Onetel dial up

aitch2oh

I have used Onetel dial up since maybe 2001. I use the daytime savings for £6.99 per month which also gives me free access all weekends. For various reasons this suits me fine.
My line is rented from TalkTalk and I want to change this for many reasons.
No company seems to do line rental only which is what I would like (because I do not use the phone for anything but dial up internet access) but BT do Unlimited Weekend for £12.79p

If I go back to BT for the line rental can anyone recommend a dial up cheaper than the one I have now or should I stay with Ontel?

Many thanks for your help

mrJ_5

this may be of use to you: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/dial-up-internet-isps

The cheapest dial-up ISP here is Zaggle @ £5.99 a month, for 60 hours usage a month

macman

If you are on a a Market 3 exchange then you can get Plusnet Value broadband for £5.99, if so it would be crazy to stay on dial up.
BT Weekend is £11.54 with online billing and DD payment.
https://www.samknows.com, then exchange search.

aitch2oh

Many thanks for your replies. I have contacted BT and I think that is the way to go for line rental as TalkTalk say I must have a full package that far exceeds my needs.

I may stay on my dial up for now with Onetel. This may sound strange but it is because I can only use the screen for a short time at each sitting and then I leave my PC sometimes for hours before getting back to it. I have serious sight problems. The problem I have if I get near broadband is that I cannot resist staying online "just a bit longer" and then I get migraines sometimes for days or even weeks.
Broadband....when I get a new pair of eyes

macman

But you would get each task done vastly quicker with broadband, because you wouldn't be sitting waiting an age for each page to load-so less time in front of the screen overall. And if you get free dial up all weekend, then that is not deterring you from using it either.