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pay a one off monthly charge with n.t.l.you have unlimited accessxxxxxx(:

Hi Maggie i use tesco.net for £12.49 a month but i am going to upgrade to their new broadband which is £20 a month. i hope you find a package that suits you happy hunting sandra

Interesting. Im on pay as you go which cost 1p a minute. Didnt sound much when I thought Id only be using the pooter now and then. But my bill is now about £40 a month and thats all internet usage, my other calls are free. I also go off-line as often as I can, like now, when Im typing something, also when Im reading a thread. We dont have Broadband here, but I might consider a "one-fee" a month, 15.99 is certainly cheaper than £40!.

Lol Sharon. Think yours has been chatting to mine. He says the very same! Christine

LOL..... Maggie, maybe someone should set up a genealogist widow/widowers united.... My other half says he's been one for ages and he said that when he is dead I'll probably take an interest in him then!!

Got broadband both at home and work. Note: must spend less time on here at work!

NTL dial up unlimited £12.95 a month. Hubby pays for cable and phone separately. Same as Shelli, can't make or receive phone calls when on net. People phone and text my mobile and swear at me! Viv

Thanks everyone - all info gratefully received. I'm with Tiscali - dial up - I didn't think I would be using the net that much, just for e-mailing Mum overseas (cheaper for her than post) and then I started the family search and found this site and you good people and can't stop reading the message boards etc as well as other sites searching for family!!!! I think I'm going to take a good look at broadband/monthly charge ones as you've suggested as pay as you go may get rather expensive. Presumably you can alter what you choose for hours of use once signed up - when I get back to work I will only be using it in evenings anyway oh and weekends. My other half is becoming a Genesearch widow!! Thanks again Maggie H

Christine in Edinburgh.... I do that too and mine comes to about £52 a month... that is my £17.99 broadband and digital tv and phone rental... I have all digi channels except sport. But then I pay £12.99 a month to one tel for unlimited uk calls and I dont have to re-dial after an hour plus calls to Australia etc are only 3p a minute

Christine I was on 150k but they have just given everyone a free upgrade so am now on 300k for same price

Hi Was on Freeserve Pay as You Go, then switched a few years ago to Freeserve Anytime (now Wanadoo), just in the process of switching to Wanadoo Broadband. Will cost 17.99 a month and is up to 20 x faster. Well worth paying for. Joanne

I'm on a package deal with Telewest, which includes my cable tv, unlimited phonecalls to anywhere in UK and unlimited surfing on the net. Still on dial-up though and thats 54 pounds a month. Christine

Which speed are you on Sharon, I seem to be paying more than you!..

I was on 'pay as you go' with Blueyonder when I first got on-line many years ago; then I progressed to surf unlimited dial-up - which was about £14 a month. Now I am on Blueyonder Broadband with Telewest - they have 3 different speeds at 3 different prices - I pay about £17 a month for the slowest but its speed is fine - darn sight quicker than dial-up :) Can highly recommend upgrading from pay-as-you-go for sure!

Maggie I'm on NTL Broadband £17.99 a month with no restrictions I can surf whenever I like at no extra cost. Shaz :-)

BT Broadband - wonderful invention, don't know how I managed with dial-up! You can get different deals with different ISPs, so it's worth shopping around. Mandy :)

Signed up to Wanadoo Broadband - various prices you can pay monthly with no extra charges - pay as you go is toooooo expensive. I work during the day and can only manage about 2 hours a night - my fee is 17.99 a month with hours restricted to 50 per month which suits me - check around there are some good offers at the moment as BT has reduced internet charges

Broadband not dial up, about £18 a month Ann Glos

I used to be on pay as you go - changed about a year ago. Have recently switched to tesco broadband

we have what's called surf unlimited.. we can surf as much as we like, as long as we like for one price. My downfall is that am still on dial up so all the time i'm on the computer peeps get the engaged signal.. thought most people now know that if they keep getting the engaged signal tehy call my mobile and say get off the Damm computer!!!!!