"Small" ISP vs. Mega Corp. ISPs

[krazykizza]

FTTC could be brought to you via me. Scary thought really, 'the fiddler' delivers 40mbit/a to doors if hundreds

[techbear]

The most important thing for me is to only go with ISP that do short contracts.
I'm with a smallish ISP, Namesco,with fixed 2Mbps and 1 month contract (not too restrictive conditions apply in first year).
If an ISP needs to tie you in for 18 months it shows a lack of confidence in their products and service.They are the ones who make it difficult to leave and are the main source of complaints that I see on other forums.
Some people are very happy with them but life is too short to take a chance on having to hang on a phone paying money for at best indifferent service.

[Canine]

Originally Posted by techbear

The most important thing for me is to only go with ISP that do short contracts.
I'm with a smallish ISP, Namesco,with fixed 2Mbps and 1 month contract (not too restrictive conditions apply in first year).
If an ISP needs to tie you in for 18 months it shows a lack of confidence in their products and service.They are the ones who make it difficult to leave and are the main source of complaints that I see on other forums.
Some people are very happy with them but life is too short to take a chance on having to hang on a phone paying money for at best indifferent service.

Maybe some of the reason to have longer contracts is to bring you latest technology at a good price, like talktalk with their up to 24 meg service, for £6.99 pm including a call package.
they have to try and recoup their money somewhere