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New landline installation - options?
Colliewobble_2
Posts: 89 Forumite
in Phones & TV
Hi,
I'm about to move into my new house this weekend and would be grateful for some advice.
Unfortunately mobile reception in my new house is a bit dire, otherwise I'd just use my unlimited calls package and opt for mobile broadband.
So...I now need a new landline for broadband, however, I've been on the BT website and apparently I'd need to pay the hefty connection charge, which is money I don't have at the moment.
I understand the free connection offer has finished too.
Just wondering what my options are - TalkTalk seem to have a better offer at the moment, but I've heard mixed reviews.
Do I have any other (moneysaving!) options?
Many thanks in advance,
CW
I'm about to move into my new house this weekend and would be grateful for some advice.
Unfortunately mobile reception in my new house is a bit dire, otherwise I'd just use my unlimited calls package and opt for mobile broadband.
So...I now need a new landline for broadband, however, I've been on the BT website and apparently I'd need to pay the hefty connection charge, which is money I don't have at the moment.
I understand the free connection offer has finished too.
Just wondering what my options are - TalkTalk seem to have a better offer at the moment, but I've heard mixed reviews.
Do I have any other (moneysaving!) options?
Many thanks in advance,
CW
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I am in a similar position. It looks like you can get £50 quidco cashback for a BT line.0
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On all 5 networks? That seems unlikely.Colliewobble wrote: »Unfortunately mobile reception in my new house is a bit dire, otherwise I'd just use my unlimited calls package and opt for mobile broadband.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 -
I live in a rural area,have tried all mobile operators,not one much better than any of the others. There are are's where phone signal is that bad.
In reply to the land line reconnection/new phone line query,I have just applied for a new phone line with Virgin media-its gonna cost me 35 pound for a new line as apposed to 124.99 with BT,will update you with more info when its all up and running.Live each day as if it was you're last0 -
If you do want to use a mobile at home you could get yourself one of the Vodafone "sure signal" boxes. I have one and they really do work.
You would obviously need broadband to use it, but it can pay for itself if you use it to call mobiles from home, which would cost a small fortune on a landline.
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatch/Portal/appmanager/vodafone/wrp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=templateCClamp&pageID=PPP_01610
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