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Steph Foster writes: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> On Fri, 19 Jun 2009, jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>> I got fed up with Pipex and switched to BT. It turns out I might have been a >>>> bit haisty. The phone wasn't working, which I blamed them for but when I >>>> switched a BT engineer came and pulled some strange thing out of the socket >>>> that was causing the problem. Also when I was talking to the sales guy about >>>> the service he told me in no uncertian terms that I would have some web >>>> space. Turns out I don't. Which I was supprised and dissapointed about. >>>> Why don't BT offer this? All other ISP's do, don't they? >>> By far the best solution, although not the cheapest is to separate your >>> email and web requirements from your connectivity ISP. >>> Register your own domain, then you can chop & change connectivity ISPs at >>> the drop of a hat - >> I'd agree with that. I have an account with Heart Internet >> (www.heartinternet.co.uk) and they seem fine. Costs me about £35 a year >> for 5GB web space and 30GB bandwidth (although I never use anything like >> that). That includes 1000 e-mail mailboxes (actual individual >> mailboxes), again I don't use anything close to that and the domain cost >> about £2. Been with them about 4 years now and not had any problems. >> >>> Jsut remember - BT may supply the copper and run the wholesale network but >>> you then have a choice of over 100 connectivity ISPs to choose from - as >>> well as the rather smaller number of LLU operators. ...so I can keep BT for the phone and internet connection and just rent some webspace from someone else? I'll have to look into registering a domain... JOn. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html