HELP!! new line and broadband in a rented house.

roobottom

Hi

Can anyone give me some advice...

I've just moved in to a rented shared house, which doesn't have an existing phone line. The landlord is fine with me getting one put in, but doesn't want to get involved in anyway. I need to get broadband for my job (I'm a freelance web developer) - so I'm desperatly trying to find the cheapest way to do this.

I have three problems -

1. Installation costs - £125 for BT!?
2. Not sure how long I'm staying - so the shorter the contract the better.
3. I'm not in a cable area.

I saw Martin say here (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/home-phone-calls#linerental) that you can get Virgin installed for £30 ?! is this cable? Or some kind of phone line alternative. Are BT the only company who can install me a phone line? (yes - I realise this may be a stupid question).

I could go with the £29.99 BT deal that Martin also mentions on that page - but 18 mths... What are the BT penalties like for cutting short a contract? Does anyone know?

Basically (aside from all the questions above) - I'm just looking for some advice with this.

Thanks in advance.

billsavings

Their are people other then BT or Virgin Media Cable that will connect a landline but they normally have 12 month contracts,where a completely new installation is involved.
EG: http://www.thephone.coop/residential/linerental.html

£30 Virgin Media connection is for cable.12 month contract.

BT will charge you £70 to cancel a 12 month contract early.18 month will be dearer.

AOL are offering no contract broadband with inclusive 24/7 geographical calls . You need a BT Line to get it

http://www.aolbroadband.co.uk/pages/productPages/acquisition/wirelessFlexi.jsp?urlseq=5

billsavings

The BT 18 month contract for the £29.99p connection says:

"Customers ceasing service during the minimum period of the special offer will be asked to pay, as a single payment, a sum which is equal to the total of the standard line rental charges (currently, £11.75inc. VAT per month) left in the 18 month minimum period."


http://www.serviceview.bt.com/list/public/current/Notice08_boo/2-FrameworkImpl268785.htm

Also note: "Customers must make at least 30 chargeable or inclusive calls every three month period or 10 chargeable calls or chargeable inclusive calls per month if you are billed monthly."

jhp

loaner wrote: »

http://threestore.three.co.uk/broadband/?id=1201

Not much good to a Web Developer.:D

jhp

loaner wrote: »

why not?????

Possibly because cost of downloading outside your allowance is still too high for mobile broadband to really replace normal broadband services,and its not as reliable. Plus you still have a long contract unless you go PAYG.

c-m

I currently use 3 broadband, please do not even think about it for a regular connection that your work depends on. I like to develop website in my own time and regularly need to connect to my server to do a variety of jobs.

If you can only get a 3G connection then I would say that 3 broadband is far too slow and unreliable and i live in a full coverage area. If you can get HSDPA then it might be more useable.

roobottom

billsavings wrote: »

Their are people other then BT or Virgin Media Cable that will connect a landline but they normally have 12 month contracts,where a completely new installation is involved.
EG: http://www.thephone.coop/residential/linerental.html

£30 Virgin Media connection is for cable.12 month contract.

BT will charge you £70 to cancel a 12 month contract early.18 month will be dearer.

AOL are offering no contract broadband with inclusive 24/7 geographical calls . You need a BT Line to get it

http://www.aolbroadband.co.uk/pages/productPages/acquisition/wirelessFlexi.jsp?urlseq=5

Thanks for this! It's great info..

Can I just check on the web address for the phone coop please? doesn't seem to work for me!

neil9313

roobottom wrote: »

Hi

Can anyone give me some advice...

I've just moved in to a rented shared house, which doesn't have an existing phone line. The landlord is fine with me getting one put in, but doesn't want to get involved in anyway. I need to get broadband for my job (I'm a freelance web developer) - so I'm desperatly trying to find the cheapest way to do this.

I have three problems -

1. Installation costs - £125 for BT!?
2. Not sure how long I'm staying - so the shorter the contract the better.
3. I'm not in a cable area.

I saw Martin say here (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/home-phone-calls#linerental) that you can get Virgin installed for £30 ?! is this cable? Or some kind of phone line alternative. Are BT the only company who can install me a phone line? (yes - I realise this may be a stupid question).

I could go with the £29.99 BT deal that Martin also mentions on that page - but 18 mths... What are the BT penalties like for cutting short a contract? Does anyone know?

Basically (aside from all the questions above) - I'm just looking for some advice with this.

Thanks in advance.

The landlord should really pay for a line to be put in, I did, maybe you shud get them to go halfs, after all he will still have the line when u go!

roobottom

Hello all

Just to let you know that I went with the post office for putting in my landlane. It's the same as BT per month, but no contract - so can end it anytime! and only £110 (only, lol) to install.

My landlord informs me that "He doesn't get involved in phone lines"... Nice.

All I need now is some no contract broadband. Tried AOL, but they cap at 10Gb.. I'll use that in a week! Any other ideas? Or even broadband that I can take with me?

BTW, I already use 3 mobile broadband, it's very good (In the Worthing area at least) but as said - not good enough yet!

Thanks all!!

c-m

O2/Be are highly regarded on tech forums and from what i've heard they don't throttle or cap the connection - yet