Talk Internet

A quick glance at the market will reveal that there are many ISPs that you could be talking to - so why deal with Talk Internet? The answer is simple, flexibility. We do not believe in a “one-size fits all” approach. We customise our solutions to meet our customers’ specific requirements and this approach has been at the core of our success.

Established for over 10 years, we are a UK-based operation, with our data centres and support function located in the UK. This means that if you have a problem you can quickly get through to one of our highly-trained support technicians who will help you find a resolution.

Our high levels of support and customer service have always been central to the way we do business. We have always focused on quality rather than quantity of both customers and the solutions we offer. Nevertheless, we provide a very cost-effective and comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services:

• Connectivity - from ADSL & SDSL right through to mission critical lease lines and Ethernet solutions
• Co-location - secure, accessible and managed space in which to host your hardware
• Dedicated server hosting - either virtual or traditional server hosting for all your Web-based needs
• Telephony services - a full range of specialist telephony services

We offer a comprehensive partner programme allowing our partners to resell on our services as part of their product portfolio. We customise our solutions to meet our partner’s specific requirements and this approach has been at the core of our success.

VMWare Authorized Hosting Provider Talk Internet is a member of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP). This program incorporates a new licensing model that makes the industry-leading VMware Infrastructure suite available to us on a per-virtual machine, per-month basis. With this new program we can go beyond the limitations of traditional hosting and give our customers on-demand access to IT resources with VMware hosting solutions.
Ripe register LIR As a Ripe LIR (Local Internet Registry) we control the allocation and assignment of IP address direct from RIPE. We run our own BGP network under AS44611 with transit for Multiple Tier 1 carriers.
MaNAP Member Talk Internet are a member of the Manchester peering network MaNAP. Established in 1997, MaNAP is one of Europe's most mature Internet Exchanges. Membership is open to all operators of Autonomous Systems who are willing to sign MaNAP's Memorandum of Understanding. Network resilience - Peering at an Internet Exchange Point, in addition to transit connections, provides a higher level of resilience and creates a more diverse network. We are increasingly aware of the need for a more diverse network that is not reliant on one carrier or central point.
Tier 1 Carriers Talk Internet uses only tier 1 service providers; Level 3 and Global Crossing, as both provide high performance networks with access to all worldwide domains. IP Transit provides direct links to many of the world's largest content and access providers and, unlike peering access, is guaranteed so customers achieve increased dependability of service.
Nominet Authorised Registrar Nominet UK is the registry for .uk internet names. They manage the authoritative database of .uk domain name registrations. As a nominet authorized registrar we can register .uk domains for our customers.
ISPA Member Talk Internet is a full member of the Internet Service Providers Association. The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA). ISPA was established in the UK in 1995 and promotes competition, self-regulation and the development of the Internet industry. The main activity of ISPA is in making representations on behalf of the industry to Government bodies, such as the Home Office, the Department of Trade and Industry and Oftel. Government and political representatives often approach ISPA for its knowledge and expertise. There are currently over 100 members in the UK.
Cisco Registered Partner Talk Internet is a Cisco registered partner. Our network is built upon Cisco’s technology. We also provide Cisco hardware and support to our partner base.
Professional Computing Association Member We are proud to be a Member of the Professional Computing Association, the not for profit trade organisation of the IT industry. As a Member we are bound by the Association's Code of Practice in our dealings with our customers. Buying from Talk Internet means you can be sure you'll get the best advice, sound products and superior service backed up by the PCA's Code. That's what Confidence Assured means.
Microsoft Certified Partner As a Microsoft Certified Partner Talk Internet are committed to the Microsoft Service Providers License Programme delivery model (SPLA). We currently supply a large number of hosted solutions based upon Microsoft’s recommendations. We have a full catalogue of the Microsoft solutions in place which include Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft CRM4 and Windows server 2008 products on our dedicated platform which is maintained by our highly technical and dedicated support team.
Otelo Member As an ISP we are legally required to be a member of a dispute resolution service. Otelo is also known as the Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman. They provide a free and independent dispute resolution service that has been approved by the regulator (Ofcom).
Internet Watch Foundation Member Talk Internet is a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the UK internet ‘Hotline’ for the public to report their exposure to Online child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK. The IWF works in partnership with the online industry, government, police and the public. As a result of this self-regulatory approach, less than 1% of online child sexual abuse content has apparently been hosted in the UK since 2003, down from 18% in 1997.
BT Openreach & BT Wholesale Talk Internet is a provider of both BT Wholesale and Openreach services. BT Wholesale includes ADSL,SDSL and Megastream circuits. Openreach services include digital ISDN/ISDN30, PSTN access, WES (Wholesale Extension Services) for 10mb/100mb/1Gb Ethernet links. These services can be provided throughout the UK whether site to site or site to internet connectivity.