BT mind me taking on skytalk?

Gibble

Hi

I just got my skytv and would like to take up skytalk and their broadband again. I only want to pay BT for line rental now, coming off their call package after being with them for 25+ years will there be a charge?

jamespir

Gibble wrote: »

Hi

I just got my skytv and would like to take up skytalk and their broadband again. I only want to pay BT for line rental now, coming off their call package after being with them for 25+ years will there be a charge?

no they cant charge you theyll jsut revert your account to line rental only

KimYeovil

But note that if you currently have Option 2 (bundled evening calls) rather than the basic weekends-only package then you may have surreptitiously been slipped on to a rolling twelve month contract.

utilitybroker

Sky Talk will require you to take a 12 month contract.

McKneff

Also you can pay sky for your line rental, i thinks its about £1/£1.50 a month cheaper and then you only get one bill. If you ring Sky up they will haggle and possibly get line rental half price for 6/12 months if youre taking the package.

Heinz

McKneff wrote: »

Also you can pay sky for your line rental, i thinks its about £1/£1.50 a month cheaper and then you only get one bill.

Only 50p from 1 September 2009.

utilitybroker

Heinz wrote: »

Only 50p from 1 September 2009.

Thats soon wiped out if you have to call 0845/0870 numbers which are chargeable on Sky.

Gibble

Thanks for your help and advice.
0845 are chargable on sky oh no, i mean i use saynoto0870 but my mum can't bebothered.

But by going on to skytalk you get sky broadband £5 cheaper, so i think i'll still use sky talk.

Edit:
Reading that the post form that link to skyuser forum, their midbroadband is now 10gb a month down from 40gb allowance.

This is not proving to be that much of a better move.

Heinz

utilitybroker wrote: »

Thats soon wiped out if you have to call 0845/0870 numbers which are chargeable on Sky.

Indeed. Specially if you take into account Sky's charges for such calls:

Calls to 0845 numbers 6p/min AT ALL TIMES.

Calls to most 0870 numbers 10p/min in the daytime and 8p/min in the evening, seven days a week.

Which, when compared with the prices you can make those calls for, really are a rip-off.