Broadband - don't need phone.

ohreally

We have 4 mobiles in the house plus work supplied iphones, I don't really need a land-line (or do I).

Whats the best way (cost effective) to have broadband without a telephone being connected (or am I looking at this from the wrong angle)?

At the moment we have a Tesco line (any time calls), was with O2 for BB but that has now been ported to Sky - they are charging me £18+ per month which I view as nothing more than a rip-off and I refuse to remain with them.

Best way forward.

davehills

I would suggest in the first instance, phoning up Sky and asking what they can do, once you are out of contract.

I have just managed to get Sky line rental and broadband for £14 per month, all-in.

Tesco are offering free broadband to new customers who take line rental, which works out at £15.40 per month.

Generally, you need a phone line to have broadband, so it'll be a matter of having a hunt round to see what the best deal is.

You could have Virgin broadband installed, which would negate the need for a phone line, but won't be the cheapest option.

The other option would be to use the 4G/3G internet on your phone and tether it to your laptop. How much this'll be will depend on your phone contract and won't be as fast as BB via a line/cable/fibre.

ohreally

I am not under contract however I am not open to giving Sky my money. £18 pm for internet only has soured the relationship.

Generally, you need a phone line to have broadband

While I accept this, I would consider moving to a cable provider (yes I realise that's another line to rent).

Just don't want to jump from frying pan to fire.

macman

With VM you won't need to take the phone service to have broadband-however the cost saving will be minimal.
Any ADSL or FTTC service requires a working landline-which means paying line rental.
If you don't make any landline calls, why did you sign up for Anytime calls? That's just throwing away about £60 pa.

ohreally

macman wrote: »

If you don't make any landline calls, why did you sign up for Anytime calls? That's just throwing away about £60 pa.

Oh would spend hours on the phone yapping to sisters and friends "because its free". The penny has been slow to drop.

macman

It's only 'free' (inclusive actually) for the first hour...