HELP -need to leave nidram before they LLU me

NIldram are about to LLU me on to tiscali hardware, need to jump ship fast, looking for unlimited ideally, failing that 30gig peak, unlimited off peak. no shaping / throttling. ideally short term contract that allows newsgroup access to giganews.

Money is secondary, as long as its < 40.00 per month, looked at BT unlimited, not sure about their policy on throttling NNTP?

thanks

Who has unbundled your exchange (LLU Operator presence)?

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php

see below, live quite a distance from the exchange, adsl synch is 4.5meg, 50dB att, 7dB snr. BE wont sign me up due to distance

AOL: Enabled
O2 / Be: Enabled as of 10/11/2006
C&W / Bulldog: Enabled as of 25/05/2007
CPW / TalkTalk: Enabled
Edge Telecom: Not available
Entanet: Not available
Lumison: Not available
NewNet: Not available
Node4: Not available
Orange: Enabled as of 30/04/2006
Pipex: Not available
Sky / Easynet: Enabled as of 04/03/2007
Smallworld: Not available
Tiscali: Enabled as of 07/03/2008
Tiscali TV: Enabled
WB Internet: Not available
Zen Internet: Not available

Perhaps O2 will accept you?

If you have/want Sky TV then Sky LLU has a good reputation.

Sky/O2/Be are practically "unlimited" currently.

Of non-LLU an Entanet re-seller (e.g. ADSL24, UKFSN, etc.) may suit your needs with their peak/off-peak allowances.

The other "quality" non-LLU ISPs include NewNet, IDNet, Zen.

first - thanks for the helpful replies

As crow flies 2km from exchange, had some issues but BT changed me onto a new cicuit, now get 4.7 synch, 7dB stable.

LLU worries me with the distance from exchange, tried BE and credit to them they informed me that LLU speed over distance would be far worse than a std BT adsl connection

I have sky, and the MAX package would be great if i could try before getting locked in, but its another LLU, and given the fact i need adsl for work is too risky

IDNET on the face of 3 hours research seem ideal, newnet d/l limits too low, ZEN has always been the top choice for me, but IDNET forums and another 10gig per month, plus 800meg upload are diffferntiators at the same price


So before i do the sign up, any concerns with IDNET?

I've not noticed any adverse posts from IDNet users.

Check out the forum http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=idnet

I have been with IDNET for over 2 years and find them to be one of the best isps around. Consistent, reliable, fair and very ethical. I, wholeheartedly, recommend them.

www.idnet.co.uk

IDNet Studio, The Spirella Building, Letchworth, Herts SG6 4ET. UK
T: 08000 267 237 | E: [email protected]

I second Alf's post.

IDNet have about the best reputation of all on these forums so if you are happy with their prices that's your best bet.

Your only realistic alternative, based purely on price, is an Entanet reseller as already mentioned by at least one poster. I would suggest ADSL24 or vivaciti. The Entanet ALT system will hardly affect you on a 4.7Mb sync, as the best you are going to get anyway is well under 4Mbps due to the BT Profiling system which is relevant even when BT isn't your ISP.

BT (Retail) unlimited Broadband as mentioned in your opening post is not the place to go.

Ok, i dont change ISPs lightly, and if Tiscali hadnt invaded my space i would still be a Nildram customer. Signed up to IDNET this morning on their SuperMax product already had mac code so hopefully next 3 days i will be free of Tiscali


BIG thankyou to all who helped, saved the pain by using you guys