Broadband ?

bluenose5_2

Hi My Broadband contract is due up on the 31st jan(BT) Its £10 a month unlimited plus line rental £13.90 a month, But there are better deals with sky £5 a month unlimited plus free calls(after 7)and line rental £12.25,Tesco is £4 a month and £11.75 line rental,both 12 month contracts,Any Advice on this,are they any good, sky- Tesco ?.Thank you.

bod1467

Tesco are (probably) just reselling a BT product.

Sky may be a LLU product.

Put your phone number/postcode into the broadband checker at https://www.samknows.com and see which ISPs service your exchange.

bluenose5_2

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bod1467

Loads of options for you then. (You'll be on a Market 3 exchange).

For price vs performance then a LLU option would work best. Sky or TalkTalk, though I'd suggest Sky first. (The TT product can be fine, but if there are any issues then customer services can be an utter nightmare, especially via phone. TT won the Wooden Spoon award AGAIN this year).

After that you're looking at someone who resells the WBC product, which could be just about anyone. Since you're on a Market 3 exchange then people like Plusnet will offer you their lowest cost options.

I'm also on a Market 3 exchange, but I'm with BE (LLU) because I value customer service and technical performance. That said, I have landline, calls and broadband with them and the price I pay, whilst higher than what Sky/TT etc. would offer, is still reasonable.

Ultimately it's all down to what you value.

kwikbreaks

Either of these are worth considering...

bluenose5 wrote: »

O2 / Be LLU
Sky Broadband / Easynet LLU

You can save £5 on O2 by using one of their mobile phones (could be PAYG topped up quarterly)

Sky will charge £5 extra if you don't have their TV

You'll need to check the call options to see if either are worth taking.

Alisha2008

I'm in a similar situation, I have Virgin at the moment but it's terribly expensive! (around £40 a month). Would it take a long time to switch to SKY? My main issue is that I don't have the main phone point in the house near any sockets.. so not sure how to connect the router? Would it be possible to put the router somewhere else, would it affect the speed..?

bod1467

Virgin is cable, so it will use an entirely different line into the house. So if the line is not working then it will need to be activated. (I guess you know this, but thought I'd better make it clear).

You can run a longer ADSL cable, but get one which is high quality (screened, twisted pair) - don't just run a bog-standard phone extension cable. This way you can site the ADSL router near sockets without compromising (much) the ADSL speed.

Bear in mind - the speed you get on ADSL is dependant on how close you are to the exchange, and the quality of your line. Sky/others should be able to give you an estimate (although this is based on BT database figures so could be inaccurate).

Alisha2008

Yes, I knew that, thanks. I'm not sure if the house has a BT line, I know the previous owners had Virgin too. I don't want to have a cable from the router to the phone socket, it would be in the middle of the landing...but there's another phone socket in the bedroom, could i put the routher there, or does it need to be plugged into the main phone socket?

pcombo

Alisha2008 wrote: »

Yes, I knew that, thanks. I'm not sure if the house has a BT line, I know the previous owners had Virgin too. I don't want to have a cable from the router to the phone socket, it would be in the middle of the landing...but there's another phone socket in the bedroom, could i put the routher there, or does it need to be plugged into the main phone socket?

Yes the router can be plugged into an extension box.

Virgin still do normal broadband not sure who supplies it though maybe BT.