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My mother, 81, has recently moved into a brand new bungalow. It was fitted with BT superfast broadband, which is great, but they want to xharge £45 per month. She has a mobile phone, a portal and will eventually have a Smart TV. The charge is way in excess of her needs. What alternatives does she have? The bungalow, admittedly, is not in a great broadband area. Vodaphone have already told her that they cannot provide a line for her. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    edited 24 May 2021 at 4:03PM
    Alternatives  4g .
    £45 pm sounds like plus unlimited calls ??
    Does she need superfast whatever that is .
    Does the price include mobile sim ??
    Portal   in what way ??
    Try the Broadband deals checker or any comparison site .


  • james_smitha
    james_smitha Posts: 423 Forumite
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    Bladesfan  look up mi-fi or internet via mobile networks. 3 mobile for example every thing unlimited £18 pcm. Other networks offer similair
  • matelodave
    matelodave Posts: 9,075 Forumite
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    BT is not the only ISP who can offer broadband services.  You need to establish your requirements and then see which ISP can best supply them at a price you are comfortable with.
    Even if your mum has moved into a FTTP area there are a host of other providers avaiable including SKY, TalkTalk, Zen etc.
    Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers
  • Cisco001
    Cisco001 Posts: 4,133 Forumite
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    What is included for £45?
    My suggestion would be check what available on the comparison website. Then ring BT to check if they can lower the price.

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