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O2 broadband free for existing customers
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Yes that does seem a very silly and irrational decision - you could have had a year free and then left after experiencing the new provider, if you then really wanted to.
Not really. Even if Sky turn out to be good, both Infinity and VM will destroy them in terms of speed. With Sky you're looking at 20/1.5 at most. With Infinity FTTC you could get 80/20 and with VM you could get 100/10.
I'd go for FTTC if I could get it here, but I can't so I'm going with VM. For a fiver more a month than I currently pay, I'll get over 4 times the speed. It's a bit of a no-brainer.
Free is great and all, but the massive difference in performance is worth the money to me.They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it0 -
Fine, but you are not comparing like with like. If you are OK with ADSL speeds, then a free 12m deal is unbeatable.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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True. In that case, though, for another 8 quid a month someone could get 30/3 via VM. I probably wouldn't have changed from my current 22/2.5 to 30/3, but for people on longer lines, the change in speed might be more significant. There's then the issue of some VM being oversubscribed, mind you, so it's not viable for everyone. If you're in a non-oversubscribed Be area, with decent syncs, you might not want to move to a potentially oversubscribed VM UBR.
Then again, perhaps everyone jumping ship from Be/O2 will relieve the strain on oversubcribed parts of the network, and the contention problems will alleviate a bit.
And it's not just about the money anyway, it's about refusing point blank to be a Sky customer. Yes, I wouldn't technically be a Sky customer yet, but hopefully the mass exodus from Be/O2 because of the impending Sky takeover will send a message to other companies who in future might have considered selling their customers to Sky.They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it0 -
I've just rung up o2 to get 12mth free broadband (have to pay for the line rental still), been with them for years and they've always been really good. Added bonus was that the adviser sold it as 12mth foc not a new contract (I'll wait for the t&c's before I'm certain). It looks like they're trying to maintain their customer base through the buyout.0
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They pretty much have to, really. Losing too many could make the deal fall through, and the bonus is based on x% staying, I'd imagine.
They'll be happy to lose money between now and then if it means they keep more customers.They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it0 -
Do you have to be outside a contract to phone them up and ask for MAC code? I've been with them years but think I might have signed up for landline as well as BB recently, better go and check online!0
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Do you have to be outside a contract to phone them up and ask for MAC code? I've been with them years but think I might have signed up for landline as well as BB recently, better go and check online!
It makes no difference.
Whether you are in or out of contract tell them you want out and you will get the retention offer.
(Though if you want a MAC you may will have to pay up if you are in contract)0 -
Why would anyone choose BT over Sky?
They are often cheaper. Of course, if you pay Sky £50 or £60 per month for other services then they generously offer you a bargain on the ticket price of broadband. But broadband and a landline only from Sky is not particularly cheap or competitive (or even available - I can rarely find a quote).
The beauty of O2/Be's broadband is that it is (was) broadband only - unlimited unmanaged 16 to 20 Mb for £4 to £8 per month (if on a retention deal) and you are then free to choose your own landline - whether £5 or £14.0 -
Actually I am outside of a contract on both BB and home phone. I am still on a standard broadband tariff with unlimited use for £14.50. Then Anytime home phone with 1571 and Caller Display for £19.06. I then get a £1.50 landline rental credit so my total bill is around £33 a month.
My T-Mobile contract is drawing to it's 2 year point, I wonder if armed with all this, I could wangle anything out of O2 myself. But then if I signed up for a free 12 months, what happens if SKY take over in that time? Does that mean I will have to pay them loads and take out their landline (do/will they even offer a landline?)0 -
weegie.geek wrote: »Not really. Even if Sky turn out to be good, both Infinity and VM will destroy them in terms of speed. With Sky you're looking at 20/1.5 at most. With Infinity FTTC you could get 80/20 and with VM you could get 100/10.
Sky can also sell FTTC. In fact, they already do, so what are you on about?
http://www.sky.com/shop/broadband-talk/fibre-optic/
Back to the topic. O2 also offered me the same "free" broadband but I declined as I want nothing to do with Sky. Off to Plusnet for me.0
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