[ubuntu-uk] Broadband Advice

[Rob Beard]

Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Wasn't there some problems with AoL that meant that they were not compatible
> with Linux based OS's?
> 
> Anyhow, I agree with Rob about steering clear of Talk Talk unless you want
> to tie yourself into a, still?, crap Customer Services and a long contract.
> 
> E
> 

You can actually use AOL with a router, it just the screen same plus 
@aol.co.uk (for instance bobajobrob1234 at aol.co.uk) with the password.

The AOL software itself isn't required to use the AOL Broadband (and 
it's possible to use the AOL software with any ISP as long as you 
subscribe to the AOL service), but frankly I couldn't get away soon 
enough (after being tied into a 12 month contract when my other half 
'upgraded' to the Gold package (I just wanted to leave AOL, but she 
thought she was doing the right thing by upgrading from 512k to 1 Meg 
and tying us into another year of AOL!).

My dad has Talktalk Broadband (on their supposedly Free Broadband offer 
which he pays £10 a month for because they haven't unbundled the 
exchange) and he gets 2.2MBit fixed, no where near 8MBit and he lives 
literally 30 metres from the exchange.

Rob