Best broadband option - is it sky?

dk7

Hi

Been with BT for 2 and a half years. Initially on option 3 for 18 months and then on option 2 for 12 months at negiotiated rate of £15 per month.

Broadband service has been fine, never suffered any donwtime and limits etc on option 2 never exceeded. But BT customer services are dreadful - have had to phone up BT after every monthly bill of the last 12 months to ensure we only paid the agreed the £15 per month! So i've had enough and requested our MAC code as out of contract - BT did not offer any incentive to stay so i'm def leaving.

Anyway currently have sky tv - full package which is definitely staying. I'm also on an orange mobile.

What's the cheapest package available that gives us a service broadly similar to bt option 2? I'm edging towards sky mid (despite downgrade to 10GB limit) as at £5 pm it seems a bargain. Is the broadband service any good? (i find sky's CS decent, certainley an improvement on BT!)

Cheers for any advice

FYI not interested in cheap landline calls as all calls made inside my mobile monthly allowance.

456789

who is mobile with?

what options are available? http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php

dk7

456789 wrote: »

who is mobile with?

what options are available? http://www.samknows.com/broadband/search.php

Mobile is with orange - but getting near end of 18 month contract and not sure i want to stay with them as reception is now (for some strange reason) variable in my house.

As for Sam knows:

AOL:Enabled
O2 / Be:Enabled as of 31/08/2005
C&W / Bulldog:Enabled as of 31/07/2006
Edge Telecom:Not available
Entanet:Not available
Lumison:Not available
NewNet:Not available
Node4:Not available
Orange:Enabled as of 01/12/2005
Pipex:Enabled as of 28/08/2006
Sky / Easynet:Enabled as of 04/07/2002
Smallworld:Not available
TalkTalk (CPW):Enabled as of 17/06/2006
Tiscali:Enabled as of 01/12/2006
Tiscali TV:Enabled
WB Internet:Not available
Zen Internet:Not available

Ofcom Classification What's this?
Market 3
Four or more 'principal' operators provide broadband services at this exchange. Service in this area has been deregulated!

456789

I would say either:

get sky broadband

or

get a mobile on O2 and get unlimited dowloads for £7.50 (after discount for having an O2 phone)

penrhyn

Sky Everyday broadband is £10 a month , unless you take SkyTalk.

www.skyuser.co.uk is a good resource for all things Sky.

dk7

penrhyn wrote: »

Sky Everyday broadband is £10 a month , unless you take SkyTalk.

www.skyuser.co.uk is a good resource for all things Sky.

Happy to get sky talk - call costs are not an issue - can go months without making a landline call!

dk7

456789 wrote: »

I would say either:

get sky broadband

or

get a mobile on O2 and get unlimited dowloads for £7.50 (after discount for having an O2 phone)

My orange contract does not run out till mid Sept and presuming i could find a comparable deal would only save £2.5 p/w over sky max (£10p/m with sky talk), but in the meantime would need to pay £20+ per month for next two months with BT, so for the next year i'd only save £10 on O2 and that if i find a good deal with them for my mobile!

Think i'm going to get sky - now mid £5 p/m but £30 install or max £10p/m but no install cost?