lsdweb
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 01:01 PM |
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Orange Broadband - Any good?
Hi All
I'm looking for a replacement laptop and have been drawn to the £300 off any laptop deal with PC World, in exchange for me signing up to Orange
Broadband.
I'm aware of the discussion here but was wondering if anybody has
signed up to it I believe it's rebranded Wanadoo. My main concern is that it seems a popular deal with PC World and there may not be capacity to
cope with the increased demand in setup and use. I'm looking at the unlimited package btw.
Wyn
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 01:05 PM |
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I have it and have no complaints at all
I have the Orange Box thingy which has wireless etc. and it has been totally reliable so far - 8 months
HTH
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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higgsti
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 01:59 PM |
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my wireless signal keeps dropping but i get my broadband free with orange phone contract my problem isnt the broadband but bt line
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madrallysport
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 02:07 PM |
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me too, free with the mobile phone contract, had wired modem connection then called and asked about wireless setup, everything was sent out free.
Never have any problems with it, the laptop offer seems good.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 02:44 PM |
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Iv been with them for years. Never had a problem.. My mums has been to. I probably will go with them still when i move house. Especially if the
offer is still on. Ill do it in the wifes name and have the free laptop.
My mates etc are on different isp's and they have trouble quite regularly.
[Edited on 26/7/07 by Danozeman]
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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lsdweb
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 02:45 PM |
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Sounds good to me then!
Tiscali were absolute bast***s to get a MAC number from - they even told me that PC World's laptops were rubbish! Thet tried to give me free
calls which I don't need and said that Orange Broadband was hopeless - hardly ethical!
Thanks Guys!
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Howlor
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 03:22 PM |
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Orange spot on. Livebox fine with live printer etc working on mine.
Steve
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Hellfire
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 04:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
Sounds good to me then!
Tiscali were absolute bast***s to get a MAC number from - they even told me that PC World's laptops were rubbish! Thet tried to give me free
calls which I don't need and said that Orange Broadband was hopeless - hardly ethical!
Thanks Guys!
When I left Tiscali to go to Talktalk they gave me MAC address almost immediately. In fact they were so good in moving me on, made me wonder why they
didn't react like this with the problems. Perhaps due to more experience.. or maybe I wasn't paying the bills...  so they didn't
want my business.
Steve
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doughie
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 04:19 PM |
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slow as hell for me and keeps dropping reception
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graememk
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 05:03 PM |
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orange isnt the best, but its not the worst of a bad lot.
tiscali always get my vote, keep away from sky and talktalk
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Taz Surfleet
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 05:26 PM |
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been with tiscali since they took over freeserve never had a problem, they were right about the laptops that they were giving away free dunno bout the
£300 offer tho.
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Catpuss
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 05:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
Sounds good to me then!
Tiscali were absolute bast***s to get a MAC number from - they even told me that PC World's laptops were rubbish! Thet tried to give me free
calls which I don't need and said that Orange Broadband was hopeless - hardly ethical!
Thanks Guys!
A bit of a pot calling kettle. I had so many problems with their business broadband service. Only ever got one person who had a clue.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/7/07 at 11:16 PM |
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Wouldn't worry too much about the capacity.
Pretty much all exchanges have at least 100Mb/s backhaul connectivity, and many now have 1Gb/s.
Yes Orange=Wannadoo=Freeserve
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lsdweb
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| posted on 30/7/07 at 12:13 PM |
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I've decided to go for it - prompted by the screen on my old laptop dying every few minutes!
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