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06 Mar 06 19:14

The Slow Pawn

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06 Mar 06 19:14

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Hello everyone,

I like to share some knowledge to everyone about the ISP Talk Talk ... They cap/block/throttle p2p even though they advertise unlimited downloads etc. ...

I am with them for just over 4 months now and the whole company is a complete nightmare ... I have just come off the phone (as I am desperate to change my ISP back to BT) and they told my the charge for an early termination of the contract was £70 even though they are NOT providing what I have signed up for in November (they have admitted to have changed their policies on p2p but thats about it) ...

Seriously, stay away from Talk Talk, they are as bad as it gets !!

Regards
Boris

Phlabibit

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06 Mar 06 19:21

Talk Talk is stalking me.

P-

AThousandYoung

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06 Mar 06 19:23

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Talk Talk is stalking me.

P-

That's just one of my vampire assassins. Pay him no mind.

Nordlys

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06 Mar 06 19:29

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Talk Talk is stalking me.

P-

Talk Talk is Talking to me.

rbmorris

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06 Mar 06 19:30

Originally posted by Nordlys
Talk Talk is Talking to me.

Celery is stalking me.

XanthosNZ

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06 Mar 06 19:31

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
Hello everyone,

I like to share some knowledge to everyone about the ISP Talk Talk ... They cap/block/throttle p2p even though they advertise unlimited downloads etc. ...

I am with them for just over 4 months now and the whole company is a complete nightmare ... I have just come off the phone (as I am desperate to change my ISP back to BT) and ...[text shortened]... it) ...

Seriously, stay away from Talk Talk, they are as bad as it gets !!

Regards
Boris

I imagine that with throttled p2p you'd struggle to get your daily fill of German faeces porn.

The Slow Pawn

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06 Mar 06 19:53

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
I imagine that with throttled p2p you'd struggle to get your daily fill of German faeces porn.

Whatever 'imagination' works for you

Ragnorak

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06 Mar 06 23:11

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
Hello everyone,

I like to share some knowledge to everyone about the ISP Talk Talk ... They cap/block/throttle p2p even though they advertise unlimited downloads etc. ...

I am with them for just over 4 months now and the whole company is a complete nightmare ... I have just come off the phone (as I am desperate to change my ISP back to BT) and ...[text shortened]... it) ...

Seriously, stay away from Talk Talk, they are as bad as it gets !!

Regards
Boris

And that was another hit brought to you by The Slow Pawn.

D

Nordlys

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06 Mar 06 23:13

Originally posted by Ragnorak
And that was another hit brought to you by The Slow Pawn.

D

It would make a nice rap. I especially like the "cap/block/throttle" part. Maybe he can enter it for the next music competition.

~~Arrakis~~

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06 Mar 06 23:17

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
And that was another hit brought to you by The Slow Pawn.

D

Many of his posts are far more enlightening than your own. 😲

...and more accurate too!

Ragnorak

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06 Mar 06 23:21

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Originally posted by arrakis
Many of his posts are far more enlightening than your own. 😲

...and more accurate too!

Please Arrskis, don't be sore with me for pointing out the fact that you were BSing a fellow member of RHP.

Let's be friends. ©

D

[EDIT] Ooh, nice edit. When was 1 of my posts inaccurate? Would it have been the ones where I told everybody that you were paranoid, deluded, and clueless, when you claimed that RHP was hacking through your firewall to spy on you?

Owl

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06 Mar 06 23:22

I think I still have one of their CDs somewhere.

Ravello

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07 Mar 06 01:29

Originally posted by arrakis
Many of his posts are far more enlightening than your own. 😲

...and more accurate too!

Arrakis,you're witty as a box of hammers.

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07 Mar 06 12:34

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
Hello everyone,

I like to share some knowledge to everyone about the ISP Talk Talk ... They cap/block/throttle p2p even though they advertise unlimited downloads etc. ...

I am with them for just over 4 months now and the whole company is a complete nightmare ... I have just come off the phone (as I am desperate to change my ISP back to BT) and ...[text shortened]... it) ...

Seriously, stay away from Talk Talk, they are as bad as it gets !!

Regards
Boris

If they're not providing the service you signed up for AND you can prove it, then they've broken the TOS of their contract and you should not be liable for ANY cancellation charges. Check your TOS/contract with them (they should have an easy accesible online copy if they didn't send you one) to see what it says about them failing to agree to the terms.

My advice would be to to e-mail in to them with your issue instead of phoning. Most ISP's only keep brief notes about calls entered by the phone monkey's that answered the call on their systems, plus they charge you for requesting copies of it. Once they've replied with the usual crappy excuses, you'll have hardcopy proof which you can use against them. Try and word your e-mail to get them to confirm that they won't do sod all to help you and that they'll charge you £70 for cancellation.

Once you've got the hardcopy proof, check out this site:

www.ofcom.org.uk/complain/

It's the regulator for UK communications companies. They're the next level of complaint above the ISP's, plus they offer loads of advice for people in your situation... and they've got the power to stick a boot up Talk-Talk's ar$e and make them cancel the contract for free 😛

The Slow Pawn

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07 Mar 06 15:10

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
If they're not providing the service you signed up for AND you can prove it, then they've broken the TOS of their contract and you should not be liable for ANY cancellation charges. Check your TOS/contract with them (they should have an easy accesible online copy if they didn't send you one) to see what it says about them failing to agree to the terms.
...[text shortened]... to stick a boot up Talk-Talk's ar$e and make them cancel the contract for free 😛

thanks for your help - I've actually contacted the trading standards as I have read last night that many many users are unhappy and that the whole thing has already been elevated ...

I'll def. do something about it as there is no way I'll stay with such a crappy ISP for another 8 months !!