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AOL talk to BT
cocktail
Posts: 377 Forumite
in Phones & TV
yeah! thats right.
any advice appreciated.
i am with AOL for broadband(c**P) speed and want to change to o2.
I have BT line rental and AOL broadband(get 0.5 mb max speed on checking)+AOL talk anytime(free with broadband).
should i first change calls over to BT first(£15 quidco) to their basic package.(no rolling contract but 12 months min term), then MAC to O2(£50 quidco+2 months free) or should i just move to O2 and the AOL talk just gets cancelled and my calls automatically move to BT bearing in mind that i am not in contract with BT at the moment.
i know of cheaper packages out there but i want unlimited broadband. Anytime calls on landline do not matter as i have enough mobile mins+unlimted landline calls on mobile anyway. O2 broadband only available with BT line.
any advice appreciated.
i am with AOL for broadband(c**P) speed and want to change to o2.
I have BT line rental and AOL broadband(get 0.5 mb max speed on checking)+AOL talk anytime(free with broadband).
should i first change calls over to BT first(£15 quidco) to their basic package.(no rolling contract but 12 months min term), then MAC to O2(£50 quidco+2 months free) or should i just move to O2 and the AOL talk just gets cancelled and my calls automatically move to BT bearing in mind that i am not in contract with BT at the moment.
i know of cheaper packages out there but i want unlimited broadband. Anytime calls on landline do not matter as i have enough mobile mins+unlimted landline calls on mobile anyway. O2 broadband only available with BT line.
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I can't see a £15 cashback for switching to BT's Unlimited Weekend Plan on the Quidco site but, regardless of that, I'd make the changes in the order you suggest.
It may take a little longer to reach your target but you'd at least have the chance to sort out any mistakes along the road.Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0 -
in quidco under BT braodband, one of the options is Calls only--£15.0
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so i have decided to stay with AOL for the broadband and got my bill down to £6.99 for broadband(unlimited, upto 8mb+new free router). this includes AOL talk that i already had. Am happy with the 2.5 to 3.5 mb speed that i was getting. this speed appears enough for my needs.
line rental remains with BT.
can anyone (heinz?/)please tell me how to avoid the £2.50 charge from BT for caller display. 1280 prefix does not work with AOL talk.
have to make 2 chargeable calls per month through BT--but how.
charge card apparently doesnt work(other guys on the forum) and 1280 no longer works.
isnt this £2.50 charge a month daylight robbery. its adverised as free in calling features as part of Privacy at home(fees mentioned in small print if not making chargeable calls.)
is there a way around it or should i just consider that my actual line rental is £13.75(£2.50 +11.25) as punishment for not having my calls with BT!0
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