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6th July 2005 at 10:59
So, on Sunday Leela and I picked up the keys for our flat in Cornwall. It's a 2 bedroom upstairs flat with a very large dining room and lounge. The first thing I did was to activate the phone line, and I have now ordered ADSL. There's no furniture in the flat, but there is 2mbit internet.

Having done an insane amount of work yesterday, I felt justified in playing a little bit of San Andreas at 2am. Ahh, I love that game. Still haven't got very far into it though, which is a shame, but since I've given up even trying to keep up with Peter there's no rush. There is the matter of trying to keep ahead of Leela though, so I can't give up completely.

My ADSL connection sounds a little too good to be true. It's 2mbit for £22/month. Sounds cheap, doesn't it? The company also say there is no usage cap and a 30:1 contention ratio. Compare this to similar services from companies such as Pipex, Nildram and Zen that all come in at over £30/month plus installation, and I'm wondering what has happened to Plusnet. Yes, over 5 years after moving away from them, I have ordered ADSL from the company that wanted to charge me £130/month for 24/7 internet access when everyone else was charging £20. So, what has happened to Plusnet? Even with the termination charge, it still works out way cheaper than anyone else. Well, only time will tell!

Comments

  1. Welcome back :-)

    You might have at least given me the chance to refer you ;-p
    Bud7th July 2005 at 08:24
  2. Mumble... cheap-ass Scots ;p
    DavidH7th July 2005 at 08:27
  3. It feels like coming home! Now, where's Redclaw again?
    radiac7th July 2005 at 13:40
  4. You'll regret being with Force9^H^H^H^H^H^Hplusnet, I'm sure.
    Just wait till they threaten to cut you off for using their "unlimited service" too much. Again. ;)
    Ben17th July 2005 at 12:03
  5. Nah, you can't use it too much - they throttle usenet using a special system called "feck up the news server pool". They also use a technique where they blame the customers for every fault, just in case.
    DavidH3rd August 2005 at 22:14
  6. You have your priorities right I see... "There's no furniture in the flat, but there is 2mbit internet."....
    crystalfire3rd August 2005 at 22:22
  7. Prods CF... who just had MaxDSL enabled and is on a 2Mb connection
    DavidH3rd August 2005 at 22:25
  8. ..... nods, and very necessary too.
    crystalfire3rd August 2005 at 22:36
  9. Unlike the bathroom decoration?
    DavidH3rd August 2005 at 22:41
  10. Well, if Radiac is short of seats there is always the throne room... problem is, you can't move the "seat" into the living room, you would have to bring the computer into the bathroom.
    crystalfire3rd August 2005 at 22:44
  11. Well, if Radiac is short of seats there is always the throne room... problem is, you can't move the "seat" into the living room, you would have to bring the computer into the bathroom.
    crystalfire3rd August 2005 at 22:44
  12. Well, if Radiac is short of seats there is always the throne room... problem is, you can't move the "seat" into the living room, you would have to bring the computer into the bathroom.
    crystalfire3rd August 2005 at 22:45
  13. I think your flush button is sticking ;p
    DavidH3rd August 2005 at 22:49
  14. Would you like to push it for me?
    CrystalFire3rd August 2005 at 22:55
  15. I think you're getting quite good at pressing it by yourself.
    DavidH3rd August 2005 at 22:57
  16. Maybe there was a bit of Pringle crisp under the flush button.
    CrystalFire3rd August 2005 at 23:29
  17. Now that really is TMI!
    DavidH6th August 2005 at 11:52

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