Hello apcs_uk,
There are a number of flat-rate business dial up packages, but
although you can access the Internet at any time, the total number of
hours you can use it will vary with the price you are willing to pay.
I have included a selection of accounts offered by 9 ISPs. Some of
these limit the hours of access per week or month, and some provide
unlimited access. Your choice will depend on how much you need to
access the Internet and also how much web space you would like from
your ISP.
I do not have personal experience of nor connections with any of these
ISPs. I am aware that Pipex is a very long-established and reputable
company.
Pipex is a dedicated business ISP.
“Whether it's for higher speeds, dedicated always on access or simply
to control or reduce your overall Internet costs, PIPEX have the right
unmetered solution for you.
And because PIPEX recognise businesses are constantly having to evolve
and adapt to change, we provide you the flexibility to upgrade or
downgrade your selected DialTime unmetered package in line with your
current levels of availability assurance or usage requirements. In
other words you don't have to worry about being stuck with the wrong
unmetered DialTime package and incur extra costs or loss of
productivity.”
Dedicated 1:1 24/7 Package £99.75/month £299.25/quarter £1184.25/year
“your connection is assured via a modem port exclusively reserved for
your own personal use. There are no connection time limits - you can
connect when you want, for as long as you want… If you currently use
the Internet for an average of two hours or more each business day
this package will probably save you money…. You can even access the
Internet using DialTime from a second location outside business hours
using BonusTime, included as part of the package price.”
Shared 3:1 24/7 £39.75/month £119.25/quarter £464.25/year
“Contended (shared) unmetered Internet access any time day or night,
weekdays or weekends, with one of the lowest contention ratios of any
shared unmetered offering in the UK.”
“to keep the package price down, your connection to an unmetered modem
port is shared with other users. The very low contention ratio of 3:1
means that your connection is shared with only two other users, making
your Internet connection both highly accessible and extremely
cost-effective.”
You can get the BonusTime option (see above) for an extra £5/month.
DialTime Shared 5:1 24/7 (sharing with 4 other users) £29.75/month
£89.25/quarter £344.25/year
BonusTime an extra £5/month.
Combined Package £69.75/month £209.25/quarter £824.25/year
“a unique package tailor-made for businesses at an unbeatable price.
Unlimited Dedicated Internet availability when you need it most -
during the business day, Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm. Outside these
times you can still connect to the Internet using a non-dedicated
connection… the DialTime Shared Evenings and Weekends 5:1 package if
you wish. Perfect for those businesses that sometimes work late.”
BonusTime, giving access from another location evenings and weekends
is still £5/month extra.
http://www.dial.pipex.net/sales/dial-dialtime/dialtime-packages.shtml
Pipex accounts quoted a contention ratio of 3:1 or 5:1. Many of the
ISPs listed below quote a ratio of 7:1. This is one of the factors
you need to take into account when making comparisons.
4Net offers a business fixed-cost dial-up package:
Standard Business Package which allows 105 hours Internet use per
week with no restriction on when this can be done and costs £32.99 per
month. ..... a FREE co.uk domain name, a personal CGI bin to accompany
your unlimited webspace and a control panel to manage it all on....you
can surf up to 5 hours with no disconnections.”
Unlimited connection time costs £119.99 per month.
http://www2.ispserve.co.uk/user_signup/index.asp?exec=business_packages&a_code=9021862
NB Although there is an affiliate code stuck on the end of this URL,
it is not mine. I accessed this page from the company’s home page at
http://www.cheapest-isps-uk.co.uk/
GioInternet provide
Business 24/7 200 for £23.99 per month
This gives you 200 hrs/month with no restriction on when you use it,
cut off after 2 hours,
10Mb web space, 7 email addresses For £5/month more, you can have a
static IP address, but use is cut down to 160 hrs/month.
http://www.giointernet.com/internet/business_dialup.htm
NDO Business Unmetered
“0808 Internet access - freecall access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
5x20mb POP3 mailboxes, Unlimited email addresses
-anything@username.ndonet.com, Remote access to all your email
mailboxes using NDO WebMail
Prices (prices are per month excluding VAT)
Unmetered AnyTime - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - 300 hours per
month - £29.99
When the maximum hours have been reached, additional 50 hour monthly
blocks can be purchased for £12.50 per block
Additional POP3 mailboxes are available for just £10.00 per mailbox,
per year”
4 hour cut off
http://www.ndo.com/products/business/unmetered/
GConnect specialises in business accounts
“0808 freephone telephone call number, 160 hours per month max usage,
2 hours max per call, 15 mins idle cut-off time , 20 Megabytes of
personal web space if required
Supports 64k ISDN access and 56k analogue access
yourname@gconnect.com mail address if required (you can redirect other
mail accounts to this)
The account costs just £17.00 + VAT per month for a single user,
billed by standing order or credit card.”
NB This page also explains the pros and cons of having an 0808 account
http://www.gconnect.net/connectivity_products/Gconnect_Anytime_64k.asp
Unlimited access on a virtual leased line account is £50/month
http://www.gconnect.net/connectivity_products/Virtual_Leased_Line_64k.asp
Prism
Business Anytime – 2 email addresses. A no call charge package again
with ultra low contention ratio. Free 24 Hours a day, 7 Days per week,
supports 56K analogue or 64K ISDN - £27.95 No further information was
available on the web site.
http://www.prism-developments.com/Hosting%20&%20Access.htm
Charity Days raises money for charities through its activities as an
ISP, although unfortunately it does not offer deals to other charities
Standard account
“Use this account anytime of day or night.. up to 10hours fair usage
allocation a day every working day of the week (50hrs/week). Intended
for moderate use of the Internet (or intensive use during ofiice hours
alone). All for a wonderful monthly price of only £24.99” For £44.99,
your allowance is increased to 84 hrs/week. Unlimited POP3 email,
webmail, fax to email, 500Mb web space, one free .co.uk domain name
In addition, you also get free night time access between 1am and 7am.
although this is a contended service and is allowed on a 'first-come,
first-served' basis, so connections might not always be possible.
Unlimited connection will cost you £129.99/month.
http://www.charitydays.co.uk/fixedaccess_bus_index.htm
Vispa
“Vispa VLL Standard package allows you to use the Internet with this
permanent connection for a flat rate fee £80 plus VAT per month. This
package is built using BT Surftime technology [NB you need to get BT
to enable this on your phone line] which offers excellent quality and
value for money.
VLL Standard is operated at a lower contention than traditional
freecall services giving users better service access. Internet access
is delivered onto our network rather than BTnet as it with other ISP's
to offer a higher quality service.”
http://www.vispa.co.uk/products-vll.php
“SoHoConnect Plus
Vispa's SoHoConnect Plus range is the ideal 'fixed rate' connection
packages for the average Internet usage user. Whether your require the
use of email, browsing the Internet or updating your own web site,
this package has it all.
Based on a contention ratio of 4:1 meaning you would expect to connect
to the Internet up to 50 hours a week (200/month)” 2 hr cut off
Flat-rate of £35.19 (inc VAT) a month
http://www.vispa.co.uk/products-sohoconnect-plus.php
Firefly
'Business24'
flat-rate, round the clock access to the Internet., 250 hour / month
usage, 4 hour session time, 8:1 contention ratio, Unlimited POP email
addresses, web mail, 200Mb web space
£19.99/month
http://www.fireflyuk.net/services/access.htm
If you want news plus user reviews of UK ISPs, go to ISP Reviews
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/ However, the user reviews are probably
heavily biased to home accounts.
Search strategy: UK "flat rate" 56k business I also added charities
as a search term, but did not come up with anything more relevant, ie
special deals for charities. |
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