In message , Andy Hall writes
On 2007-05-19 20:51:12 +0100, raden said:

In message , Andy Hall writes
On 2007-05-19 11:16:51 +0100, Eusebius said:

posting in uk.telecom.broadband and not here?
Probably wrong group. Must be one discussing ISP's.
Which is the actual issue here.-
Yes. As Above.
So is the question whether to have a BT connection or a cable
connection or a satellite connection? what are the pros and cons of
those? I have had cable before, with Cable and Wireless (cable and
hopeless at the time) so the connection does exist.
There are more subdivisions and technologies than that. I have
three "broadband" connections using different technologies.

I have been using Demon at work because they have a "companion"
system, where I get a diallup connection included, so I can access
from anywhere with a phone line.
They do seem to be stuck in a time warp, I'm paying £300/year for a
2 meg connection and they are messing me around ATM
What's the best option for a general use small business solution ?

Demon are a bit of an anomaly - they have quite a number of parts to
their service that date back to when they were about the first
commercial ISP and which others don't implement e.g. SMTP delivery of
mail.

They have become something of a nightmare with billing arrangements and
if you want a VAT invoice etc. Call centre in Mumbai I think.

Do you want an ADSL type of connection? Do you need symmetrical
bandwidth (SDSL costs quite a bit more)? Other functionality?

Are you looking for a business type of contact hours and responses or
is domestic enough?

I just need a cheap and cheerful way to read emails for CET and access
the web

nothing special

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geoff