Orange broadband?

Wryel · 11-12-2008, 15:01

I'm thinking of switching to this as its £15/month with my phone contract instead of the £19 to Eclipse and £11 to BT. Apparently I don't need a phone line, how does that work? I don't use the phone at the moment so I don't really care, I'm just interested in how it works. Also, are there any restrictions on the Livebox? I've currently got about 5 things on the wireless and my tivo plugged in to an ethernet port.

BBx · 11-12-2008, 15:07

I'm on Orange Broadband and have been since it was offered free to me (an existing Orange moblie phone contract person) I actually pay the extra £5 a mth for the 'free' international calls... which of course isn't free as it runs through the internetz

I had to have a BT line for mine though.. so I don't know what they are offering you :/ mine is ok... my brother says its slow and the wireless drops out (partially because I haven't sorted that out) but this is the cheapest solution for me at the moment.

BB x

divine · 11-12-2008, 17:46

IIRC the Orange supplied router can only connect 7 devices, though that may be just via wireless. They're a shocking ISP though, I'd avoid them.

Wryel · 11-12-2008, 18:24

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Originally Posted by divine

IIRC the Orange supplied router can only connect 7 devices, though that may be just via wireless. They're a shocking ISP though, I'd avoid them.

That's lame. I'm planning to buy about a million things in future and most of them connect wirelessly. Actually I could easily run out now thinking about it, I just want to save some money on my subscription and get a router that has reasonable reception throughout my (modest) flat.

Justsomebloke · 11-12-2008, 18:30

My mate who got killed tried Orange, I warned him against it but he told me "I only need it for Browsing & Fleabay I don't game like you do".
A week later he had a big row in the shop & threw the dongle thingy over the desk at them.
Probably down to the area you live but in his area it was Crap.

LeperousDust · 11-12-2008, 19:02

Looked at o2 broadband? If you're after asdl, seem pretty decent espcially if you've got an o2 phone

Garp · 11-12-2008, 20:11

Orange were getting consistently poor for my parents. We started with Freeserve dial-up, went on to broadband with them, and stuck with them through the transition from Freeserve -> Wanadoo -> Orange. Through that time we've gone from Great -> Good -> Poor. Their DNS servers are increasingly shoddy, and their customer support has gone downhill too. It used to be I could hold a reasonably technical conversation with them, but now even the hint at a technical word and their support guys seem to panic.

11-12-2008, 15:01	#1
Wryel Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,148	Orange broadband? I'm thinking of switching to this as its £15/month with my phone contract instead of the £19 to Eclipse and £11 to BT. Apparently I don't need a phone line, how does that work? I don't use the phone at the moment so I don't really care, I'm just interested in how it works. Also, are there any restrictions on the Livebox? I've currently got about 5 things on the wireless and my tivo plugged in to an ethernet port.

11-12-2008, 17:46	#3
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	IIRC the Orange supplied router can only connect 7 devices, though that may be just via wireless. They're a shocking ISP though, I'd avoid them. __________________

11-12-2008, 18:30	#5
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	My mate who got killed tried Orange, I warned him against it but he told me "I only need it for Browsing & Fleabay I don't game like you do". A week later he had a big row in the shop & threw the dongle thingy over the desk at them. Probably down to the area you live but in his area it was Crap. __________________

11-12-2008, 19:02	#6
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Looked at o2 broadband? If you're after asdl, seem pretty decent espcially if you've got an o2 phone __________________

11-12-2008, 20:11	#7
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Orange were getting consistently poor for my parents. We started with Freeserve dial-up, went on to broadband with them, and stuck with them through the transition from Freeserve -> Wanadoo -> Orange. Through that time we've gone from Great -> Good -> Poor. Their DNS servers are increasingly shoddy, and their customer support has gone downhill too. It used to be I could hold a reasonably technical conversation with them, but now even the hint at a technical word and their support guys seem to panic. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

11-12-2008, 15:07	#2
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	I'm on Orange Broadband and have been since it was offered free to me (an existing Orange moblie phone contract person) I actually pay the extra £5 a mth for the 'free' international calls... which of course isn't free as it runs through the internetz I had to have a BT line for mine though.. so I don't know what they are offering you :/ mine is ok... my brother says its slow and the wireless drops out (partially because I haven't sorted that out) but this is the cheapest solution for me at the moment. BB x