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Broadband options for a six-month flat lease?

Hey all!

Just moved into a flat on a six-month lease and will be sticking to that duration.

I do a lot of work on the net so need to rely on a broadband connection.

I've been looking into the options including the 3 offer of 15Gb for £15 a month - but that's a 24-month contract (will be shuttling overseas at the end of the 6 months so the extra 18 months would be useless); the Vodafone 'unlimited' mobile broadband offer for £20 a month + £25 for the dongle (on a 12 month contract, so not ideal); BT (but that's 12 months); Sky (thru BT so again 12 months); and so on.

Does anyone else have any more suitable ideas on ways I can get broadband up and running?

I'm in a block and we don't have Virgin so that's out. And apparently beinternet don't service this postcode either!

Thanks for your help!

Stormy

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  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Any of the following do BB via a BT Phone Line for 30 day contracts;

    IDNet, Newnet and I believe Zen.

    All excellent companies.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You don't say if you already have a BT landline physically installed in the flat?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • FStewart
    FStewart Posts: 50 Forumite
    Try Ask4 - fw decent tariffs there.
  • Thanks guys - have gone with the Voda 12 month business mobile broadband tariff at £20-odd a month. Getting 3g+ here so the speeds are more than tenable.

    Thanks again!
  • ACDeag
    ACDeag Posts: 743 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hey all!

    Just moved into a flat on a six-month lease and will be sticking to that duration.

    I do a lot of work on the net so need to rely on a broadband connection.

    I've been looking into the options including the 3 offer of 15Gb for £15 a month - but that's a 24-month contract (will be shuttling overseas at the end of the 6 months so the extra 18 months would be useless); the Vodafone 'unlimited' mobile broadband offer for £20 a month + £25 for the dongle (on a 12 month contract, so not ideal); BT (but that's 12 months); Sky (thru BT so again 12 months); and so on.

    Does anyone else have any more suitable ideas on ways I can get broadband up and running?

    I'm in a block and we don't have Virgin so that's out. And apparently beinternet don't service this postcode either!

    Thanks for your help!

    Stormy



    3 do a one month £15/15GB contract, details here.

    http://threestore.three.co.uk/dealsummary.aspx?offercode=1MB5GD003&id=1397
  • ACDeag wrote: »
    3 do a one month £15/15GB contract.
    Sadly that's not quite true.

    If you click on the More Info button for the 15Gb offer you'll see that as I quoted above, this is only applicable on a 24-month contract. Who wants two year contracts on mobile broadband!

    Thanks anyway.
  • ACDeag
    ACDeag Posts: 743 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sadly that's not quite true.

    If you click on the More Info button for the 15Gb offer you'll see that as I quoted above, this is only applicable on a 24-month contract. Who wants two year contracts on mobile broadband!

    Thanks anyway.

    You are right, sorry. The one month option is £15/5GB
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