launch ADSL2+ services next year whether someones exchange has been upgraded to the 21CN or not?

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Different to what i heard. I heard some will not get BT21CN or ADSL2+ to 2009.

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You've quoted the peak time SUP levels there. The OP said he had a friend who "dnlds mainly in the off-peak hrs 12am-4pm", so is obviously aware that if he downloads during those times the peak time usage levels aren't relevant. As I said before, we have plenty of customers paying us <

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While the effort to maintain various services perform well for everyone should be applauded, it does again bring up a question. If a user wants to use bittorrent on a RARE occasion and is on your Broadband PAYG Basic (which is charged at equivalent of

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I think it's a very fair point. The product you refer to is something of an annomaly imo and very definately not designed for people who want to download DVD sized files. The

Broadband gets cheaper every year. My Council Tax, water rates and energy bills are getting more expensive. So the broadband market is in a pretty healthy state.

Much of the country has options of cable. LLU investment has only really started to kick in yet has coverage overtaking cable.

I don't think BT are holding isp's to ransom. Providers can and do hook up with other wholesalers. The bandwidth still costs real money though and the LLU providers will have to face the same economic reality that cable had to sooner or later. Nobody is making money out of LLU.

Plusnet is a budget isp. Sky are an extremely overpriced pay tv provider. The choice between the two is really based on how long you wish to lock yourself into paying Sky for their TV.

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I go with PN and if I find them unsuitable will go for...another post :-p Having seen the depth of making an ISP decision, so to speak, I really can't bring myself to be tied to a yearly contract

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But you ARE stuck with a yearly contract - unless you fancy paying for the "free" month and migration in order to leave.

Dude, if I leave within the free month then I won't have to pay anything, so if it's no good for me I will request to leave in the last week and won't be charged.

Should I leave after the month and within 12 so for clarity's sake lets say I leave after 3 mnths then there will be a charge to pay but it will still be a smaller amount than I would pay for a yr's bband deal.

Are you the kind of guy who haggles on free offers?!

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after 3 mnths then there will be a charge to pay but it will still be a smaller amount than I would pay for a yr's bband deal

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Actually, it would be about the same amount you would pay Sky for a year's unlimited 16Mb broadand