Broadband and phone installation - best deals?

chilswelluk

I am moving to a house where there has never been a landline installed.  Therefore, I need to arrange for installation of a landline.  Does anyone know what the best deal may be at the moment for broadband and line installation.  In the past I know some companies used to offer free line installation if you took out a broadband package, however I don't see any options at the moment.   Ideally I don't want a contract longer than a year, as I will probably move house again.

Generally, I can't believe how expensive  home broadband services are (particularly as my new address is only predicted to get 3mbps speed).  Where I am now, I pay just £20 a month on Giffgaff for unlimited calls and 100gb of data a month with speeds nearing 30mbps and no poxy line rental.  But where I am moving to there is very poor mobile phone reception.  I have tried sim cards from almost every provider and get almost non existent data speeds.  Therefore, I need a landline broadband service.  Anyone know if there are any deals at the moment for free line installation and low monthly costs?

matelodave

You are not going to get a cheap short term deal if there's a line installation to be taken into account. Sending someone out to either dig up the front garden, string a cable from a pole or reconnect cables in a cabinet costs a lot of money and Openreach will charge the isp for doing it. They still charge them even if the cable already exists and has to be re-provisioned.

Why would you think you'd get it for a low cost if you aren't even wanting to make a commitment to enable them to recover their upfront costs.

Most contracts are for 18 months or two years although there are some ISP's that will do shorter periods but the costs ramp up for short term contracts and they expect you to shoulder the installation cost.  TBH under those circumstances you should be looking at an installation cost of around £150 plus whatever you have to pay for a short term contract.

You'll also find that if you take out a longer term contract to avoid the up front cost and then move withing the contract period then the ISP will most likely impose early termination charges to recover the value of the remaining contract period.

james_smitha

chilswelluk said:

I am moving to a house where there has never been a landline installed.  Therefore, I need to arrange for installation of a landline.  Does anyone know what the best deal may be at the moment for broadband and line installation.  In the past I know some companies used to offer free line installation if you took out a broadband package, however I don't see any options at the moment.   Ideally I don't want a contract longer than a year, as I will probably move house again.

Generally, I can't believe how expensive  home broadband services are (particularly as my new address is only predicted to get 3mbps speed).  Where I am now, I pay just £20 a month on Giffgaff for unlimited calls and 100gb of data a month with speeds nearing 30mbps and no poxy line rental.  But where I am moving to there is very poor mobile phone reception.  I have tried sim cards from almost every provider and get almost non existent data speeds.  Therefore, I need a landline broadband service.  Anyone know if there are any deals at the moment for free line installation and low monthly costs?

Look up mi-fi, broadband and phone by mobile network. Find out which mobile network is best, 3 for example charge about £16 unlimited. Get your self for example a huawei 818 and attach a common house phone, job done. Yes I do this my self, no openreach at my abode

macman

Look at the article on the main board for the current best deals. The better deals tend to be 18m minimum term, though 12m is available. Install charges are always negotiable.

LindsayT

If you need a phone line, it's done by Openreach, costs £60 and this cost can't be avoided. 

macman

LindsayT said:

If you need a phone line, it's done by Openreach, costs £60 and this cost can't be avoided. 

Yes it is, but the retail provider will frequently discount some or all of that charge-but not if you want a minimum term of less than a year.

james_smitha

If people have mi-fi or internet by mobile network, the install cost is zero. You simply buy the unlocked sim from 3 mobile for example for about £18 pcm to cover every thing unlimited and put it in their own unlocked device