alternative to virgin broadband

funnymonkey

Can anyone please tell me an alternative to virgin as I'm totally fed up with them ,
I want fibre broadband as I don't want line rental.

funnymonkey

thank you so much

oldernonethewiser

There are lots of alternatives. Have you checked to see who provides the type and speed of broadband you want in your area?

mklister

At the moment there isn't much of an option for broadband only apart from with Virgin Media. Most providers use BT's network and therefore line rental is still required. A lot of the time it can be cheaper to just take the phone line, even if you don't use the phone.

There's mobile broadband but that has download limits.

Depending on where you live you could look at https://www.hyperoptic.com

https://www.cityfibre.com/residential/ - Will be an option in future, CityFibre is in partnership with Vodafone.

oldernonethewiser

Apologies, in my haste to read I missed the "no line rental" bit which does limit you.

Although I pay for line rental to get my broadband I have never plugged a telephone in and couldn't tell you my number. I just find it a necessary requirement for the broadband I want.

JJ_Egan

The so called phone line is the Data line the BB travels down .
Thats what you pay line rental for not for a phone .
LR may be bundled in with a BB package .


OP see

https://broadband.moneysavingexpert.com/


and others .

onomatopoeia99

funnymonkey wrote: »

I don't want line rental.

How do you expect the broadband to get to your house without the line you don't want to rent (mobile broadband excepted)? VM just bundle the cost of renting their line into the broadband charge so you don't see it, but it's there.

macman

You can use absolutely any supplier you like. All except VM will require a BT-based line installing or reprovisioning. And all require you to pay line rental.

AndyPK

Have a look at vodafone

Pikeyp

I'll second that vote! ... left VM last year and much happier with Vodafone.

funnymonkey

Thank you very much for your replies....after 2 failed engineer appointments where Virgin failed to fix my fault by not turning up I have decided to finally leave.
A little confused....on my account it states that I do not have virgin broadband (I have no other services with them) but Im still getting broadband and have not as yet cancelled.
Where does this leave me....can I just walk away as Im not with them???
Really??