Broadband + Landline Help

mughal

Hi
I have been using Telewest Broadband/landline/Cable for last one year now,
and paying 28 pounds per month, it waz on my brother's name

now i want a contract preferably 12 months from any service provider, that costs me cheap

my requirement is broadband with or more 2mb
and landline no i do'nt need any free minutes

i m looking for some one gr8 to come with gr8 suggestion

my post code is b987bs

thanx in advance

mhendo

Well, Be* have just enabled your local exchange, so you can get up to 24Mbps (ADSL2+) with them for £24pm; 3 month notice period.

Or if you want standard ADSL, then take a look at Freeola, UKFSN or Zazizam.


If you want people to give specific packages that might suit you, then you need to specify what usage you're likely to need (eg 2GB, 30GB, unlimited).

mhendo

Well that was a constructive post. :T (just as constructive as most your your recent posts)

As I said, if the estimated usage figures were supplied, then more suitable products could be suggested, plus I gave example ISPs that provide standard ADSL at cheap rates.

I have simply given the option of an "unlimited" service which I reckon is the best value available (against 2Mbps unlimited ADSL of £21.99pm, or 8Mbps unlimited at £29.99pm). - and last time I checked, "up to 24Mbps" was "with a minimum of 2MB". :rolleyes:

Obviously, if lower usage caps is what is wanted (which will be known when the OP replies) then there are cheaper options around the £14 mark.

mughal

First thanks for suggesting way out

infact i m just normal surfer, spend some time every day on net, just for fun, specially checking MSE sites, any cheap site with land line will work, but i do'nt mind spending some 25-30 quids, if get some good deals
thanks for helping

but i live in redditch, post code is B987BS,
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BexTech

Stick with Telewest, for broadband they are great, just dump the landline and switch to VoIP.

martin-w_2

>> Stick with Telewest, for broadband they are great, just dump the landline and switch to VoIP

AFAIK no VOIP provider supports/guarantees emergency 999 calls - after all the last thing you want is the house in flames and the inability to call the emergency services!

BexTech

martin-w wrote:

>> Stick with Telewest, for broadband they are great, just dump the landline and switch to VoIP

AFAIK no VOIP provider supports/guarantees emergency 999 calls - after all the last thing you want is the house in flames and the inability to call the emergency services!

I've had no problems having no landline for the last 12+ months, have a mobile if I need 999, but if the house was in flames the last thing I would be doing is staying in the house calling 999, I'd be getting out and then dialling 999.

greyster

BexTech wrote:

I've had no problems having no landline for the last 12+ months, have a mobile if I need 999, but if the house was in flames the last thing I would be doing is staying in the house calling 999, I'd be getting out and then dialling 999.

hehe ... you always got a mobile or you can shout "phone the fire brigade" out the window.

If your signing up to cable again, you can get cashback with quidco. £40 with telewest and its cheaper now.

BexTech

greyster wrote:

or you can shout "phone the fire brigade" out the window.

Exactly, I can remember a time when hardly anyone own a home phone, had to make do with the phone box on the corner.

mughal

yes, with all dis conversation i hv made my mind to go for telewest for broad band only
i have no idea of VOIP(sorry for being so ignorant), but will be very nice if u share the info and help me

greyster

There is two ways you can make a phone call to a person in this world.

1. With the normal telephone (PSTN)
2. Over the internet (VOIP)

Your voice is broken up into millions of bits and sent across the net, just like an email or music download. As you can imagine a human is not bothered if an email takes a while to arrive but with voice you really depend on it being quick to prevent a distorting voice sound on the call. Therefore you need to make sure you are not downloading heavily when you are talking, this is the first limitation.

With VOIP over you have two options. Download "voice software" such as the well known https://www.skype.com which lets you talk to any other skype user in the world for free. You can buy a headset or normal looking phone which plugs into your PC. The downside here is that your PC must be on to make or recieve calls. If you don't mind your PC being on 24/7, this is a good option for a replacement landline.

The next option is "VOIP Hardware" .... suppliers such as https://www.vonage.com offer a VOIP box which plugs directly into your broadband. You can plug a normal phone into this box and make calls just as a normal landline. Infact you will not notice the difference between this and normal calling. This is a more expensive option but works even when your PC is off.

I am making an educated guess here but I would suspect most people on ADSL, who have a BT landline are more likely to take the software route. This is because they have a fixed landline and can load up skype whenever they like to make calls. Those who have cable with no telephone may be more inclined to go with vonage or a similar supplier.

Skype is free, you pay per call (low prices arond the world) and can a small figure for a telephone number/answer service.

Vonage costs approx £5.99 a month, lets you phone other vonage people around world for free and all UK landline numbers for free.

Hope this helps.