can i get a better deal from bt ?

jammy_dodger

hi folks

my broadband is up for renewal on 19th jan i currently have option 3 paying £24.46 a month :eek: my line rental is £10 plus vat

my phone bills each month are minimal but there are 4 internet users in the house

I would prefer to stay with bt i live quite rural and not much choice available for other isp

when i rang today i was told my usage would not qualify for option 2 as i have used above its limit at times , so would need to stay on option 3 the best they could offer was

stay on option 3 for £19.56 per month and £8.27 line rental with a 12 month contract

or take up an 18 month contract line rental again £8.27 month 6 months free broadband then pay £22.50 for remainder 12 months

they also including evening weekend free calls that is not a great bonus for me as i use phone very little

be glad of some advice cheers

syko29793

check sam knows http://www.samknows.com/broadband/.
If you have LLU in your exchange then you can get option 3 at £15.16 a month.If no LLU then your stuck with the prices quoted unless you change isp.

jammy_dodger

thanks syko it seems i do have LLU whatever that is so will contact them tomorrow to re negotiate a deal cheers

jammy_dodger

spoke too soon its adsl on my line so it looks like will have to settle for their offer still a £7 per month saving better than nowt

sealady

I am also with BT and my contract was up with them in December. Last week this is the deal I got! I did play them against Sky. I have my line rental at £4.50 per month, All calls free including some international countries at £4.50 per month and 12.50 broadband a month which is Option 3 unlimited usage. Hope that helps try and play them against other companies and even themselves. I requested my MAC code via email and got a reply offering broadband down to £15 pm and when I phoned them to get a better deal with the line rental I got it down even further. At the moment Sky are offering line rental at £5 for the first six months. Even if you are not a sky customer they don't know that so play the two companies against each other.

jammy_dodger

thanks sealady shall take a look who has what in my area and give it a go well done for you hanging on ..when your contract is up with bt you dont have to renew straight away then ? was panicing thinking i had to act quickly before they gave me another 12 month contract ?? thanks for your help

sealady

I don't think so because my contract finished on the 23rd December and only renewed it last week

jammy_dodger

sealady wrote: »

I don't think so because my contract finished on the 23rd December and only renewed it last week

many thanks for your prompt reply shall keep em sweating while i do research

djohn2002uk

Make sure your existing contract is not a rolling one or it will be renewed automatically. Ring them and ask, if it is tell them you don't want it renewed. Then start your bargaining.

Inactive

Why stay with BT if they insist on long contracts?

Because your line is provided by BT, doesn't mean that you have to use them for Broadband, there are quite a few far better ISP's that only have a 30 day contract.

jammy_dodger

thanks djohn and inactive have just rang up as never thought of "rolling " contract am not on one , but no better offers from bt yet