Broadband and telephone

Mr_P_5

Hi.

Can somebody recommend me a good deal for telephone and broadband? phone will mainly just be off peak and i wont use the broadband masses!

cheers

gizmoleeds

Both major cable operators do reasonble deals when you start bunching their services together.

Look at:
https://www.ntl.co.uk
https://www.telewest.co.uk

wigginsmum

Be wary of NTL; I'm with them (broadband/TV/phone), and they told me on the phone on Saturday that come January/February they won't be offering 1Mb, 2Mb and 3Mb rates. Everyone will move up to 10Mb and be charged £37.99/month. Have a look at Tiscali, Bulldog and Wanadoo; I think you'd need a BT phone line for all of them but I'm not entirely sure.

Jules

gizmoleeds

wigginsmum wrote:

Be wary of NTL; I'm with them (broadband/TV/phone), and they told me on the phone on Saturday that come January/February they won't be offering 1Mb, 2Mb and 3Mb rates. Everyone will move up to 10Mb and be charged £37.99/month. Have a look at Tiscali, Bulldog and Wanadoo; I think you'd need a BT phone line for all of them but I'm not entirely sure.

Jules

I doubt that's true because:

(a) they would be unable to enforce contracts against current subscribers and

(b) 99% of their customers would immediately switch to a competitor. They would go ITV Digital's way within six months.

wigginsmum

I hope you're right, but that's what the guy in Package Changes told me. I'm already planning my departure!

Jules

Edinburghlass_2

Mr_P wrote:

Hi.

Can somebody recommend me a good deal for telephone and broadband? phone will mainly just be off peak and i wont use the broadband masses!

cheers

Do you have a BT line and/or a telephone CPS at the moment?

Mr_P_5

iv got the connector but haven't rung up bt to connect! not got round to it and haven't needed it as got mobiles. wouldn't mind the internet and a landline now though!

thanks guys

mrJ_5

try the zazizam standard 2mb package - it will be £11.99 a month for you, and their call rates are slightly less than BTs standard rates

Mr_P_5

Never heard of Zazziam.. anybody used them? seems a good price! shame ya get a hit on being a new customer!

krishna

I reckon you will be better off going for BT Option 1 with CPS to OneTel or JustDial or some other free deal with free weekend or offpeak calls. Then purchasing a low cost broadband account.

I use BT Option 1, Just-Dial for evening/weekend calls. Call1899 for daytime and international calls (though we've recently started using 18185 for international calls and mobiles). Freedom 2 Surf for internet access (2Mbit connection with 2 meg monthly transfer limit - more than enough unless you are going to use it all the time and for intensive things like audio, video, games)
BT Option 1 is 10.50
Just-Dial is free with free eve/weekend calls
Call1899 3p per call (UK)
Call 18185 cheapest for mobiles and the international destinations we mainly call, but if that is too many accts to deal with 1899 is fine.
Freedom 2 Surf £14.99 per month. There is a connection charge if new to broadband, but otherwise free to join. If you don't have broadband yet may be better off with an inclusive deal - see Martin's cheapest Broadband article.
Krishna

mrJ_5

Mr_P wrote:

anybody used them? seems a good price! shame ya get a hit on being a new customer!

I use them, and so do several of my friends, and relations - I haven't heard any complaints, which is good, as I myself have used them for 18 months now, with no problems. It is also a 3 month contract, so you're not tied down for a year, like the well known providers do