Tiscali have just called. There is a complete blockage on my line (and other customers, like I care about them) and it could take up to another week to get it fixed

No broadband, slow GSM connection to get on here. I can't cope like this.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

Blockage? What is it, autumn leaves

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i hear senokot can help

At least they called you to keep you up to date. In my work, they have a bad habit of sending out emails to tell you the email server is down!

At least you have a GSM connection - think how badly you'd cope without that.

Leaves more time for running though.

They only update me because I had such a row with them. If they had actioned it when I reported it then it would be fixed by now but it took 5 days to speak to a second line engineer.

I can't run more, I am at the limit of my fitness currently, any more risks injury. I am having to talk to Mrs Hrun as a last resort

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

I have said it before.......... bin them...

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1st time in 3 years I have ever dropped a connection. As usual it is the rules they have to abide by that caused the hold up.

Also I have not found a better deal, including in their current offers. I will have another look after, but this could have happened with any provider and I am not trying to move in the middle of a fault fix. Can you imagine what would happen then.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

What do you call a good deal? Just because something is the cheapest, does not mean its a good deal. What do you get for your deal and your money?

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The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson

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The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson

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The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson

For 12.99 I get unlimited broadband. Not the fastest but fast enough for me. And until last week trouble free. And free weekend calls although we don't use the phone much.

I will bookmark you link and have a look once we are fixed. Thanks for that.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009

One of the things to look at though is that sometimes it can be too cheap.

It might work well for a while but as demonstrated here, when stuff goes wrong it takes an age to fix.

isp review is a good site for figuring out who offers what, and have reviews too. Tiscali come in at 21%.

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Finally I have my connection back and I am so happy. Only problem now is finding time to use it

I will have a good look at my options now, I fancy something faster if it can be got at a good price. Thanks for all the links folks.

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0 - 14 Miles in 6 months, 2 hours, 13 minutes and 58 seconds.
Start weight: 18 st 4.. Current weight: 14 st 8.. Current Goal: Duchy Marathon, 8th March 2009