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New line needed - BT, Madasafish, others?

Odyssy
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in Phones & TV
My daughter needs a landline and ideally broadband. She wanted to follow Martin's recommendation for the Talktalk £20 p/m package which matches her needs very well, but although there is a line into the house there is no BT linebox.
Talktalk say they can't can't provide a new line, only transfer an existing one.
The BT installation charge of £125 is do-able, but it seems to lock you into a contract for 12 months, and the BT phone and BB package is quite a bit more expensive, and it goes up by £5 after 3 months.
Madasafish will provide a line (via BT engineers) for £115 but the required package is about the same price as BT and it seems you can't use CPS.
Are there any other options?
Thanks
Talktalk say they can't can't provide a new line, only transfer an existing one.
The BT installation charge of £125 is do-able, but it seems to lock you into a contract for 12 months, and the BT phone and BB package is quite a bit more expensive, and it goes up by £5 after 3 months.
Madasafish will provide a line (via BT engineers) for £115 but the required package is about the same price as BT and it seems you can't use CPS.
Are there any other options?
Thanks
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Hi
If your daughter is a Vodafone customer, she can get Line Rental, Broadband and Inclusive UK landline calls for £25 per month.
Plus if there isn't a line already installed, they can arrnge it for you for a charge of £105.
I'm moving into a new build next week and they are supplying the line instead of BT - I've heard nothing but praise for Vodafone on it's new service!:exclamati Lightbulb: 28/08/07 @ £27117.40
Current Debt: £26527.54 as at 13/09
Quidco tracked: £42.55 - Ebay: £103.00 - Amazon £9.83 - Copper Challenge: £2.70 since 30/080 -
So we have
BT - 129.95
Vodafone - 105
Masadasfish - 115
What is the contract length for each of them??0 -
So we have
BT - 129.95
Vodafone - 105
Masadasfish - 115
What is the contract length for each of them??
BT One Year.
Voda 18 months,requires you to take their Broadband and if you cease to be a Voda Mobile Contract holder it goes up to £35 a month.
Madasafish. Not clear suggest you ask them
http://www.madasafish.com/talk/new-line-installation.asp0 -
And BT's price is £124.99 not £129.95Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.0
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