paul1966 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 I am currently with BT and my contract is coming to an end, they want an extra £3 a month to keep the same service i have now. i currently pay about £53 a month thats for unlimited fibre plus unlimited landline calls, looking at plusnet they do simillar for £35 for 18 months contract. any one on plusnet or have any other recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Ditched BT I did Virgin Media Unlimited Fibre, No landline, No Tv, Use the Mobile for calls. £46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 It may be c worth giving Utilities Warehouse a call. I had excellent service from them for years until I moved from the sticks to REALLY in the sticks, where I was forced to go back to BT. 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 we are quite rural and have no virgin media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Plusnet are owned by BT but run as a separate company. They even use BT re-branded routers. You can also use John Lewis, which is owned by Plusnet (ta da!) and also use a BT style router. Like you - I'm rural and those are my only 3 choices. I'm currently with John Lewis. As the freebie router is a bit rubbish and not dual band and the fact they they all use BT routers, I got a BT HH6 Business version for £20 off eBay (£100 new) and it's so much better. Ultimately, your BB will come down BT copper cable and you just pay someone different, although technically, they are all BT. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) Wait until Black Friday (29th Nov) in previous years BT have done some cracking deals. 1) The 'challenging' Indian call centres are closing and everything will be back in the UK by end of January 2020 2) As you are in a rural location (so no chance of Virgin Fibre for example) BT will always own the copper cable to your property if use another supplier and something goes wrong you can absolutely guarantee the provider will blame anything they don't own i.e. BT's bits. Edited November 14, 2019 by Cosmicblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Cosmicblue said: Wait until Black Friday (29th Nov) in previous years BT have done some cracking deals. I do Cloud/Internet/IT stuff for a living and can truthfully say that BT is the best of a not brilliant bunch: 1) The 'challenging' Indian call centres are closing and everything will be back in the UK by end of January 2020 2) As you are in a rural location (so no chance of Virgin Fibre for example) BT will always own the copper cable to your property if use another supplier and something goes wrong you can absolutely guarantee the provider will blame anything they don't own i.e. BT's bits. trouble is a lot of the good deals are for new customers not existing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Nope - I think I got mine down from £58.99 to £44.50 last Black Friday - I've been with BT at this property for the last 19 years. Have Virgin fibre at another place (because BT's bandwidth is feeble there), Virgin customer service is non-existent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Cosmicblue said: Nope - I think I got mine down from £58.99 to £44.50 last Black Friday - I've been with BT at this property for the last 19 years. Have Virgin fibre at another place (because BT's bandwidth is feeble there), Virgin customer service is non-existent. in that case i'll wait and see what deals they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgsontour Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 The biggest problem you face is that unless you know how to work it out, BT are the only ones that know how much you use and won't tell you. As above plusnet is a no frills BT which also throttle your BB at busy times, BT stand firm that they don't. Virgin is the best but their top service is only in cities/large towns. The rest are all about the same. I would respectfully suggest you Google 'how to monitor your bandwith usage' then in a weeks time will know what you use-ish and will then have the upper hand and with a carefully planned conversation get BT to drop the increase. Black Friday may also pop up some deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 52 minutes ago, paul1966 said: we are quite rural and have no virgin media We are rural and we have no virgins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan123shooting Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 I’m on plusnet I have had no problems, been with them for about eight years, good customer service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Sky, unlimited broadband, unlimited calls, but we don't have a phone, discount on mobile phones and TV, which depends on what you want, we have films, box sets, entertainment, but no sport or kids. £66.00, 12 month contract. We're on the edge of the sticks and no virgins for miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Talk talk. Unlimited everything but youve got to hang up the phone after 59mins and redial or you get charged for calls. Its classed as fibre but its no faster, we argued to high hell and got it down to under £40. They have been ok, considering the horror storys you hear about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Earlier this year when my contract with BT was due for renewal I spoke with BT and asked what was the best they could as I was considering moving elsewhere After a bit of bargaining I got £12.50 knocked off the price. Our BT deal is unlimited calls and broadband plus other extras using fibre to the cabinet. Our broadband speed is 73 whatsits. We currently pay about £53/month depending on overseas calls. Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 Voda BB only £23 a month, 35mbps, if your a voda mobile customer you get 63mbps deal for the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted November 14, 2019 Report Share Posted November 14, 2019 NowTv broadband is cheap - fibre unlimited, Line rental, unlimited calls - £24 per month - use Quidco and you can get cash back I will say that we are having issues with speed dropping to almost old dial up rates and I am finding their tech support - although Irish based - is totally ineffectual. They spout a load of BS at somebody who is ex telecoms and has worked in IT for 20 years - and after I have I have stopped them to qualify my knowledge with them. I spent 1hr20 on the phone yesterday evening and got no where - eventually hanging up after the second round of BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 Sky now for 5 yrs unlimited, no landline phone £26.Never had to call them in the 5yrs.Had really bad experiences with BT & TalkTalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 We are with BT fibre, 148-9 mbps download and 20+ mbps upload. Not cheep but fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 NOW Broadband £25pm which gives me line rental, any time calls and 36mbs fibre broadband, you could pay £30 pm if you want 65mbs broadband. NOW are owned or part of the SKY group of companies so they do not share the network with BT and the likes. Down our way they are the best to go with for reliability and speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 Martin Lewis money saving tips!!!!!!!! Will give you the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Fisheruk said: We are with BT fibre, 148-9 mbps download and 20+ mbps upload. Not cheep but fast! Question if I may , after you have had it a while , does it still feel fast . I was wondering if it was like when you buy a new large TV or a new faster computer , do they only seem big for so long , and do you get used to the faster computer and it does not seem so fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 If you vote labour its free broadband for everyone…https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50427369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw and wriggley Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 I’m rural and ditched bt altogether no cables at all went to line of sight radio broadband best move ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Don’t worry if Labour get in to government, every household and business in the UK will be given free broadband! ...jackanory..jackanory..jackanory! Lol! beat me to it old’un! Edited November 15, 2019 by panoma1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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