Broadband only??

Kkennesion

Hi all. I have a question, I am wondering if there is a package anyone knows of which basically offers broadband only. I never use my home phone as I pay a contract for my mobile. But I have a laptop so need Internet. So basically is there a broadband only deal??

Thanks.

Nilrem

IIRC the only BB only deals are likely to be some form of mobile dongle (with the limited data allowance and costs invovled in that).

If you're in a cable area you might be able to get VM cable without a phone line, but from memory it works out about the same as with the phone line.

ADSL simply is not available without some form of phoneline, as it require an active phoneline to work (thus line rental).

vm2pensioner

Try PlusNet - has various combinations of broadband only or broadband plus phone.

Peter999_2

Even with the broadband only packages from Plusnet you still need a phoneline.

caeler

I'm with primus. I paid £111 upfront for line rental and pay 99p a month for broadband, works out at £10.24pm.

Inigo_Montoya

In the UK you currently cannot have landline broadband without an active phone line as well

In other countries you can - its called 'naked / dry loop adsl'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_DSL#United_Kingdom

macman

ADSL broadband requires an active line, an active line requires you to pay line rental.

zappahey

macman wrote: »

ADSL broadband requires an active line, an active line requires you to pay line rental.

Which is fair enough. But why do we have to pay for telephone service that we don't need?

TimBear

zappahey wrote: »

Which is fair enough. But why do we have to pay for telephone service that we don't need?

But you DO need it. You may not make calls but you need the line and the infrastructure from your home to the exchange in order to run your broadband connection. Why should that be free?

macman

zappahey wrote: »

Which is fair enough. But why do we have to pay for telephone service that we don't need?

The payment you make to your ISP does not provide and maintain the phone line. It's like saying, 'I pay for fuel for my car, why should have to pay road tax as well to maintain the road'?
You are not paying for the phone service. You are paying for an active line to transmit the data.

ColinFishwick

Adsl requires a telephone line as does voice so you pay line rental its no different if you require voice but not internet using your logic

zappahey wrote: »

Which is fair enough. But why do we have to pay for telephone service that we don't need?