Broadband pricingMonthly Inc VAT. See VAT Exc.
| Up to: | 8Mb/s | 8Mb/s | 24Mb/s* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tariff | Std | Prem | ADSL2+ |
| A | £18.99 | £31.00 | £16.99 |
| C | £26.99 | £39.00 | £26.00 |
| D | £34.99 | £47.00 | £32.00 |
| E | £46.99 | £59.00 | £38.00 |
Setup £59.99 Full tariff list The package Max *ADSL2+ trial Extra charges
Availability
To check availability you can enter your full UK postcode, or the number of a line.
Don't be a slave to your ISP - instead of smith123@someisp.co.uk you can be john@smith.me.uk, with individual email addresses for all your family. A domain name is your identity on the internet, and we include a FREE UK domain with your broadband service, whether for home or office use. The domain you choose becomes your domain which you can keep for as long as you like, even if you move to another internet provider (most providers charge extra for domains). It allows you to have email addresses and web site(s) using the domain.
Important: the free domain is a domain ending in .uk, and services associated with that domain (registration, DNS, email, web space), and only up to 1GB storage (for email and web each). It is one free UK domain per login, even if that login is a multiple line installation. If all the lines on a login are ceased/migrated then the domain and services become chargable until you separately cease or migrate the domain.
If you have not already chosen a UK domain then this may be useful as a guide to what domains are available and what they mean. You can check any UK name availability at http://www.nic.uk/ and if it is free, ask us to register. (note: a name reported as "DETAGGED" is not available) We include a .co.uk, .me.uk, .org.uk, .ltd.uk, or .plc.uk domain in the broadband service, but extra charges apply for .ac.uk, or .gov.uk domains.
Firstly, it is important to realise a domain can only contain letters a-z, numbers 0-9 or hyphens, and no part can end or start with a hyphen. You can use capital letters if you like, but they are treated the same as lower case. Also, domains that are only 2 letters (e.g. aa.co.uk) or one character are not valid (except the few that are currently registered). You should use a sensible name and not one that is someone else's trademark as there are procedures for domains to be challenged and taken away.
When picking a name for a family email address, a common first choice is to try and pick your surname followed by .me.uk. The .me.uk domain is specially for personal use, so ideal. This is the right choice for a personal domain for your family. However, they are allocated on a first come first served basis, so smith.me.uk has already gone. Another common choice is your full name and .me.uk, but there are many variations. Some people pick the and their surname as a plural, e.g. thejones.me.uk. If you can't find a .me.uk, then a .org.uk may be a good choice. A .co.uk should really only be used by companies, and .org.uk by non profit organisations, and .me.uk by individuals.
When picking a name for a company, a .co.uk is a good choice, and ideal if your company name is available. What will normally be available, if a limited company, is your company name followed by .ltd.uk. There are specific rules for matching names which we can help with. We would recommend .ltd.uk and .co.uk if you can, and our standard charges apply for any additional domains you need. As a business, a name ending .com is a good idea as well, and ideally the full set of .co.uk, .ltd.uk, and .com, if you can. We only include one UK domain with the broadband service, any additional domains are charged extra.
UK domains are available at the third level, i.e. something.something.uk, under some of the the following second level domains.
| .co.uk | This is probably the most well know. It is intended for companies although there is no formal restriction or checking to stop you registering it for personal use. |
| .org.uk | This is intended for non profit organisations. Again, there are no formal restrictions - but using an org.uk would give the message that you are a non profit organisation. Some people will register an org.uk the same as their co.uk to avoid confusion, redirecting web traffic and email for the .org.uk to the .co.uk and not publishing the org.uk domain itself. |
| .me.uk | This is intended for personal use, and is typically yourname.me.uk or yoursurname.me.uk. Remember, if you get your surname then you can create subdomains for no charge, e.g. firstname.yoursurname.me.uk and set up mail, e.g. firstname@yoursurname.me.uk. As such .me.uk is ideal for personal use. Being quite new there are many names available. Businesses should not register .me.uk domains as there are specific rules that make such registrations "abusive" and could mean your domain is challenged. |
| .ltd.uk | This is specifically for UK limited companies (not plc's) and the domain has to exactly match your company name at companies house. Invalid characters such as spaces and brackets can be ignored or have a hyphen instead. However the domain is manually checked before it is registered and the rules strictly applied. |
| .plc.uk | As ltd.uk for plc's. |
| .net.uk | This is only available to ISPs. Unlike .net where it is intended for ISPs but there is no formal checking, .net.uk is specifically for ISPs and applications are checked. You need an AS number or an LIR tag to register (if you don't know what these are then you are not an ISP). You also have to convince nominet that you are genuinely an ISP. |
| .ac.uk | This is for colleges and universities. The rules are a bit complex and we can submit a request if you are a university or a college. Some societies which do training and education qualify. |
| .sch.uk | This is for UK schools only and the name is picked for you by the LEA. We provide .sch.uk domains to schools free anyway. |
| .police.uk | Forget it unless you are a police force |
| .gov.uk | Government bodies |
| .mod.uk | You can guess this one I am sure |
| .nhs.uk | And this one |
| .parliament.uk | And this one |
| .nic.uk | Nominet (who manage the .uk name space) |
The domain name is registered with Nominet, the UK domain registry. We provide DNS services which you can access via our control pages http://control.aaisp.net.uk/ where you can set up your domain. DNS is what makes the domain actually work. We set up the default settings you need for email and web pages, so you normally do not need to make any changes. From these control pages you can set up email mailboxes and mail filtering rules as well. You can have any name followed by an @ and followed by the domain name, and make multiple names go to these mailboxes.
If you have no idea what reverse DNS is, then do not worry - we handle it all for you. If you are interested in setting up reverse DNS, the simplest way is to make entries in your DNS for your domain for the IP addresses in question. However, instead of simply using an A record, use a special A+reverse record. This adds the entry and also sets up the reverse DNS as well automatically. For IP6 use AAAA+reverse. Alternatively, if you don't set up a reverse, then one is set up automatically with a generic entry. You can, if you wish, delegate reverse DNS to your name servers - contact support if you need any help with this.
To set up web space, access the DNS control pages for your domain and add a record for FTP password. This looks like a normal DNS entry, but is a special case which in fact sets up the password. You can then use ftp to access your site and upload your pages. The host is the web site name (usually www and your domain name), e.g. www.smith.me.uk, as is the username, with the password you picked. The index page is index.html. You can make sub directories if you wish. If you have any problems, contact tech support. The service is designed to allow basic web sites with static pages, but some scripting for forms, and page redirects is also available for the more adventurous. If you want more complex pages, such as an on-line shop, php/perl, or database access, we provide a range of hosting services.
To receive email, create a mailbox using the control pages, e.g. john@smith.me.uk. By default, this gets email for that email address. By using filters you can arrange for other names to go to the mailbox as well, e.g. j@smith.me.uk could be sent to john@smith.me.uk. The mail filters allow email addresses to be rewritten, changed to a list of addresses, or rejected as you wish. To access the email, use mail.yourdomain,e.g. mail.smith.me.uk, as the POP3 mail server. The username is your mail address, e.g. john@smith.me.uk, and the password as you set up. You can read email on the control pages as well, and see mail logs for incoming mail. If need help, contact suuport.
For outgoing email you set up your mail client using your email address, and the SMTP server smtp.aaisp.net.uk. You can send email from your AAISP broadband connection using this. If you need to send email on the move you can use authenticated email if you mail client supports this. The username is your email address, e.g. john@smith.me.uk, and you use the password you have set up for the mailbox for incoming email by POP3. You can also use TLS (transport layer security) to encrypt the email as it leaves you and goes to our mail server.
