MSE News: Sky to hike line rental and home phone prices, but you can beat them

diamonds

A_Flock_Of_Sheep wrote: »

It is high time a way was found to receive internet without needing a phone line. Other than 4G and 3G. WiFi hot spots in town more frequently.

People mainly have landline for broadband and nothing else.

Or streets clubbing together and sharing an internet connection.

Ofcom need to allow naked ADSL, I am forever chasing the best broadband deal as I have no house phone, I have unlimited calls/texts with Virgin on their now discontinued £5 250MB deal in a basic 2G mobile.


After Sky I dont know where I will end up, I'm fortunate to be near my exchange, I put up with some poor customer care, EE were the worst, as soon as customer care is lagging in pulling its weight I complain.

I dont have a stiff upper lip if I have a contract for yourselves to provide a service, one chance to sort it or your CEO gets a polite well informed and structured email about its failure to provide as contracted.

Jo4

diamonds wrote: »

3 in Touch, Voda Sure Signal, EE Signalbox, o2 TU GO... its not like they dont have broadband


Maybe some cheap androids for xmas ? Or a femtocell (EE, Voda)


Some of the older generation love apps because its easier to navigate and download from a app store than the www.

They Facetime and imessage a lot. They are like teenagers with phones, don't have them out of their hands for long. :eek: :rotfl:

teddysmum

There would need to be a means of getting the non-mobile service to the premises. ie fibre, copper or a combination and this would have to be paid for. It could be looked upon as a broadband channel that happens to take phone calls, too, so no change from the present system.

BENW3497

I get now TV, the original package, weekend calls, line rental and stranderd broadband. Ionly pay £25 but once my offers expire it will be in excess of £40 per month

Jo4

teddysmum wrote: »

There would need to be a means of getting the non-mobile service to the premises. ie fibre, copper or a combination and this would have to be paid for. It could be looked upon as a broadband channel that happens to take phone calls, too, so no change from the present system.

They have fibre broadband with Sky.

hubb

Again, I rarely use the landline, and if I do it's in the evening when calls are free. I pay currently £16.40 for BB and LL (free evening an weekend calls)

is Sky still my best option ? Trying to contact them through the site chat but can never get through.

hubb

Is there anybody out there ?

duchy

Jo4 wrote: »

I will stress to them that they need to hang up after 59 minutes and redial. I will also tell them that the changes will take effect on 1st December so they need to continue using 18185 until then.

If the Anytime extra package is going to cost you less than 18185 -why are you waiting til December ? You could call now and start saving now as there is no notice time on changing call packages so they could have anytime extra straight away.

I don't see any benefit in you waiting.

duchy

hubb wrote: »

Again, I rarely use the landline, and if I do it's in the evening when calls are free. I pay currently £16.40 for BB and LL (free evening an weekend calls)

is Sky still my best option ? Trying to contact them through the site chat but can never get through.

Calls to Sky are free from your Sky landline .

Jo4

duchy wrote: »

If the Anytime extra package is going to cost you less than 18185 -why are you waiting til December ? You could call now and start saving now as there is no notice time on changing call packages so they could have anytime extra straight away.

I don't see any benefit in you waiting.

Didn't know it was available now, thought it was from 1st December 2015. I must look to see how much it costs?