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Broadband ISP Advice Needed
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:03 pm
by Pushki
Hey guys, I'll be moving house soon and I need to bring my bills down.
I'm currently with BT Infinity Option 2, but I'm led to believe there are better deals out there.
My bill breakdown per month are as follows;
- Line Rental = £15.99
BT Answer 1571 = £1.75
Broadband = £28.15
Calls costing over 40p = £2.50 approx.
Total cost per month = £48.39
I have quite a good speed at 23.43 Mbps. Unlimited downloads!
I don't have/need a TV package.
Who are you with, how much does it cost and are they any good?
Many thanks.

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:08 pm
by wurlycorner
With Virgin.
Provided you're in a cable area, they do a broadband only option (no phone line, no TV) which is the cheapest/fastest broadband only option out there.
£26.50 all in, up to 50Mb.
Everyone else drokks you over with needing to pay for a landline that (if you're like me) you don't use or want, because you have a mobile that has unlimited inclusive texts and calls...
Unfortunately if you're not in a cable area, you do need a landline though

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:21 pm
by Pushki
Thanks Wurly. That is cheap but I don't have a mobile so I'll need a landline.

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:27 pm
by Drax
im with Plusnet, £14.50 line rental & £19.99 for Fibre

so for about £35 pm I get Fibre (around 75mbps) and weekend calls for free. we don't use the landline as we both have work & personal mobile phones.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:30 pm
by indigolemon
Plusnet here too, totally recommend them. They offer discount if your username is quoted on a new signup, so I'm currently getting Line rental, Off peak and weekend Calls, Caller ID, and the top unlimited fibre package for £30 a month

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:56 pm
by 4th Gen Doug
You didn't say where you were moving to
@Pushki, but if you're moving to the Bournemouth/Poole area, try
Gigler gigabit fibre broadband.
£25.00pm - unlimited.
Faster than a nun's first curry!

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:10 pm
by Pushki
"Gigler is not currently available in your area."
Thanks anyway Doug.
I'll investigate Plusnet when I get a chance. Cheers guys.

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:12 pm
by mercutio
Virgin probably wouldn't be much more with the phone line included and I have loads of friends on my facebook who could probably get you mates rates
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 1:22 pm
by nucleustylzlude
Wow it pays to do the whole play one off another game - as gruelling as that can be. I'm with Virgin and upon renewal I always threaten to leave and go to Sky. No intention at all as I don't fancy a dish on my house.
Latest deal secured last month is:
> Unlimited Broadband - Currently up to 30MB in my area, tested a few times and average around 27MB, which is plenty for my needs.
> Landline - Free Evening & Weekend calls (+1571 voicemail too)
> Cable telly with free Tivo box (great little device) on the M+ package - all basic HD channels free (unlike Sky!), all the usual pause, rewind, recording with lots of memory (never maxed it out yet).
All that little lot for a mere £35.99 a month, that includes the BT line rental. You can make it cheaper if you pay the line rental up front, I did that a couple of times.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:37 pm
by Jamie P 2013
Talk talk. Line rental £14 a month plus £3.50 a month for unlimited broadband. I was getting speeds on average of 30mb