Demon Thus are Useless!

[OwlHoot]

Had just about a bellyful of them now - This is the second or third time my broadband speed has been reduced to a crawl for exceeding their ridiculous "fair usage" policy of 60 Gbytes in 30 days, _and_ I pay £40 a month!

Anyone know or can recommend a decent _genuinely_ unlimited business broadband package with no fair usage policy in the small print (despite being declared "unlimited use") for less than say £50 per month ?

The only one I've come across so far is Nildram, who have apparently somehow managed to unbundle themselves from BT baleful influence.

Also, will I be able to transfer my range of 5 static IP addresses if I switch? (I've only ever used one, but shouted at the Indian call centre guy on the phone and he kindly allocated me five just in case )

[HairyArsedBloke]

I use Be. Don't be put off by their pants website.

[voodooflux]

I use Be. Don't be put off by their pants website.

Another recommendation for Be here.

[OwlHoot]

Hmm, not so sure about Be - Looking at their T & Cs, I reckon they may well also have a "fair usage" policy without even quoting limits:

What about excessive network usage?

If it’s felt that any Be member’s Internet activities are so excessive that other members are detrimentally affected, Be may give the member generating the excessive web traffic a written warning (by email or otherwise). In extreme circumstances, should the levels of activity not immediately decrease after the warning, Be may terminate that member’s services.

[Fred Bloggs]

I don't know the fine details since I never exceed ~12Gb a month but it would be well worth your while looking at VISPA. They are small-ish ISP based in Altrincham, Cheshire and they are actually small enough to be interested in what customers actually want. Proper techy type guys based in Altrincham answer the phone (you can ask for them by name when you get to know them) when you call and they always bend over backwards to sort out problems if they arise. They might be able to provide exactly what you're looking for. HTH.

[voodooflux]

Hmm, not so sure about Be - Looking at their T & Cs, I reckon they may well also have a "fair usage" policy without even quoting limits:

I've never known it to be a problem, and I'm sure I've exceeded 60GB per 30 days on many occasions. In fact probably every month.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Hmm, not so sure about Be - Looking at their T & Cs, I reckon they may well also have a "fair usage" policy without even quoting limits:

I've given it a good caning several times by downloading whole DVDs, sometime simultaneously. I've never heard a peep out of them.

[threaded]

Yes, Demon Thus: the only company I know that goes well out of its way to make it difficult to pay them.

From my experience, which is since shortly after they came into being, their accounts department could suck a golf ball through a garden hose.

[Zippy]

I use BT. They haven't given me any crap so far ...

<slopes off to find nearest piece of wood>

[futurix]

I'm not sure if there are any 'true' unlimited ISPs anymore. Myself, I use AAISP who give exact information on usage and have strict limits (which are rather generous off-peak).