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Which is the best (cheapest) UK broadband provider?

I don't need a large download limit since I don't DL music or films or anything.
BT offers £9.99 but this is only for 6 months, then it's £17.99.
Talk Talk is similar, but more expensive after 3 months.
AOL is £14.99 and offers a free wireless system - useful since I am moving my PC to the loft and would need to sort out a connection there. But I have heard bad things about them.

Any ideas?

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no idea about price but I have tiscali and am happy with them, been there for over a year

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Originally posted by Varg
Which is the best (cheapest) UK broadband provider?

I don't need a large download limit since I don't DL music or films or anything.
BT offers £9.99 but this is only for 6 months, then it's £17.99.
Talk Talk is similar, but more expensive after 3 months.
AOL is £14.99 and offers a free wireless system - useful since I am moving my PC to the loft and would need to sort out a connection there. But I have heard bad things about them.

Any ideas?
http://www.compare-uk-broadband.com/

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I use Talk Talk - free BB when you get their phone package thing.
£19- odd for all [most] telephone calls includes the line rental.
Cheapest - works ok for me [up to 8mb].
Like you say though, there is a time contract - before them I had Virgin.net, £17 monthly no contract - they were ok too.
I once had Tiscali and must say had a load of trouble escaping from them, it took me 7 months to get away.

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I use Talk Talk - free BB when you get their phone package thing.
£19- odd for all [most] telephone calls includes the line rental.
Cheapest - works ok for me [up to 8mb].
Like you say though, there is a time contract - before them I had Virgin.net, £17 monthly no contract - they were ok too.
I once had Tiscali and must say had a load of trouble escaping from them, it took me 7 months to get away.
Free Talk Talk BB isn't available in my area.

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Originally posted by Varg
Which is the best (cheapest) UK broadband provider?

I don't need a large download limit since I don't DL music or films or anything.
BT offers £9.99 but this is only for 6 months, then it's £17.99.
Talk Talk is similar, but more expensive after 3 months.
AOL is £14.99 and offers a free wireless system - useful since I am moving my PC to the loft and would need to sort out a connection there. But I have heard bad things about them.

Any ideas?
I'm with BT 'cos you know what you're getting - I'd suggest taking it for the 6 months at the cheaper rate. When that terminates negotiate another deal 'cos BT always have offers on.

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If you have Sky, they are about to start a very fast and cheap broadband service, £5 a month for an 8 meg connection i think. Think it's going to start in the next few weeks.

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So any bad thoughts about AOL?

A friend of mine hated them because they blocked all the dodgy porn and gore sites which he liked (such as rotten.com and gorezone).

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Originally posted by Varg
So any bad thoughts about AOL?

A friend of mine hated them because they blocked all the dodgy porn and gore sites which he liked (such as rotten.com and gorezone).
If your requirements were:-

No traffic limit,
No access restrictions,
No "Fair Usage Policy",
Good up and down speeds,

and you have cable, and you're not skint, then the answer would be easy:

NTL/Telewest.