Broadband & benefits

Adrian_T_B

poppy12345 said:

Jaded2022 said:

JaneDoeJohnDoe said:

In case you do not know BT have launched BT Essentials if you get UC/ESA/IS/JSA you can get for £20 or less per mth depending upon speeds unlimited broadband & calls.  https://www.bt.com/exp/broadband/home-essentials

Is that total including line rental?

No, it's excluding line rental. It's a broadband only deal.

???

I've signed up to it for the £20 a month deal. I will get 74mbps download speed and unlimited UK landline and mobile calls. PLUS, I get a free alexa phone (whatever that is) and a month free trial on the super duper fast broadband. There are no other charges on top, so line rental must be included. My first bill will be £29.99 (£9.99 for router and phone postage) and then £20 thereafter. 

poppy12345

Adrian_T_B said:

poppy12345 said:

Jaded2022 said:

JaneDoeJohnDoe said:

In case you do not know BT have launched BT Essentials if you get UC/ESA/IS/JSA you can get for £20 or less per mth depending upon speeds unlimited broadband & calls.  https://www.bt.com/exp/broadband/home-essentials

Is that total including line rental?

No, it's excluding line rental. It's a broadband only deal.

???

I've signed up to it for the £20 a month deal. I will get 74mbps download speed and unlimited UK landline and mobile calls. PLUS, I get a free alexa phone (whatever that is) and a month free trial on the super duper fast broadband. There are no other charges on top, so line rental must be included. My first bill will be £29.99 (£9.99 for router and phone postage) and then £20 thereafter. 

That price doesn't include line rental for landline phone, which is extra on top. Full details here. https://www.bt.com/broadband/home-essentials scroll down to the bottom "important information" and see "landline"

If you didn't sign up for the landline rental then you won't have any minutes in with your package.

Lifematters

Sky and Virgin also offer reduced broadband rates to customers on Universal Credit 

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-social-tariff

https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/low-income-families

Murphybear

poppy12345 said:

Murphybear said:

 Nothing for us pensioners?  I have a DWP benefit 

Please read the link. Those that claim Pension Credit can also have the cheaper broadband.

Thanks Poppy.  I have Attendance Allowance and have got a claim for PC in the system but that could take a long time 

Hatti_e

Sadly, not for those on CB ESA either

Spoonie_Turtle

Hatti_e said:

Sadly, not for those on CB ESA either

Because it's not means-tested.

Auntycaz

I am also on the £20 per month full fibre deal for people on benefits (I am on pension credit). It does include line rental but the telephone calls are VOIP. My landline plugs into the back of the router so needs to be next to a plug socket. There was also a £15 version but I opted for the faster speed as the signal in my area is poor. They do not use the existing copper wires as they are being phased out so I was unable to use my extension but they connected new fibre wiring to my property free of charge  and I am very happy with it so far.
If you contact them they do an eligibility check there and then and apparently they check again each year to see if you are still eligible

Robbie64

I'm on the same BT package too. £20 for broadband and calls as above. It's certainly worth it.

Adrian_T_B

poppy12345 said:

Adrian_T_B said:

poppy12345 said:

Jaded2022 said:

JaneDoeJohnDoe said:

In case you do not know BT have launched BT Essentials if you get UC/ESA/IS/JSA you can get for £20 or less per mth depending upon speeds unlimited broadband & calls.  https://www.bt.com/exp/broadband/home-essentials

Is that total including line rental?

No, it's excluding line rental. It's a broadband only deal.

???

I've signed up to it for the £20 a month deal. I will get 74mbps download speed and unlimited UK landline and mobile calls. PLUS, I get a free alexa phone (whatever that is) and a month free trial on the super duper fast broadband. There are no other charges on top, so line rental must be included. My first bill will be £29.99 (£9.99 for router and phone postage) and then £20 thereafter. 

That price doesn't include line rental for landline phone, which is extra on top. Full details here. https://www.bt.com/broadband/home-essentials scroll down to the bottom "important information" and see "landline"

If you didn't sign up for the landline rental then you won't have any minutes in with your package.

You got this one wrong Poppy...

Spoonie_Turtle

Auntycaz said:

I am also on the £20 per month full fibre deal for people on benefits (I am on pension credit). It does include line rental but the telephone calls are VOIP. My landline plugs into the back of the router so needs to be next to a plug socket. There was also a £15 version but I opted for the faster speed as the signal in my area is poor. They do not use the existing copper wires as they are being phased out so I was unable to use my extension but they connected new fibre wiring to my property free of charge  and I am very happy with it so far.
If you contact them they do an eligibility check there and then and apparently they check again each year to see if you are still eligible

This made me go and check again, because we already have fibre but with Gigaclear (long out of contract).  Here is what BT can offer us:

  and in reality, based on what we had before, it's actually <2Mbps, the cables won't allow any faster.  They couldn't guarantee even 1Mbps before though, so that's new!