Broadband recommendations

GDB2222

jurr said:

movilogo said:

If you are in a place with good mobile signal, also explorer the mobile broadband route. You can buy a modem/router (e.g. TpLink) and put a SIM card inside. Depending on network, you can get good enough speed for streaming videos and you will have only a SIM contract with your network provider. 

This is same as using your mobile hotspot but the router will be mains powered so you can keep it on 24 hours and if you take unlimited data plan you have no need to worry about breaching data limit.

Hello - just jumping in on this as looking to downsize broadband cost wise also. This suggestion sounds appealing to me - do you know if I could modify the network so that there is a Guest wifi sign in within this  i.e. - as can do with say Virgin ?

Thank you!

That would depend on the router. 

MikeJXE

I'm moving home next month too and my contract with Talktalk comes to an end in March. 

I went for the Virgin deal recommended on MSE 

After I cancelled talktalk they rang me and eventually offered me fibre 65 at £21.95 with £130 Cashback. Works out at just over £14 a month 18 months 

Ring your supplier regarding cancelling you may get a good deal 

WatlingA5

Where I live two Fibre companies (Gigaclear and Swish - there may be more) have dug up the road for new cables. We're on BT and, happily, get a good 50-plus Mbps down and 13 up connection which meets all our needs at around £50 a month, not including the phone line.

We're not keen on having a trench dug across our drive anyway, but their offers are tempting and BT are lined up to increase the fees in April, so I would appreciate any advice on negotiating a deal with BT. My hearing is not good so I try to email when possible (talking can be a nightmare for both ends ) so advice for an old buffer would be most welcome 

FYI, Swish are offering: 

150 Mbps Upload + Download, 18-month contract (with first six months free), £30 per month, and free activation, with similar for 400Mbps at £45 and £75 for 900Mbps connections.

RumRat

WatlingA5 said:

Where I live two Fibre companies (Gigaclear and Swish - there may be more) have dug up the road for new cables. We're on BT and, happily, get a good 50-plus Mbps down and 13 up connection which meets all our needs at around £50 a month, not including the phone line.

We're not keen on having a trench dug across our drive anyway, but their offers are tempting and BT are lined up to increase the fees in April, so I would appreciate any advice on negotiating a deal with BT. My hearing is not good so I try to email when possible (talking can be a nightmare for both ends ) so advice for an old buffer would be most welcome 

FYI, Swish are offering: 

150 Mbps Upload + Download, 18-month contract (with first six months free), £30 per month, and free activation, with similar for 400Mbps at £45 and £75 for 900Mbps connections.

£50 for 50Mbs is expensive!...The we have had Gigabit providers here for a while now. They laid cables in the street, but, to get to the houses they utilise the old telegraph poles, so the fibre lines just look like the old Telephone lines entering the house.
No need for digging up drives, so worth checking with them to get a better deal.

debitcardmayhem

WatlingA5 said:

Where I live two Fibre companies (Gigaclear and Swish - there may be more) have dug up the road for new cables. We're on BT and, happily, get a good 50-plus Mbps down and 13 up connection which meets all our needs at around £50 a month, not including the phone line.

We're not keen on having a trench dug across our drive anyway, but their offers are tempting and BT are lined up to increase the fees in April, so I would appreciate any advice on negotiating a deal with BT. My hearing is not good so I try to email when possible (talking can be a nightmare for both ends ) so advice for an old buffer would be most welcome 

FYI, Swish are offering: 

150 Mbps Upload + Download, 18-month contract (with first six months free), £30 per month, and free activation, with similar for 400Mbps at £45 and £75 for 900Mbps connections.

I would certainly ditch/re-negotiate with BT, that is outlandish , I pay 36 with calls and 18/65 up/down with plusnet(part of BT)

Clive_Woody

WatlingA5 said:

Where I live two Fibre companies (Gigaclear and Swish - there may be more) have dug up the road for new cables. We're on BT and, happily, get a good 50-plus Mbps down and 13 up connection which meets all our needs at around £50 a month, not including the phone line.

We're not keen on having a trench dug across our drive anyway, but their offers are tempting and BT are lined up to increase the fees in April, so I would appreciate any advice on negotiating a deal with BT. My hearing is not good so I try to email when possible (talking can be a nightmare for both ends ) so advice for an old buffer would be most welcome 

FYI, Swish are offering: 

150 Mbps Upload + Download, 18-month contract (with first six months free), £30 per month, and free activation, with similar for 400Mbps at £45 and £75 for 900Mbps connections.

We're full fibre with BT 500 Mbps and pay around £70/month but that includes phone line with unlimited calls and BT Sport. They didn't need our drive dug up, they fed the cable along the existing conduit.

mgfvvc

WatlingA5 said:

Where I live two Fibre companies (Gigaclear and Swish - there may be more) have dug up the road for new cables. We're on BT and, happily, get a good 50-plus Mbps down and 13 up connection which meets all our needs at around £50 a month, not including the phone line.

I'm getting FTTC 80/20 for £22 per month on Vodafone. £50 seems pricey for what you are getting.

RumRat

Getting Virgin Gigabit BB + phone for £40 here, other companies offering similar for around the same. I guess competition actually works and Virgin are having to look hard at their pricing when haggle time comes...

Catmum71

Hi I use a company called The Calls Warehouse, they are a small company but I got Full Fibre for 6 months at £13.99 had no issues at all - just remember all their prices dont include vat so remember to add that on. But defo worth a look. 

matelodave

Catmum71 said:

Hi I use a company called The Calls Warehouse, they are a small company but I got Full Fibre for 6 months at £13.99 had no issues at all - just remember all their prices dont include vat so remember to add that on. But defo worth a look. 

how much is it after six months ? What speed do you get, is it a decent router