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Losing Sky Talk - other options?

We're terminating our Sky subscription - saving £20p.m. - and going Freesat From Sky. I'm advised that we will lose access to the satisfactory £4.99p.m. SkyTalk facility, so am casting around for another good 'phone option. We make limited daytime and off-peak UK calls, no Internationals, and very modest, brief links to mobiles. Our landline is rented from BT at £10.50p.m.

There's no cable, or LLU facility from our exchange, and TV is received only by sat-dish. Our existing independent ISP, Namesco, has also been satisfactory, giving ~2Mbps/5Gb per month for £14.99, and £1 per extra Gb.

I don't need a 'free' wireless router, as Cat5E works fine, as does the 4-port ADSL router I bought.

What options would peeps suggest?

Comments

  • billsavings
    billsavings Posts: 2,015 Forumite
    Use 18185 for your peak 01/02/03 geo calls. (Just 5p a call).
    and combine it with Primus Saver 2(No Contract) for your FREE Evening and Weekend 01/02/03 geo calls,and capped mobile calls.

    See: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1598074&postcount=4
  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
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    Use 18185 for your peak 01/02/03 geo calls. (Just 5p a call).
    and combine it with Primus Saver 2(No Contract) for your FREE Evening and Weekend 01/02/03 geo calls,and capped mobile calls.

    See: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1598074&postcount=4
    Primus Saver 2 is now known just as Primus Saver but is still a subscription-free CPS package (giving free calls of up to 90 minutes each to UK 01, 02 and 03 numbers evenings [6pm to 8am Monday to Friday] and weekends [effectively 6pm Friday to 8am Monday]).

    However, their un-advertised Penny Mobile 2 CPS package goes a stage further and additionally allows calls of up to 20 minutes each to any UK mobile (at any time) for a flat rate 20p. Send an e-mail to [EMAIL="heinz121@gmail.com"]heinz121(at)gmail.com[/EMAIL] if you'd like a pdf about that package.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
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