Munchie
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there deal sounds boss to me.... plus a very relible and fast service me thinks......
its free conection, £50 for a modem and then its £28 a month its been voted 1 of the fastest internet providers and the free connection does sound good.....anybody else find any good deals!? i need to order it soon!
oh and minimum contract is 1 month!!!!!
oh and whos that person who knows sum1 who works for zen?any1 with zen?
http://www.zenadsl.com
[Edited on 11-06-2003 by Munchie]
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Richie
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nildram is bosser, buddy if u live on an exchange with a load of geeks n internet users ( which im gessin u do ) ur gonna be needin a 20 contention ratio
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IntaCepta
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i know someone who works for zen.... the chinese resturant 
yea, sounds like a good deal, u might as well get the anual contract tho, will work out slightly cheaper. It's unlikely that u'll wanna cancel after 1monut
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Munchie
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wats dat ratio thing mean? nildram is like £50 more expensive PLUS ya dont get web space BUT its cheaper per month by a few quid......hmmmmmm
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IntaCepta
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btw i have to agree with austin, nildram are known to be slightly better than zen.
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Richie
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the ratio thing means that 512k will be split between 50 people on your exchange, so if everyone is online it can turn out to be slower than 56k!
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Munchie
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ohhhhhhh
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IntaCepta
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usually adsl providers will have a 50:1 contention ratio.
You'll have a adsl line, at any one time upto 50 users could be using that same line.
512kb/s shared between 50 users.
but in practice not many people will be sharing that line around ur area.
depends on the area tbh
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Munchie
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nah zen still looks better u know people...... minimum contract is 12 months as well with nildram..... zen is cheaper and is in the top 3 of the best internet suppliers
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Richie
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thats why i said, i live next to about 10 blocks of flats that all dish out porn, music and movies, its gonna be terrible, im thinking of getting a 2mbps leased line on the business 
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Richie
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munch look here, £32 a month and contention ratio is 20:1
http://www.getadsl.co.uk/services_office.htm
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Munchie
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yeh but the activation fee is a killer. plus the cost of a modem etc. also i dont have a buisness haha! not really arsed bout the contention ratio tho mate.as long as its faster than 56k
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Richie
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oh and i hope u dont have an ADT alarm thats patched directly into the phone system, cos otherwise it goes bang when they switch you to broadband at the exchange!
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Richie
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Munchie u dont need a modem!!! Just buy a network card for a tenner!
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Munchie
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yes we do have ADT alarm on our house wat do i need to do b4 20th of aug then? (the activation date!) i do need a modem.....cos ive only got a 56k here...wat does every1 else use then?! i dont have a clue laaaa
[Edited on 11-06-2003 by Munchie]
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Richie
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munch i suggest you get hold of ADT so they can come out and fit a microfilter, they blew my box right up!
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Richie
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Munch you can buy a standard PCI network card!
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Munchie
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wats wit a modem for like £50 then? can any1 else confirm this!!!!! yeh ill get on the case with adt lol
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Richie
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The modem for £50 just plugs straight into ur USB port, makes life easier for some!!
If you got the knowhow, just use a standard PCI network card and fit and configure 
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Munchie
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beast! i need to buy broadband 1st haha then ill think bout buying a modem or card etc.....!!!! cheers fella! zen it is!
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IntaCepta
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don't get a usb modem,
get a PCI modem,
u can either get a PCI adsl modem , or PCI network card.
they will do the same job, just configure it up, (instructions should be availble on the ISP site)
you'll need a splitter (microfilter )for the adt box.
look around, u could pick up pci modems for 20£.
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Richie
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hang on munch there mite be a hiccup with the network card, i think it only works with tiscali
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Richie
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nah a guy is usin a pci network card with blueyonder!
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Richie
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quote:
Originally posted by IntaCepta
don't get a usb modem,
get a PCI modem,
u can either get a PCI adsl modem , or PCI network card.
they will do the same job, just configure it up, (instructions should be availble on the ISP site)
you'll need a splitter (microfilter )for the adt box.
look around, u could pick up pci modems for 20£.
The problem with the ADT box is that it isnt a terminated cable that plugs into a socket, its hard wired into the master box ect, so it will have to be an ADT or BT job.
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Munchie
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haha ok. think ill just get da normal £50 modem tho.....
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