At Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:59:29 +0000, James Freer wrote:
As far as choice goes; i chose BT as one only has to give a week's notice if one is moving and the only other isp offering this is Orange. Virgin Media will force you to pay a fee for ending their annual contract early. [If you don't pay they'll send Debt Collection after you - unless you're me and point out that we signed agreement and i didn't appreciate their automatic upgrades... it certainly is necessary to read one's statement carefully to avoid surprises].
This may be straying a little off topic, but I get ADSL from the PostOffice. It's not fast but it does have a few important advantages: you pay your line rental to them (not BT, but you do have a real BT line, unlike TalkTalk); you're not in a contract for your line rental (whereas with BT you have to enter a 12 month contract for line rental); and, although you do have to enter a 12 month contract for your ADSL, you can move it to a new address.
Other phone and ADSL providers are available.