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Help please re calls and broadband

Hi, I consider myself a fairly good moneysaver but the one area I've been neglecting is phone and broadband, mostly because it's so confusing. I've therefore been trying to find a good deal this weekend but 36 hours in and my head is ready to explode!

I have: Broadband with madasafish 20mb 12.50pm
Line rental and calls with BT anytime extra (free calls all the time) £33pm
Mobile calls with 18185 £6pm
Total: 49.50.

I would love more broadband usage and cheaper everything else and nearly signed up to talk talk but got put off by the millions of negative reviews! Does anyone know of any deals I have missed? Or good advice? Thanks in advance.
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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Have a look at plusnet http://www.plus.net/home-broadband/
  • smudge2006
    smudge2006 Posts: 129 Forumite
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    Hmmm, not a student but thanks.
    Premier League Baby!
  • ValHaller
    ValHaller Posts: 5,212 Forumite
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    Virgin_M wrote: »
    I am a Student Ambassador for Virgin Media in the West Midlands area and I have some amazing deals for
    Hopefully, Vuirgin Media are a sufficiently switched on organisation that by the end of tomorrow, you will be a former Student Ambassador for Virgin Media., if you are so dull minded unimaginative and totally unprofessional that you are prepared to damage the Virgin brand by spamming.
    You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'
  • oldharryrocks
    oldharryrocks Posts: 533 Forumite
    edited 29 July 2013 at 5:15AM
    Switching to Plusnet via Top Cashback can earn you £39+ http://www.topcashback.co.uk/plusnet_broadband/

    Also Plusnet still allow to use 18185.

    Madasafish is a trading name of Plusnet by the way who are part of the BT group.:D
  • brewerdave
    brewerdave Posts: 8,896 Forumite
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    You can certainly do considerably better than £49+ pm!!
    I'm with Plusnet for unlimited internet,weekend/evening calls and phone rental - inc. 18185 calls my total spend is ~ £22 pm for the next 12 months on "introductory" pricing - after 12 months it would go up to ~ £33pm..........but I'll renegotiate a better deal next July!!:)
  • notbritishgas
    notbritishgas Posts: 2,317 Forumite
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    smudge2006 wrote: »
    Hi, I consider myself a fairly good moneysaver but the one area I've been neglecting is phone and broadband, mostly because it's so confusing. I've therefore been trying to find a good deal this weekend but 36 hours in and my head is ready to explode!

    I have: Broadband with madasafish 20mb 12.50pm
    Line rental and calls with BT anytime extra (free calls all the time) £33pm
    Mobile calls with 18185 £6pm
    Total: 49.50.

    I would love more broadband usage and cheaper everything else and nearly signed up to talk talk but got put off by the millions of negative reviews! Does anyone know of any deals I have missed? Or good advice? Thanks in advance.
    How do you get £33 for line rental and calls, line rental is £15.45 and the anytime package is £7. Also it is cheaper to pay "line rental saver" one year upfront.
    I will endorse the recommendations for Plusnet, depending on your exchange area it can be quite cheap or very competitive.
  • smudge2006
    smudge2006 Posts: 129 Forumite
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    You're all legends, thank you!
    Premier League Baby!
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