NI phone And Broandband?

Money_Grabber13579

madmam wrote: »

so do i still need to keep my bt line and pay for rental (contract ends in jan )
im in north antrim area


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No, you can move the whole operation to Talktalk and pay them for both the line rental and broadband. However, if you wish to move back to BT, or to another supplier at a later date, you may have to pay a reconnection charge. (May be waived if you sign an 18 month contract)

Sor

I'd recommend plusnet as well.

D.A.

Bear in mind that Plusnet is owned by BT.

Bannsider

I have my broadband, line rental and call package through Sky and I have never had any problems.

ballyblack

But don't you need a BT line in the first place??

Money_Grabber13579

ballyblack wrote: »

But don't you need a BT line in the first place??

In reality, yes, but technically, no. If it's LLU, Talktalk, Sky etc will take over the line, but continue to pay BT as they still own it. However, it involves a physical switch in the exchange from BT's equipment to the LLU company's equipment. Hence why there might be a charge to reconnect to BT's equipment.

If you want to go with O2 broadband, you need a BT landline, therefore, if your line is with talktalk, you can't get O2 broadband, as it isn't a BT line.

Bannsider

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

In reality, yes, but technically, no. If it's LLU, Talktalk, Sky etc will take over the line, but continue to pay BT as they still own it. However, it involves a physical switch in the exchange from BT's equipment to the LLU company's equipment. Hence why there might be a charge to reconnect to BT's equipment.

If you want to go with O2 broadband, you need a BT landline, therefore, if your line is with talktalk, you can't get O2 broadband, as it isn't a BT line.

Correct! Also, Talktalk told me they couldn't match the Sky prices.

suki1964

madmam wrote: »

so do i still need to keep my bt line and pay for rental (contract ends in jan )
im in north antrim area


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Im on TALKTALK LLU (Ballymoney exchange)

I get much faster speeds then BT could ever give either direct or through Virgin, back then I was getting speeds of less then 500 kbps. now I get on average 1700kbps - with a line only capable of 2mbs thats some good going

However - seem to get a lot of phone outages. A lot compared with BT with whom there was never a problem. But as I rarely use the land line its not a big deal for me

I find TALKTALK great value for money

bribrian

Another vote for Sky here. I was paying £18 for broadband with Orange & £12 or so line rental with BT = £30mth. Got a great deal with sky incl 4 pack, HD pack, broadband, & line rental for £30 mth............ :j
And no probs so far with them...

Supergers

bribrian
how did u get that deal? i have been with them for years and everytime i phone up the will give me nothing.
I have all channels exept sports, line rental, broadband and sky+.
Do you get all the hd channels with that deal aswell??
thanks