Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone from Derby on the list?

2008-07-28 Thread Gary Kearley
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:07 AM, John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Met someone who is interested in doing a Linux install fest in Derby. Anyone on this list from there? John I'm near Derby - right next to J27 of the M1 (but only during the week) Regards Gary --

[ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread James Grabham
I'm sure you've all seen the news concerning ISPs. Now I for one AM NOT paying someone to invade my privacy be logging what IPs I visit, so TalkTalk are getting the boot. Which means I'm a bit stuck; AOL, Virgin, Sky, Tiscali and Orange/Wanadoo are all out. I'm thinking Pipex business - static

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Jake Bunce
Pipex were bought out by Tiscali last year... 2008/7/28 James Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm sure you've all seen the news concerning ISPs. Now I for one AM NOT paying someone to invade my privacy be logging what IPs I visit, so TalkTalk are getting the boot. Which means I'm a bit stuck;

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread James Grabham
Eeep... so is it Zen or nothing, because I can't afford Zen. On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Jake Bunce [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Pipex were bought out by Tiscali last year... 2008/7/28 James Grabham [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm sure you've all seen the news concerning ISPs. Now I for one AM NOT

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread David Futcher
I've heard good things about Be broadband (https://www.bethere.co.uk/), who do 24meg/1.3meg unlimited broadband for ~£15 per month (provided you have a BT line), which is pretty reasonable. They are also owned by O2, who dont seem to have been involved with the latest privacy invasion measures.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Keith Powell
On Monday 28 July 2008 8:16:06 pm James Grabham wrote: I'm sure you've all seen the news concerning ISPs. Now I for one AM NOT paying someone to invade my privacy be logging what IPs I visit, so TalkTalk are getting the boot. Which means I'm a bit stuck; AOL, Virgin, Sky, Tiscali and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread James Grabham
looks good, but o2 themselves say £7.50 + £5 for a static IP, so I may well go with o2. On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:48 PM, David Futcher [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I've heard good things about Be broadband (https://www.bethere.co.uk/), who do 24meg/1.3meg unlimited broadband for ~£15 per month

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread John Atkinson
Try 02 or bethere excellent service they will tell you the minimum amount of speed you can get (normally 2mb over this but cannot be guaranteed) out of my 24mb i get 21mb this was cheaper than my nildram account who was also bought out by tiscali. Customer service is great (even though they

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Rob Beard
James Grabham wrote: I'm sure you've all seen the news concerning ISPs. Now I for one AM NOT paying someone to invade my privacy be logging what IPs I visit, so TalkTalk are getting the boot. Which means I'm a bit stuck; AOL, Virgin, Sky, Tiscali and Orange/Wanadoo are all out. I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Rob Beard
James Grabham wrote: looks good, but o2 themselves say £7.50 + £5 for a static IP, so I may well go with o2. That's assuming they have the equipment in the local exchange. Try the availability checker at Sam Knows Broadband here: http://www.samknows.com/broadband/checker2.php It will give

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Jake Bunce
Be seem to be a good provider, however they haven't got DSLAMs in every exchange... 2008/7/28 Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] James Grabham wrote: looks good, but o2 themselves say £7.50 + £5 for a static IP, so I may well go with o2. That's assuming they have the equipment in the local

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread John Levin
Rob Beard wrote: I'm with Vivaciti who are an Enta reseller. I can highly recommend Enta. You might want to give www.ukfsn.org a look as they are Enta re-sellers who fund Open Source development with the profits, plus they're Linux friendly. I'm with UKFSN, and am quite happy with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Bruce Beardall
I used to be with UKLinux.net when I was on dial-up. Never had a problem. I just got greedy because I got a better deal with Virgin. However, since we're moving soon and given what's happening, I'll seriously consider going back to them if they can supply whichever address we end up in. On Mon,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Andrew Oakley
James Grabham wrote: Now I for one AM NOT paying someone to invade my privacy be logging what IPs I visit, so TalkTalk are getting the boot. ... What do others use/recommend? Unlimited Downloads is a must. Static IP would be a plus http://www.surfanytime.com

[ubuntu-uk] Derby Linux Install Day

2008-07-28 Thread John Levin
Hi All, The date for the Derby Linux Install Day has been announced: it's Saturday 30th August. There should be ubuntu cds there, plus, hopefully, some goodies. More details closer to the time. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread James
What's the full URL for UKFSN then, please? James. - Original Message - From: John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs Rob Beard wrote: I'm with Vivaciti who are an Enta