Tesco Broadband

MattLFC

I'm currently with o2 on the "original" service (£9.50) (no throttling, caps etc, for some reason my connection is set at 20Mbps though lol) and Madasafish for line-rental (£11.99). No problems with either, had fantastic service all round. Just ditched o2 mobile for three, so the broadband will increase by £5.00 per month.

Saw the Tesco press release on Techradar the other day, and have to say initially the line-rental looked steep, but as a package it seems a very good deal.

Anyone with Tesco broadband or on any CWC resold services, what's the network like, reliability (I remember in the days when CWC owned Bulldog, it was terrible), speeds, any significant throttling employed etc...

Also, can't see anywhere on the site a mention of upstream speeds, anyone know what it is? What's the customer service like?

Cheers!! :beer:

brewerdave

MattLFC wrote: »

I'm currently with o2 on the "original" service (£9.50) (no throttling, caps etc, for some reason my connection is set at 20Mbps though lol) and Madasafish for line-rental (£11.99). No problems with either, had fantastic service all round. Just ditched o2 mobile for three, so the broadband will increase by £5.00 per month

.....as long as you have an O2 number you can get the discount - find a friend with a PAYG O2 phone - as long as they aren't using it to get a discount on b/band you can use the number ...or even buy a O2 PAYG SIM ....worth it for £60 py !!:T

MattLFC

Got an o2 PayGo sim (o2 have transferred my number to it as I've had the same number for 8 years so need to keep it active for a few months).

But I'm not into topping up a phone, that I'm never going to use.

pingu

MattLFC wrote: »

Got an o2 PayGo sim (o2 have transferred my number to it as I've had the same number for 8 years so need to keep it active for a few months).

But I'm not into topping up a phone, that I'm never going to use.

you have to top up every 3 months to get £5 discount.
im in the same position thinking what to do go to tesco sky or someone else???

brewerdave

MattLFC wrote: »

Got an o2 PayGo sim (o2 have transferred my number to it as I've had the same number for 8 years so need to keep it active for a few months).

But I'm not into topping up a phone, that I'm never going to use.

...think they have changed the t & cs since I last looked a couple of years ago ...don't think you had to top up to get the discount:o ....... but as I see it you would still gain (£40 top up per year vs £60 discount?) and my original comment about using a relative/mate's O2 number still stands.

EDIT:when I had a PAYG O2 phone a few years ago I had to top up to keep the number going ...but I just used the excess credit to text/phone relatives when I went on holidays abroad.

MattLFC

Afaik, they have always required a £10 per 90 days topup??

I don't really know anyone with an o2 simcard now, everyone locally can't get off the network quick enough (abysmal is an understatement). Shame, because up until about 18 months ago, "everyone" locally was on o2 for the past decade!!

pingu

http://www.tescobroadband.com/tesco-broadband/anytime-package.aspx

i have just gone for this package also get staff discount on top so £16.60:money:

MattLFC

Do let us know how you find it mate!

D34N

I changed to tesco broadband from plusnet, had a few problems with the connection dropping but there customer service was good and sorted the problem quickly. The speed is same as i was getting with plusnet 6-7 downspeed and 0.80 ish up.

I got 5000 clubcard points for swopping and £35.00 cashback, So dont forget quidco if u decide to swop.

bluenose5_2

Hi Have a look at this?.http://www.ispreview.co.uk/isp_list/ISP_List_Fixed_Line_Broadband.php,hope this helps,

MattLFC

Cheers!