[sonicl]

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Good advice there, but I already bought a new computer last month as preparation for moving over to broadband. My old one was so knackered it would take ten minutes to open a word document from the "My Documents" folder.

[PAULYBEE2656]

Originally Posted by sonicl

How has ntl's customer service been? They used to have a terrible reputation, I think.

i wouldnt piss on them if they wee on fire whilst being stung by kjellyfish. ntl suck, at least ntl ireland suck!

[Tokolosh]

I think that it's important to be able to download or upload stuff fast. You should also check how much you're allowed per month. 20GB? 40GB?
It's crap to have a limit on your downloading/uploading. Especially when you want films.

[Hip Priest]

Originally Posted by sonicl

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Good advice there, but I already bought a new computer last month as preparation for moving over to broadband. My old one was so knackered it would take ten minutes to open a word document from the "My Documents" folder.

That's why I think 2mb will likely serve you well enough; when streaming radio, my time from clicking a button to actually hearing something used to be anything up to a minute but has come down to about 3 seconds with the new comuter. Downloading music etc is similarly speedy.

[sonicl]

I'm going to go with Sky, and I'm going for the 2Mb speed on the basis that if it's not enough for my needs I can upgrade.

Thanks for the help, guys.