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| Advantages |
No commitment Mail service. No need to dial up |
Pay for your Internet calls as you go. Dial up every 60 days |
One flat rate monthly fee, no call charges |
Up to 160 times the speed of dial-up at one flat rate monthly fee |
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| Speed |
N/A |
Up to 56Kbps |
UP to 56Kbps |
Up to 512Kbps, 2Mbbps or 8Mbps* |
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| Subscription |
£14.99/year |
Dial up every 60 days |
£13.99/month |
from £9.99/month |
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| Hardware |
None |
None |
None |
Choice of no hardware, USB Modem for £29.99 or Wireless Ethernet
Router for £69.99 |
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| Internet calls charges |
0845 local rate
(if used) |
0845 local rate |
None |
None |
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| BT phone line needed |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Paying for your Internet access |
Charges appear on your phone bill if you dial up |
Charges appear on your phone bill |
Credit or Debit card |
Credit or Debit card |
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| 24/7 Customer support |
Either 25p/minute or 'support in advance' charged at £5.00
per month |
Either 25p/minute or 'support in advance' charged at £5.00/month |
Local call rate support |
Local call rate support |
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| FREE Email addresses |
1 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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| FREE Webmail |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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| FREE 'My Account' management |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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| FREE SpamFilter |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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| FREE Parental controls |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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| FREE Web space |
100MB |
100MB |
100MB |
100MB |
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| Usage restrictions |
No |
Dial up every 60 days |
2 Hour cut off, 15 Minute idle time out |
None - unlimited downloads |
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| ISDN supported |
Yes, single and dual channel |
Yes, single and dual channel |
No |
N/A |
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| Existing customer upgrades |
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