I continue to use my virgin.net and screaming.net (now Tiscali) email
addresses although I haven't used either ISP since modem days. Virgin
used to pester me to connect via dial-up every couple of months to
maintain the email facility but haven't done so for the last couple of
years.
On 06/01/2010 13:47, Robert Treharne Jones wrote:
> I've been with Tiscali for > 5 years and I'm paying them £23 a month for
> their business package, whose notable features include an iffy connection,
> unintelligible support, and a sub-optimal connection speed.
>
> I've always fought shy of changing ISP because of the immense inconvenience
> of changing my email address, which I use for both home and business - the
> thought of having incoming emails bouncing into the wilderness is too much
> to bear.
>
> So I've just rung Tiscali and asked them to offer me a competitive quote for
> the new year. All they can do is switch me to Pipex to reduce my monthly
> bill! I reminded them that their website is still advertising very
> competitive deals but - you guessed - 'that's only for new customers so
> 'computer says no''.
>
> Who else has been through this pain - and what is the solution?
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Regards,
Stephen
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