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Which 4g tp link router should I buy
I'm cancelling my fibre broadband as I might be moving home so I was thinking of buying a tp link archer mr600 4g router but I read a review saying if you're using a smarty sim with the mr600 then you are wasting your money as smarty doesn't support carrier aggregation so you're better off buying the tp link mr400. So is…
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MSE should stop recommending Broadband deals with vouchers: Providers don't honour the vouchers.
So I joined TalkTalk in October 2020, and the deal at the time said I would get an Amazon voucher for something like £75 but only after up to 90 days of activation. I was with Plusnet before and I had to chase them up to get a rewards card and I could only chase them after 90 days, after which I only had a 30 day window in…
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Freeware to monitor Broadband interruptions
My church hall is suffering from frequent interruptions to its Broadband - 6 times in 2 hours is not uncommon. Very irritating at the least and as we move towards Live Streaming an unacceptable situation Due, we believe to BT's poor cable infrastructure in the town. We are about 600m from the cabinet. OR have been out 4…
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Virgin hike bill by £3.50 despite saying price increase don't affect contracts taken out wef 1/7/20
Contract originally taken out Nov 2020 then updated Jan 2021 with extra £3.50 discount. The above prices are before any discounts. Worth checking your March bill in case they have increased it. From Martins Lewis article The price increase affects all UK cable customers – those with broadband, TV and fixed-line phone…
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Now broadband price increase?
I am just considering signing up to Now broadband as my contract with my current supplier is up in 10 days. However I have heard that Sky are increasing their prices in April...does that include Now or have they already had a price increase in Feb? I just don't want to start all over again in 3 weeks that's all... Also has…
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Openreach Destroyed my garden in a rented van and won't do anything about it
A few weeks ago Openreach were here installing the overhead cables for our FTTP installation. There were 4 vans here for a few hours as they did the work. Towards the end of the day, one of these vans crashed off our road. It's a farm track, single lane concrete road, and somehow this van managed to end up crashing off the…
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Shell Broadband Price: Is price increase valid after email confirming no price rise?
In November I called Shell to confirm price after my contract ended in January and was told there was no price increase. Then on 8th December I received an email stating it would go up by a £1.Then on 8th January I had an email stating my current price of £23.99 would remain after my contract ended on the 23d January.…
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BT - Offers to New Customers Only
Using MSE's broadband comparison, I have found a BT deal with an average speed of 67Mb plus line rental and BT Sport included for £36.99 per month + £9.99 delivery cost. I have pretty much the same deal except that the maximum speed I can get is 52Mb and I'm paying £46.99 per month, soon to be increased by 4.5%. Is it…
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Fibre to pole in village
I hope someone can help! Fibre to pole came to our village in 2018. The previous owner of our property opted not to have it added(?!) although the whole of the village did. Having phoned BT to see if I can have it done retrospectively, they said it would cost a fortune and the answer is no anyway! Has anyone else…
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Vodafone & House move. Cancel out of contract and buy new, or move & haggle?
Currently with Vodafone broadband, no issues with service or speeds, but have notice I am paying a bit more than market rates. I came out of contract last year...so shame on me. I'm about to move house and may have a narrow window between exchange and completion. Vodafone says that to move will take up to 30 days, but no…
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TalkTalk price hike.
Martin states in his news letter recent new contracts prior the 1st March will not be effected by £2 per month increase. I signed up for new 18 month contract 2 weeks ago, fixed at £22 for term of contract with no price increases. But yesterday got email from TalkTalk confirming the £2 price hike? There appears to be some…
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Are there any broadband providers without CPI increases?
Are there any broadband providers without CPI increases? I am currently with TalkTalk and have a contract with them until November this year. After that, unless I am affected with today's news and can cancel earlier, are there any other providers who do not have in their terms a CPI + x% annual increase? I keep seeing…
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Sky Broadband Price Hike - What are people being offered on haggling?
My family have 3 different basic line rental with standard broadband packages which were previously negotiated at £20 per month on 18 month contracts. For one of those contracts we have received and email from Sky saying the price will be going up £3 per month and if we are not happy about that we have 30 days to notify…
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Compensation/discount after BT disconnected
We’ve been with BT for just over 3 years. I won’t bore with the details but on Wednesday they disconnected our landline which left us without Broadband. Something to do with someone trying to remove a promotion from our account and then they inadvertently disconnected us. Bills already been paid. They said it would be…
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BT broadband can I get a second line with virgin media?
Hello, I have just moved and taken BT with me. No super fast fibre here so average about 12mbps. The house does have virgins media installed as a separate line. I’m thinking about getting a second line and broadband with both bt and virgin. Bt for the reliability virgin for the speeds as I need reliable broadband and…
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Quidco/plusnet not honouring reward card
I signed up for a plusnet broadband package via quidco Compare, where a cashback amount plus a plusnet reward card was offered. The cashback has tracked but i didn't receive the reward card, I contacted quidco who told me Plusnet provide this so I should contact them. Since then I have been constantly passed between the…
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Cancelling BT contract because of moving to new property with OFNL
OFNL is only available at my new property that I will be moving to in a few months. What happens to my existing BT phone and broadband contract ?
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Downsides to moving to mobile broadband? vs shell basic
Hi, Currently I have basic broadband (~11Mbps) which is perfectly sufficient for my needs. My current contract expires in a week or so and I have signed up to shell "fast" (basic) broadband via MSE (~£13/month equivalent).I have seen some cheap unlimited data SIM's are available (e.g. THREE - £6 / month equivalent after…
