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Broadband for a Scouts HQ

Tricky one this.Let me explain......

One of our local scout groups,has asked me to look into getting a broadband connection into their premises.Now to get it as cheap as possible,it would be nice to get it as a 'home' broadband package,which I have just tried to get with 02,but it would appear that the phone line could be a business line,and so it won't let me complete.

It's shame really,because had I have been able to 'wing it' and get 02,then because I'm an 02 mobile customer,I would have got it at a subsidised rate,plus all the benefits that come with 02. (Free router,tech support,unlimited downloads etc etc.) Even the fact that they wanted a static ip @ £4.95pm,still made it cheap.

So the question dear friends is....

Who is the best value for business broadband,should I need to go down that route?

The thing is,the scouts are a non profit organisation,so to get 'home' broadband,would have been less of a dent in their coffers.
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  • 456789
    456789 Posts: 2,305 Forumite
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    Have you checked the line at http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php - is the local exchange enabled with O2?

    Don't go with BT business BB they throttle the connection

    My advice would be to phone up O2 (they have a freephone number) and see if you can sort something out - they are usually quite helpful

    Who pays the phone bill for the scouts? get them to check if it is definately a business line
  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,679 Forumite
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    We used AOL on a business line for many years, paid on a personal cc.
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