NTL User / No BT Line - Advise what should I do ?

Happy_Jo_2

Hi.. Ive been with NTL since moving into my house 7 years ago. Ive stayed with them for the past year as I managed to get free internet for a year as they bombarded me with phone calls and leaflets offering Broadband - which incidently they cannot provide in my area. I am now looking to connect to Broadband but obviously cannot with NTL. What should I do - is it worth paying for a BT Line and using one of the other phone providers for my phone? Im not sure which ones, if any, I can use in conjunction with NTL. My kids spend hours on the phone! so something with evening and weekend calls a cheap as possible is essential. Not too bothered about fast broadband just something reasonable with out to much registration/start up costs? Any help would be appreciated.... Thanks! PS. I just find all this mind-boggling!

pricefighter

You can use https://www.call1899.co.uk in conjunction with NTL, if you wish to stay with them.Using there 0808 freephone access no.Calls to 01/02 numbers are just 3p connection,you can then speak as long as you like for free.

clayts

I wouldn't rely on that online postcode checker at the NTL website - it's completely wrong. According to them I cannot get anything from them to my address. So, presumably the Cable Fairies are supplying my cable TV, 2MB broadband and digital TV....and charging me for it every month too ?

knuckledragger

clayts is right. If you have an NTL phone line, they should be able to get broadband to you...

m00nie

not always the case, we have a ntl phone line but cant get broadband

Happy_Jo_2

Thanks for your replies... believe me I def cannot get NTL TV or Broadband just the phone line for me. and not a cable fairy in sight! I have been through the long drawn out process of applying a couple of times! I can stick with the phone line and use call 1899 but still not sure what to do about Broadband!

spankymonkey_2

i had the same trouble, couldnt get digital or broadband. so when i moved was over the moon when they said i could have both. stupid thing is i got all excited for nothing. it even got as far as me arranging the engineer to come out and install digital, when i ring up to confirm the time and date the woman then tells me its a mistake on their computers and that i will have to stick with my analogue and dial up. as far as i know there ar only a handful of placves that cant get it for some stupid reason i dont know why!