Need a hand through the maze...

anotherbob

I haven't looked at my phone/broadband setup for a couple of years and Martin's latest e-mail prodded me into doing so. My current arrangement is....
Line rental to BT (including Caller ID which is important to me) £13 pm
Broadband with Plusnet £15 pm
Evening and weekend calls via Primus Saver £1 pm
Peak Time through 18185. Average £12 pm
My Orchid dialler is set up as advised by Heinz quite a long time ago.
I make that about £40 pm and I'd like to see if I can get the same services for less. I'd appreciate a hand through the maze of alternatives. (I checked my local exchange and Talk-Talk is available.)

macman

TalkTalk is available anywhere. Do you mean it's available LLU? Please post your exchange name or postcode so we can see what other LLU options might be available to you.

anotherbob

My postcode is OL5, and phone prefix 01457.
Thanks for your time.

macman

Sorry, either need full postcode or your exchange name. Your area code indicates Glossop but your postcode is Mossley, so rather confused!

anotherbob

Sorry, local exchange name will be Mossley.

macman

BB: OK, your LLU options are Orange, Sky or Talktalk. I was going to recommend o2, but they are not LLU on Mossley yet. TalkTalk Esssentials package is cheapest, but you'd need to switch your line rental to them.
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/MRMSL
But you might do better just to change your BB package with Plusnet. Your exchange is Market 3, so you can get the Plusnet Value package for £5.99 pm. That's a £9 saving straight off.
http://www.plus.net/
Calls-you are paying £13pm, but you could get BT Unlimited Anytime for £4.95.

anotherbob

Thanks for your help once more.
I've been checking a) my B/B usage and b) the proportion of 18185 calls made to mobiles.
My paid for usage with Plusnet is around 14-15Gb pm, and overnight free usage (torrents) another 8Gb pm. Around 50% of my calls are to mobiles.
Two questions occur to me re. B/B... 1) I see the Plusnet Value package is for up to 10Gb pm, how much do they charge for extra Gb? 2) Is the speed during the free usage period the same as I am getting now?
Two questions re. calls. 1) Can I still use 18185 for calling mobiles if I change to BT Unlimited Anytime? 2) Can I still use 18185 for calling mobiles with Talk Talk Essentials?