Unlimited Broadband

[jennyjoan]

Sista phoned "Value Team" BT - like she doesn't know a thing re computers but she got by.

She got me unlimited broadband, anytime calls and a little discount on me making mobile phone calls - all for £40.99 a month. They are also sending me a new "router" - think they are giving me Superfast Fibre - or something like that - they have waived payment of the router too.

I was paying well over £60 going into £70s for 15GB broadband etc - then if I went over the 15 I had to pay more.

The contract is for 18 months but that's good.

"It's good to talk" LOL

[TonyV]

That sounds a bit expensive. We have interweb about 40 megs plus landline phone and one mobile for £45 per month

[Hopkirk]

Excellent!

[jennyjoan]

Tony - compared to what I was paying. This is good.

[Tilly2]

I wish you luck with your new router, JJ. Are you happy to plug it in and connect it yourself?

[jennyjoan]

I did get a new router only a couple of weeks ago and just hit lucky. I should be fine.

[AuntLydia]

I was paying £60 per month at BT for Broadband and free weekend calls (which I did not need) My contract came up and I said it was too expensive to carry on and I was going with Sky. They came back with an offer of £23 per month for the same service. They said it was because it was a new contract.

[Muntin]

We've had a discount off BT for about three years now, low broadband speed. Just say you're thinking of moving, they don't like that.

[jennyjoan]

when the 18 months up - will get sista to phone them again but in the meantime - am very happy with the £40.99

[Togo]

That is not too bad Jenny. Especially taking into account what you were shelling out for a small data package. Been happy with BT for a while now but you do have to stand your ground come renewal time. Remember also that BT and others will offer rates that reflect whether you can get alternative suppliers providing the same speed and service. I know that, for instance, if we could get Virgin Fibre, BT would match or beat the price and push the fibre to home facility( we only have fibre to cabinet as yet) to the front of their to do list. Sky cannot yet guarantee the speed here or again I would have a further lever on BT come renewal time. Also be aware that BT have preferential capacity contracts with Open Reach if other providers use the landline to supply.

[jennyjoan]

Togo - knew about that business re the landline as when I left BT years ago and went to TalkTalk - everything became a nightmare. I knew it was BT.

[Togo]

Yes it can be a nightmare Jenny. Not only BT, but all providers promise speeds that are not sustainable by the overall capacity of the system. The main point to bear in mind is that when BT was broken up and Openreach, the part of BT plc was formed, that owns and maintains the telephone wires, ducts, cabinets and exchanges that connect nearly all homes and businesses in the United Kingdom to the national broadband and telephone network, BT had written into the original agreement that their broadband company(BT Broadband)would get preferential, i.e. better capacity and speed rates, if an area was suffering from oversubscription compared with what was possible. I am afraid that BT use this fact when it comes to deciding what to charge the individual customer. I for one cannot wait for Virgin to provide it's fibre service to this area. The fun starts then for me.

[jennyjoan]

togo - friend got Virgin in a few years ago. They lost their landline number, lost the "withheld" feature. And she changed from Sky to Virgin re TV and never liked that either. Computer was upset too. It took 6 months to right everything.

[Togo]

Even if you don't take up the Virgin offer you can use their presence to push down the BT quote Jenny. Plus I am sure that you can still have a landline, calls in and out only with no Broadband, if you need your landline number. Still that is for the future. Glad you are happy with the connection now mind, plus the router is a particularly good bit of kit. I am running a desktop, 2 phones(for web connection), a laptop, a surface pro, a printer, sky box, smart tv, and music centre from it with no problems.

[jennyjoan]

oh well then Togo - with all that knowledge you'll be fine with Virgin.