Broadband and phone deals

skintinlooe

Hi all,
very newbie.
Can anyone explain how, when I do comaparisons for broadband and I get a list of best suppliers, none of them live up to their advertised deals?
Sky was a recommend for no limit broadband at a good price, but when I enquire of sky, I am told that I can only get 40gb download per month and it will cost twice as much.
The same seems to be true for every so called provider of broadband.

angelcake

I am finding this too, Not all providers can offer their best services due to the areas we live in, I am finding the best deals disappear when I enter my phone and post code! So frustrating. Not sure where to go now..

Fergie76

Try this site - http://www.samknows.com/broadband/broadband_checker

macman

Presumably because you are both on exchanges where LLU providers are not available, therefore you are being offered resold BT wholesale products-always more expensive. An exchange search on samknows will show your LLU options, if any.
OP-you are presumably being offered the dire Sky Connect, which is Sky's non-LLU product?

Phones4Chris

Resold BTw products are only more expnsive on Market 1 exchanges and that is because of OFCOM regulations. It's OFCOM you need to complain to. This policy is now anti-competitive, the aim when it was introduced was to get LLU providers to put their equipment into Market 1 exchanges but it's now past it's sell by date. Some BTw resold products on Market 2/3 exchanges are more competitive than LLU.

Anyway, skintinlooe, I guess you are on a market 1 exchange, but take a look at Plusnet's current product range, you'll find little to beat them, especially with their UK customer service.