Good Broadbrand Package for Grandparents!

[Bookham]

Hi, my grandparents want to get on the net and want me to do it for them. I had to explain that they need to pay coz it's not free and explained about modems etc. They still want to do it.
Does anyone know of a cheap good provider?
They don't need anything flash coz they not going to download just surf.
Is there anyway of knowing the top speed they can get considering they are not actually on the net at the moment.

Thanks

[bevs]

we get 8mg bytes from tiscali �17.99 unlimited usage and you might get a free modem good luck or look on martin lewis money saving expert site good info

[zinnie]

Hi 'bookham'......I use BT .....at �14.99p .cheaper for the first 3 months.....go to the BT website ...put in the phone number ..it will tell you the likely speed....whoever you choose as an isp the speed will probably be between 2 mbps and 1mbps....the problem with broadband isps is that they are all good ....and at the same time they are all bad.

[gina32]

do they have sky tv?

[Ethel]

Who is their current telephone provider?

Do they have sky or virgin?

As they don't want to download movies and so on, 2mb will be plenty fast enough for them.

[ACtheTROLL]

if this is a decision not backed by having "had a go"... I'd be tempted to get them to try a modem and something pay as you go like this ...
(I'm not recommending it .... just an example)
http://www.freeukisp.co.uk/about-dial-up-inter net-access.htm

I've known a few potential silver surfers who lost interest quite soon - and broadband tends to come with a (long)timed contract.

on the other hand ... I also know others who are never offline

[4candles]

Here's one of the best ADSL availability checkers - like others it tends if anything to be a little pessimistic, which is better than the other way round -

http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/adslchecker.php

For ISP I'd recommend Plusnet Option 1 at �9�99. It's only a one month contract, with 2GB allowance, which can be cheaply topped up if necessary - not very likely if they're light users. Their help pages are very comprehensive, and support if needed is very good, based in Sheffield and available via the website, or 0845 and a normal geographic number.

http://www.plus.net/residential/?home=resindex top