FREE £50 CALL CREDIT means new cheapest phone service for lighter users

pricefighter

mamazaac wrote:

Does anyone know whether for the purposes of my broadband connection whether this will still count as a BT line? My supplier's terms and conditions state they can only supply people with a BT line and my contract will terminate if my BT line ceases.

No it want be a BT line as you will be moving your line rental etc to the Post Office,who will be billing you.

The same question was raised here re another supplier. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=142916

saver_natalie

I've just arranged with BT for a new connection, so am tied to a 12-month deal, which they said can be cancelled for £18. Once it's up and running I plan to move to the Post Office to gain on the £50 thing (as I won't be making many calls it seems cheaper). I'd really like to get the £30 from Quidco too - can I just apply for the PO online to get this, or will there be probs cos of being tied in to BT? Do I need to terminate with BT first or something?

pricefighter

Natalie. Havent you just paid BT £75 to get line connected. Are you sure they will allow you to get out of contract at such an early stage.

To get the £30 from Quidco you must sign up via their site.

Dont forget you wont get the £50 back from the PO until you have had 3 quarterly bills from them .The first bill is for advance rental the second and third bills will be allocated £25 credit each.

Also you will not be able to make calls to cheap call providers like 1899 if you switch to PO,and if you have free caller display with BT PO will charge for it.

saver_natalie

pricefighter wrote:

Natalie. Havent you just paid BT £75 to get line connected. Are you sure they will allow you to get out of contract at such an early stage.

To get the £30 from Quidco you must sign up via their site.

Dont forget you wont get the £50 back from the PO until you have had 3 quarterly bills from them .The first bill is for advance rental the second and third bills will be allocated £25 credit each.

Also you will not be able to make calls to cheap call providers like 1899 if you switch to PO,and if you have free caller display with BT PO will charge for it.

When I was talking to the BT guy last night about connection, I asked about a minimum contract and how much it would cost to get out of it, and he said the max I would be charged would be £18.

I'm not too bothered about making cheap calls through 1899 or whoever cos I won't be using the phone that often. My thinking is that if I get £30 from Quidco, plus £50 from PO, plus line rental cheaper to begin with, even if I spend a bit on disconnecting from BT and on call costs, I should still be better off. It's just the logistics of actually doing it that's a bit confusing.

pricefighter

saver_natalie wrote:

When I was talking to the BT guy last night about connection, I asked about a minimum contract and how much it would cost to get out of it, and he said the max I would be charged would be £18.

Before you do anything i would get the cost of cancelling in writing from BT.

An afterthought did you not get a BT line because you wanted Broadband? Most BB suppliers insist you have a BT line to get it.If you change supplier they can terminate contract.

jtcg

The line will still be a "BT Line" aesthetically.
All the P.O. have done is buy the rights to the B.T. lines wholesale, and passed on the savings to the customer.
If there is a problem with the line, it's actually a B.T. engineer who will be shinning up the telegraph poles to fix it.
So, in effect, no ISP should refuse any internet connections to your line.
Al in all, it adds up to a very good deal!! :beer:

pricefighter

jtcg wrote:

The line will still be a "BT Line" aesthetically.
All the P.O. have done is buy the rights to the B.T. lines wholesale, and passed on the savings to the customer.
If there is a problem with the line, it's actually a B.T. engineer who will be shinning up the telegraph poles to fix it.
So, in effect, no ISP should refuse any internet connections to your line.
Al in all, it adds up to a very good deal!! :beer:

I agree thats how it should work but if thats the case why dont the ISP,s alter the T&C to cover this point,after all alternative suppliers of line rental have been around for a while now.

The deal might be good for low users,but as MSE pointed out originally its not much good for medium to high users.

exel1966

Just bare in mind when switching that the application process can be fairly slow. I applied on the 08/01 and am currently still waiting to be switched over to them.

utilitybroker

exel1966 wrote:

Just bare in mind when switching that the application process can be fairly slow. I applied on the 08/01 and am currently still waiting to be switched over to them.

So its going to be a long time before you get the £50 credit back then.

rapido

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