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BT what deal should i try to get

Am going to contact BT as I have been out of contract for a few months and am paying through the nose for stupidly not sorting it. Its all so complicated
This month I have paid
£101.18
Unlimited BT Infinity 2
Unlimited weekend calls
line rental = £53.99
Unlimited anytime calls £8.99
TV - Entertainment plus - £10.00 the box is BT Vision and it keeps flashing up to say I have to replace with You View Box ( I have not used any on demand stuff or channels on this box but use it to record ordinary channels so I think I may be better buying a box
BT sport Pack - I don't watch it but my husband has sky on his TV so can watch it on his Sky - £14.25
I have two mobile SIMs
£8.00 for my son but he is using mobile data and keeps going over
Mine - £5.00
We have made a total of 17 calls on home phone (16 free)


I don't know how to go about sorting this out, what deal should I get/aim for


Husband has Sky on his TV he has Sky Go extra £5
Box sets with sports and cinema HD - £33.60
Sky contract not up until 1st Sept

Comments

  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Do you need infinity 2 are you getting near the speed .
    Line rental is sub £20 pm .

    Your start is what do you want .
    Then price up other providers than tell BT you want to leave if you are sure you out of contract and see what they offer .
  • starfish10
    starfish10 Posts: 185 Forumite
    I have done test and got download of 12.7mbps and upload of 16.5mbps that's on Wi-Fi, this does not mean much to me though. I sometimes watch I player and my son plays online gaming when he is here.
  • starfish10
    starfish10 Posts: 185 Forumite
    I have been out of contract since December
  • starfish10
    starfish10 Posts: 185 Forumite
    Rang them
    Bt infinity 1
    unlimited with weekend calls - £42.99
    BT TV with BTsport with free you View box with 600 hours - £7.50
    one £5 mobile and second mobile date upped to 3gb for £8 same cost. £63.49 0n a 24m contract. What do you think.
  • steveE2
    steveE2 Posts: 1,329 Forumite
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    starfish10 wrote: »
    Rang them
    Bt infinity 1
    unlimited with weekend calls - £42.99
    BT TV with BTsport with free you View box with 600 hours - £7.50
    one £5 mobile and second mobile date upped to 3gb for £8 same cost. £63.49 0n a 24m contract. What do you think.
    I think you've done OK,you're saving £22 with a better box(vision is stopping end of May anyway)
    Just make sure not to use the landline much for outgoing calls as you no longer have anytime,though doesn't look as though it's needed.

    I'll post my price in a mo
  • steveE2
    steveE2 Posts: 1,329 Forumite
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    OK here it is
    Infinity2 inc LR £33.49

    TV: Total Ent+TV Anywhere All channels and HD
    UHD box cost me £49 got free delivery
    UHD box in 1 room +Youview box in another room can watch at same time £14
    Sons Mob:500 mins UL text 4GB data £10
    My Mob:UL mins UL text 500MB data £5

    Total £62.49
    Don't use landline as UL calls on mobile
  • starfish10
    starfish10 Posts: 185 Forumite
    Thanks Steve I umd and ah d a bit but he stuck to his price and let me ring off. He did say how reasonable it is because of getting mobiles so cheap
  • starfish10
    starfish10 Posts: 185 Forumite
    So it seems I am still paying too much for the broadband as I've gone down to infinity 1
  • Ian011
    Ian011 Posts: 2,432 Forumite
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    If you have only weekend inclusive calls and then go on to make more than one hour of calls per month on weekdays (at around 21p per call plus around 12p per minute), you will have already spent more than the unlimited anytime call plan (at around £8 per month) would have cost. With an unlimited anytime call plan, you can make as many calls as you like to numbers starting 01, 02 or 03 as long as each call does not exceed 60 minutes duration.
  • steveE2
    steveE2 Posts: 1,329 Forumite
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    Starfish10
    There's something not right with your speedtest,is it possible to test wired please,your download should be much higher
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