Want to leave BT (hardly use my home phone) - any good cheap Landline alternatives?

newsaver40

Hi Guys,
just received my latest quartly Bill from BT. (Not happy. )
My usual £50 quarterly bill has gone up to £70, which includes an £11 Caller Display charge and a BT Answer 1571 charge (a penalty for only making 2 calls this quarter ), plus the advanced 'hiked' line rental which is another £58ish.

I hardly ever use my landline phone and i only have a landline because of Broadband!
So basically, i'd like to tell BT where to go but need a cheap landline alternative....one that can still accomodate my 02 Broadband and one whereby i don't incur any other BT charges [for switching]. Oh,..... and where there isn't a penalty for low usage.
(I think 02 Home phone works out the same as BT Line Rental Saver....but feel free to correct me if i'm wrong).
Any advice or helpful links etc will be greatly appreciated.

Before anyone says 'Primus',.......they sound like a complete nightmare! https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3879985

sophlowe45

I was going to say Primus, however how about Bt line rental saver which works out to be 10.75 a month

cheapest o2 option for line rental is 13 pounds a month

bengalknights

Post office although as you have o2 broadband o2 may do you a deal.

Ypaymore

Cheapest published O2 homephone line rental is £13.

You could get BT Line Rental Saver £129 for one year (£10.75p a month)

There’s a minimum call requirement for this product. This means you have to make at least 2 landline calls per month or 6 per quarter, depending on how often you're billed. If you don’t make these calls you’ll be charged £1.50 per month/£4.50 per quarter. The calls have to be chargeable or included with your call plan. So make two calls a month at weekends out of your inclusive minutes . If you havent got a number to ring call Speaking Clock.See Heinz idea here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/42188430#Comment_42188430

Ditch the Voicemail and Caller Display as your not using it.

To keep a better eye on things, to stop any charges building up.Switch to monthly whole bill direct. http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12737/~/what-is-a-whole-bill-direct-debit%3F

newsaver40

Thanks Guys, was going to opt for 02 as i spotted a "12 months half price line rental" offer on Uswitch. But after trying for nearly a whole day i couldn't even get through to speak to an 02 customer services rep to try and get a good deal! (Not good right there).
Then i found out via the website you're only entitled to the half price offer if you're an 02 customer (you're not classed as an 02 customer even though you have Broadband with them) - plus there's a "one-off connection fee of £25.53 which applies to non-o2 customers". So no point going with them!

I'll see if anyone can come up with any other alternatives today, if not i'll probably phone BT tomorrow and opt for the BT Line Rental Saver. I'll just have to set myself a reminder each month to make those 6 calls.

jhp

newsaver40 wrote: »

I'll just have to set myself a reminder each month to make those 6 calls.

Dont you mean 2 calls a month ?

Useful Free reminder site = http://www.resave.co.uk/

chambta

I can't find this half price o2 offer.

newsaver40

jhp wrote: »

Dont you mean 2 calls a month ?

Or 6 per quarter.

newsaver40

chambta wrote: »

I can't find this half price o2 offer.

http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/providers/o2/?bb=1&gclid=CMOr-qqszLICFQMMfAodOg8AmQ#content

But i think you have to be an 02 (Mobile Phone) customer to qualify.

Ypaymore

newsaver40 wrote: »

http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/providers/o2/?bb=1&gclid=CMOr-qqszLICFQMMfAodOg8AmQ#content

But i think you have to be an 02 (Mobile Phone) customer to qualify.

Thats half price broadband. You originally mentioned half price line rental.;)

newsaver40

Ypaymore wrote: »

Thats half price broadband. You originally mentioned half price line rental.;)

Oops!