Broadband providers in NI??

tara747

I'm fed up of Virgin Media... used to be cheap, but it's crept up to £45 a month for the basic package!

TV - the basic channels will do. I like having the RTE channels but is there another way to get them in NI without being with Virgin?

Landline - I never use it - obviously I need a phone line for the broadband, but don't need free/cheap calls.

Oh, and I refuse to have Sky (long story).

What are my options??? BT? Talk Talk? Any others?

Thanks in advance

saverbuyer

tara747 wrote: »

I'm fed up of Virgin Media... used to be cheap, but it's crept up to £45 a month for the basic package!

TV - the basic channels will do. I like having the RTE channels but is there another way to get them in NI without being with Virgin?

Landline - I never use it - obviously I need a phone line for the broadband, but don't need free/cheap calls.

Oh, and I refuse to have Sky (long story).

What are my options??? BT? Talk Talk? Any others?

Thanks in advance

I think virgin are now the only ones to offer broadband without the phone. They have £28.50 - 50mgb.


BT is the most expensive going. Infinity is great but nothing on virgin.


TalkTalk = crap service.


Also if you get fibre from another subscriber that uses BT lines, you pay a £30.00 to move back to virgin or to disconnect.

ballyblack

TV - the basic channels will do. I like having the RTE channels but is there another way to get them in NI without being with Virgin?

RTE is on Freeview if you have a HD freeview Tv/receiver

Look at Plusnet for broadband (owned by BT but with much better customer service)

https://www.plus.net/


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Old_Git

you need a landline ,broadband an aerial or freesat

tara747

Thanks all, very helpful. Will check out Plusnet.

I'm well out of the 12-month initial contract with Virgin, so I can leave. In fact, my ex-housemate's name was on the account, so I'd even be classed as a new customer. I phoned them, and they said the best they could do was £38.99 a month! That's for the basic TV package, plus broadband and phone. Seems expensive, there must be something cheaper available.

If I move to another provider that isn't Virgin or BT, do I still have to get a BT line?

Does Freeview include RTE channels here? I'd like to keep them, but not at £45 a month

Old_Git

tara747 wrote: »

Thanks all, very helpful. Will check out Plusnet.

I'm well out of the 12-month initial contract with Virgin, so I can leave. In fact, my ex-housemate's name was on the account, so I'd even be classed as a new customer. I phoned them, and they said the best they could do was £38.99 a month! That's for the basic TV package, plus broadband and phone. Seems expensive, there must be something cheaper available.

If I move to another provider that isn't Virgin or BT, do I still have to get a BT line?

Does Freeview include RTE channels here? I'd like to keep them, but not at £45 a month

your line rental will probably be with whoever your broadband is with .RTE check here

I got cashback via topcashback for moving to plusnet .I think I got £53

ChrisNI

As already mentioned, in order to get RTE, all you need is an aerial and a freeview box with a HD tuner. These can be bought on the high street for very little money. They do not require a broadband connection or a TV package from one of the broadband companies.

JulieElizabeth

I have the virgin broadband only for £28.50, had it since the new year, can't fault the service tbh

Honkycat

JulieElizabeth wrote: »

I have the virgin broadband only for £28.50, had it since the new year, can't fault the service tbh

I have the same. Mine has just crept up to 31.50 (100Mb) which is quite a lot for broadband only. Did you get rid of your land line? I keep meaning to do it, in fact I did a year ago, but they didn't do it.

Old_Git

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband

irishjohn

I have freeview telly with a Humax Recorder - it provides RTE basics - so television costs are annual licence, and initial outlay for Humax box - around £150 will get one of those.

I am on BT Broadband fibre - not high speed - around 38mb I think and haggled it down to £15.65 for unlimited download with free caller display. I did this last October and gained a 12 month contract on those terms. I pay line rental saver for 12 months so that was also paid out - about £170 ish.

I do not take any call packages with BT but use 18185 and my calls cost me about £2 a month - 5p connection charge and zero pence per minute.

Just heard BT are writing to everyone with approx 7% price increase in September - early this year, so I may well be haggling again with the threat to cancel my contract because of the price increase.