BT cut price by nearly half!

Noni_Mouse

:jI had seem the TV ad for Plusnet and gone on to their website to find out about it. I was previously paying £44 a month to BT for line rental, free evening and weekend calls and broadband. Plusnet's website gives you the BT number to call to get a MAC code from them to enable you to change your supplier, and, as the bill was in my husbands name i got him to phone BT and ask for this code and say he wanted to change to Plusnet as they would do line rental, ANYTIME calls and broadband for £24.95 a month and what do you know, Bt said they would cut our monthly direct debit to £26 a month. and give us free ANYTIME calls (we only had evening and weekend before!) and it saves all the hassle of changing over.
I didn't quite believe it and got him to phone BT to confirm and they said it was a 12 month offer, but, if we contacted them in twelve months time they would do another deal. they obviously depend on peoples laziness not to chase these things but i am so glad i did this! More money in my pocket every month - not to be sniffed at!!!!

Note that this worked by phoning to ask for your MAC key as if you were going to change supplier.

wildbri

and even cheaper from Talktalk. I pay £20.30 for broadband, evening and weekend calls including international calls and line rental. Talktalk suits me fine and I have been using them for years with no trouble.

regards bri:)

AndysDad

Pity you didn't ring them up earlier and query the charges,as I Can't think why they were charging you £44/month.

Neil_Jones

Noni_Mouse wrote: »

Note that this worked by phoning to ask for your MAC key as if you were going to change supplier.

Makes no difference, or shouldn't do.
You'll be surprised the number of companies who can pull proverbial rabbits out of hats in order to retain custom. Apathy is the biggest money spinner for most companies and it only takes one phone call to potentially save a lot of money.

pen1

Noni_Mouse wrote: »

Bt said they would cut our monthly direct debit to £26 a month. and give us free ANYTIME calls (we only had evening and weekend before!) and it saves all the hassle of changing over.

For information, Plusnet was acquired by BT Group in 2007, and operates as a separate business brand/division of BT Group:

Serving the consumer broadband market with the BT and Plusnet brands. BT Total Broadband provides value-added services such as online storage, security and free access to the largest network of wi-fi hotspots in the UK, while Plusnet focuses on simple broadband packages for price-conscious customers. ...

http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/Ourcompany/Groupbusinesses/BTRetail/index.htm

brewerdave

wildbri wrote: »

and even cheaper from Talktalk. I pay £20.30 for broadband, evening and weekend calls including international calls and line rental. Talktalk suits me fine and I have been using them for years with no trouble.

regards bri:)

Only works if TalkTalk have unbundled your exchange - price on Market 1 exchanges is much higher.