Your thoughts on IDNET

Ted · Oct 05, 2007, 22:52:35

Hi to all
just found out (must be the last to know) that f2s has been bought by Tiscali (spit). Obviously looking for a new ISP. I've been hearing good things about IDNET and thought i'd drop by and ask the people here what they think? Can't think of a better place or people to ask.

Thanks
if this isn't the appropriate forum would someone please move it for me. cheers

mrapoc · Oct 05, 2007, 22:59:45

For me...its the only choice of isp.

Good service

Good pings

Good speed

And more

It all adds up

Have a karma for dropping by

Ted · Oct 05, 2007, 23:04:53

Well thanks, getting a warm tingly feeling already

Couple more recommendations like that and i'll probably be dropping by permanently.
Kind of already made my mind up, just wanted to check out with the people here.

Noreen · Oct 05, 2007, 23:20:59

Welcome xild, I'm ex f2s and there are several others here too, all escapees from Tiscali. If you're looking for an ISP like f2s used to be in the good old days before Pipex and Tiscali, you've just found it.

Lance · Oct 05, 2007, 23:33:45

Welcome to the forum!

I agree with mrapoc!

If you have a look round the forum, you'll find plenty of posts praising IDNet!

Here's a couple to get you started...
link 1
link 2

Lance

Simon · Oct 05, 2007, 23:48:05

Hi Xild, and

You'll rarely find anything but praise here for IDNet, and even if there is the odd problem (no one's perfect), it's dealt with swiftly and smoothly. The management team are friendly and accessible, listen to customer feedback, and will always happily help you out. I came here a few weeks ago from Pipex (also bought out by Tiscali), and haven't looked back. If you join IDNet, you won't regret it.

Oh, and there's a very friendly forum too!

Glenn · Oct 05, 2007, 23:50:58

I've been here nearly 2 years, ex F2S I have no intention of moving in the near future, IDNet are simply the BEST ISP money can pay for

Gary · Oct 06, 2007, 00:29:02

I migrated from Orange, my line is faster, I have full access to BBC content, no call centers and when you do call IDNet you get a knowledgeable friendly person on the line, good pings, great friendly forum and help here, best move I made and I can enjoy the net again without traffic shaping and throttling etc, you would not regret the move

drummer · Oct 06, 2007, 00:41:21

Wot everyone else said. I migrated from Tiswas (double spit!).

Inactive · Oct 06, 2007, 01:03:57

Agreed, been here 11 months now, never a single problem...fantastic ISP.

Mouseroo · Oct 06, 2007, 09:21:49

Hi xild,

I'm a newbie with IDNet (been less than a week at the time of posting here), and I have to reflect the previous posts. I, too am an ex-f2s subscriber, and I've tried one or two others along the way.

IDNet 'does exactly what it says on the label' - i.e. fast and reliable, with excellent tech support (got my one and only problem sorted inside 20 minutes!).
Best of all, you can currently get your first month free, so you can try it out without spending anything!

Good luck with the decision - hope to see you here (full-time) soon.

Jillian · Oct 06, 2007, 09:30:37

Hello Xild,

Welcome to the forum! This is the best place ever, you won't regret your choice!

From another ex-f2s escapee.

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 09:55:10

What everyone else said. I came here from Nildram 11 months ago, and have never looked back.

Welcome to the forum.

cavillas · Oct 06, 2007, 09:59:31

Been here nearly 2 years as well. IDNet must be one of the best on the market. Bring your sense of humour to this forum though. Everyone is very helpful and kind

If you can't get an answer to things here then IDNET has free CS and Support to get you sorted as quickly as possible.

ReDGryphoN · Oct 06, 2007, 10:11:44

I left BT and IDNET could not be more different, IDNET are a totally awesome ISP with a rock solid connections always at top speed.

Get your life back, join IDNET................

Drooltastic

ReD

MAABOF

Inactive · Oct 06, 2007, 10:15:05

Forgot to wish you a warm welcome..

Glenn · Oct 06, 2007, 10:34:12

In the words of Tina Turner - Simply the best

Ann · Oct 06, 2007, 11:30:31

My thoughts on IDNet... well I've only been with them a month but the connection is faster and more stable than I had with my last ISP. Early evening with Eclipse was just awful and was slowly getting worse. Couldn't do youtube or anything like that as it was back like the dial up days with the stop and start viewing. Can't cope with that when you're supposed to be on an 8mb max connection.

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 16:49:07

Wow, just got in from work and checked the post. Looks like i'm gonna be an IDNETer.
I'll get my mac code in the next couple of days and let you all know my migration date.
Thanks guys thats just what i wanted to hear. It doesn't cost a lot more and does look like a good package.
Be seeing you all soon.

Ted

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 16:50:52

Even more impressive, Ted, is that you catch us on a day when the mail server has decided to fry a couple of disks, and no-one is getting upset because the MD has been in to tell us what ha happened and what's being done about it.

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 17:18:48

AaaHhhh, fried disks. Goes nice with silicon chips. There's nothing like a nice warm email sizzeling in your inbox

Philip · Oct 06, 2007, 17:22:32

another ex F2Ser here, best move I ever made coming to IDNET 14 months ago, and reading about todays escapade with Trevor the mail server in the forum has had me in stitches at times.

Philip · Oct 06, 2007, 17:23:42

Quote from: Rik on Oct 06, 2007, 16:50:52
MD has been in to tell us what ha happened and what's being done about it.

your keyboard got a stammer Rik?

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 17:24:43

Quote from: xild on Oct 06, 2007, 17:18:48
AaaHhhh, fried disks. Goes nice with silicon chips. There's nothing like a nice warm email sizzeling in your inbox

I see you've got the feel of the forum already.

mrapoc · Oct 06, 2007, 17:25:02

I escaped from talktalk...i do not wish to talk about those bad times.

Trevor is a right rebel at times

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 17:25:23

Quote from: The Doctor on Oct 06, 2007, 17:23:42
your keyboard got a stammer Rik?

It suffers with its nerves, Doc. I've promised it a Valium later.

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 17:29:04

A mail server called Trevor!! Now that's a first for me

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 17:31:43

Just wait till you meet the other servers.

We run on Samson, btw!

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 17:49:38

I can live with that 8) "Anybody else" i should khow about?

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 17:54:08

Tom Jones took Delilah away (OK, he didn't, but there used to be a server called Delilah...).

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 18:07:36

What am i getting myself into here? (walks slowly backwards out the door, nodding) No seriously i look forward to becoming part of your community.
Thanks for all your input people. Rik, Just read your message, very helpful.

Cheers
Ted

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 18:09:19

We initiate you on the third Friday of the month, Ted.

MoHux · Oct 06, 2007, 18:15:41

Quote from: Rik on Oct 06, 2007, 18:09:19
We initiate you on the third Friday of the month, Ted.

That's after the nice men in the white coats have gone.

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 18:19:51

OK, initiation, men in white coats, kinda scary, but hey, i'm game for a laugh

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 18:26:01

Game for a laugh??? Now there's a blast from the past.

Simon_idnet · Oct 06, 2007, 18:42:35

We kind of tend to buy servers in pairs, there's: Bill and Ben, Pinky and Perky, Rhubarb and Custard etc. And then there was the pair with identical hardware that were going to have identical software set-ups but .... it went a bit wrong and so... Dolly's clone turned into Ermintrude

Philip · Oct 06, 2007, 18:47:58

Quote from: simon on Oct 06, 2007, 18:42:35
We kind of tend to buy servers in pairs, there's: Bill and Ben, Pinky and Perky, Rhubarb and Custard etc. And then there was the pair with identical hardware that were going to have identical software set-ups but .... it went a bit wrong and so... Dolly's clone turned into Ermintrude

now stop it, i'm trying to explain to the wife why I'm chuckling so much, then you come out with this

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 18:49:40

Quote from: simon on Oct 06, 2007, 18:42:35
We kind of tend to buy servers in pairs, there's: Bill and Ben, Pinky and Perky, Rhubarb and Custard etc. And then there was the pair with identical hardware that were going to have identical software set-ups but .... it went a bit wrong and so... Dolly's clone turned into Ermintrude

How about Fry & Laurie. Then each of us could have a bit of Fry and Laurie...

Philip · Oct 06, 2007, 18:50:02

aaaaaaaaaaaaah I've got it Simon is a server, Pinky and Perky, Rhubarb and Custard......................wait for it

Trevor and Simon ? (rubbish comedy double act)

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 18:50:49

I think it explains why we have two MDs, Doc - Simon & Tim.

Simon · Oct 06, 2007, 19:08:59

Quote from: Rik on Oct 06, 2007, 17:31:43
Just wait till you meet the other servers. We run on Samson, btw!

My forum's server is 'Lime'. We narrowly avoided getting on the Lemon!

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 19:14:15

I suppose that would make your forum cordial, Simon?

Simon · Oct 06, 2007, 19:16:40

Oh dear! Has it come to this?

Rik · Oct 06, 2007, 19:19:57

It was always this thus, you'd just not noticed.

cavillas · Oct 06, 2007, 20:18:07

Names for new servers? Tweedldum and Tweedldee.

Ted · Oct 06, 2007, 20:26:30

just been away for some food and came back to this!
I'm signing up with Tiscali tomorrow

Lance · Oct 06, 2007, 20:28:19

lol!

Philip · Oct 06, 2007, 20:36:09

crikey

things must be bad

Simon · Oct 06, 2007, 20:43:26

Quote from: xild on Oct 06, 2007, 20:26:30
just been away for some food and came back to this!
I'm signing up with Tiscali tomorrow

That'll teach you to go away, Ted!

I suppose the merger with Pipex and Tiscali, as well as commonly being known as Tipex, could also be called Piscali.

zafira53 · Oct 06, 2007, 22:51:03

I hear that Bt use a system server called Rambo who goes to war with it users it caps their speeds?

I use a server to backup my info on is called isis!!

Rik · Oct 07, 2007, 00:25:29

I wonder if that's the Egyptian deity or the rowing club?

Gary · Oct 07, 2007, 11:40:04

Quote from: Rik on Oct 07, 2007, 00:25:29
I wonder if that's the Egyptian deity or the rowing club?

Or the river in Oxford

Inactive · Oct 07, 2007, 11:42:29

Quote from: Rik on Oct 07, 2007, 00:25:29
I wonder if that's the Egyptian deity or the rowing club?

Or possibly an old British Car, Austin or Morris, cannot remember which..

Gary · Oct 07, 2007, 11:43:58

Quote from: Inactive on Oct 07, 2007, 11:42:29
Or possibly an old British Car, Austin or Morris, cannot remember which..

Or my friends Cat

Glenn · Oct 07, 2007, 12:46:04

Quote from: Rik on Oct 07, 2007, 00:25:29
I wonder if that's the Egyptian deity or the rowing club?

Wouldn't the rowing club be Rowbo cop?

Rik · Oct 07, 2007, 12:48:44

G R O A N

Guy · Oct 07, 2007, 18:40:51

He he.

'allo all. First time in here and glad to see it's full of sane people.

Signed up with IDNet a week or so ago - very friendly on t'phone, connected within timescales advised - and was wondering why I'm still only getting (or was) <2Meg. Tried a couple of the tests linked to from these forums including the BT line check which reported an IP Profile of 2000 kbps which was reflected in the speed tests.

Went out for a Sunday afternoon stroll.

Gave the speed tests a kick upon my return and lo and behold:

Probably coincidence as we are at the end of our 10 day line running in period (just) but I had expected to see some variance in speeds before then.

So that's it really, just wanted to say "Hi all" and brag a bit with the above and ta everso for IDNet getting us back online when Tiscali lost all interest in us when we moved house.

Pip pip for now
Guy

Rik · Oct 07, 2007, 18:43:25

Hi Guy and welcome to the forum - have a karma.

Sounds like you had the classic 2Mbps stuck profile that BT love. It's now freed and you are floating up to where you belong. Tiscali - have you not read the forum's rules on bad language!!!

MoHux · Oct 07, 2007, 18:58:56

Hello Guy, just like to add my greetings.
Keep posting, we need new blood (

) to keep all these nutters in order!!
As the only sane one I have to do it all myself at the moment.

Ted · Oct 07, 2007, 19:01:56

He mentioned the "T" word and its before 9pm, don't mean to be harsh but take back that karma!!

Guy · Oct 07, 2007, 19:12:06

Ooops, my bad on the "T" word.

It won't happen again, honest!

Thanks for the welcome folks, t'is good to be in the land of the living.

<rummage rummage>

Just checking my notes from when I signed up and a big

and thanks to Martin for his help back then.

'scuse me, dinner's ready...