ditchman Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 im not that keyed up on internet packages.....they are really confusing........... at the moment i am paying £59.00/mth..........for internet and landline which includes calls QUESTION am i being ripped off................. all i use the internet for is Browsing PW and buying stuff from Amazon.....i dont stream movies or anything else...and calls that i make are all within England............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) *** blimey Simon go to to TalkTalk or any of the other providers and save a lot of money! I currently pay £32 for the upper grade of coverage. Edited February 3, 2021 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 BT will negotiate quite a lot if you remain calm and reasonable - and act in good time. Explain you are a pensioner and can't afford the renewal quote and are seriously thinking about taking a 'new customer' offer from their rivals, and don't accept the first two reduced offers they make. Be sure you know the rivals deals are relevant in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cawdor118 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I would expect to pay half of that ... at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, Cawdor118 said: I would expect to pay half of that ... at the most. I wouldn't and currently don't even pay half of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrisman Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 As above. Ask for a slower speed and a cheaper price, irrespective of who you are with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggy74 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I got rid of the land line and just got a mobile deal with 100gb of data, now i use my phone as a mobile hotspot to connect the laptop too. £28 a month. That said i don't know if you need the landline if you have cable T.V. (nothing worth watching anyway!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 All the big companies lurve people who don't go compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 plusnet £32.99 a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I was paying £25 pm to Sky for phone and broadband, after 5yrs they tried to increase to £32pm, so I complained and got upgraded to include Sky tv as well fo £37pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I’m paying £22.99 pm from Plusnet. Even the super duper mega speed Virgin we got at the place in the City is £37.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyalbie Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 I'm paying £23.99 for the fastest internet I'm with talk talk they are very good. I have been with them for around 5 years. Post office is also cheep and good for landline and internet you get evenings a nd weekend calls for free up to 1 hour talk time. Worth shopping around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockySpears Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 If PW and Amazon are all you do, ditch the Broadband, get a tablet and SIM card with 2Gb data package, or a large, 3 - 4 year old phone and SIM. Giif Gaff have: 500 MB data, Unlimited minutes, Unlimited texts, for £6.00 per month 2 Gb for £8.00 RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Just cancelled ours and even though we told them we are moving they are throwing deals at us. Have a look at money saving expert online for tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Told virgin we were leaving every year for the last 3 years. Have always got a reduction similar to the new customer price. Currently pay about £25pm for 100+ GB Internet speed, we don’t have a landline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 £32 for 300mbs fibre to the premises. We run landline over internet now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 right it is evident im being strapped naked to a barrell and being rogered sens3eless.............i shall be on the phone tomorrow after my blood test everyone these days wants my blood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 Dichey dealing with Bt will likley have your blood pressure of the scale. Plus net not the cheapest but are part of Bt and have uk call centre and usually come out with very good on customer satisfaction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 £36 pm with EE includes unlimited international calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) We switched to Vodafone fibre 2 around 3 months ago, 64megs guaranteed ( we get 78megs) free calls to UK mobiles & land lines, Apple TV for a year & £75 voucher for Amazon £33 a month. Edited February 3, 2021 by blackbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 6 hours ago, ditchman said: right it is evident im being strapped naked to a barrell and being rogered sens3eless.............i shall be on the phone tomorrow after my blood test everyone these days wants my blood... If it’s BT, log into your account - I did this recently after I came out of contract with them. They offered several ‘upgrade packages’ one of which was exactly the same package I was already on at approx £60 but I could renew for £33. I’d let my admin slip, but didn’t hesitate in sorting it out when I realised. Took less than 5 minutes to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Paying what you are ditchy for sky but it includes tv with a couple packages like cinema option etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Sky Superfast broadband including line rental and all calls £27, Now broadband which is owned by Sky £24 per month for the same as Sky. As Sky use their own hardware in the exchanges the service I have found is far more reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) BT BT moved all the call centres from India back to the UK so now you can have a sensible conversation with a Brit. As Jonty has suggested if you don't want to go down the call centre route then use their web site to find a better deal - the humans in the call centre have negotiation abilities and will seek to find an agreeable price which is what I did. £59 is a lot, in comparison I pay £57.99 but have the fibre to premise Ultra-fast Gigabit connection (in reality 920 Mb), we don't have a land-line phone or use BT's add on entertainment packages. We do use Amazon Prime Video and Netflix for movie streaming though. Edited February 4, 2021 by Cosmicblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 All the folk who have suggested sim only would be spending their time online at the bottom of the garden if they lived where I live. A lot of East Anglia is poorly serviced for mobile signal. We are also poor rurally with equipment installation in local cabinets that is not BT hence end up paying higher prices and having less choice. We simlly do not have the density of chimney pots that interests the cherry pickers of the easy profits. I have to send and receive mobile calls via my broadband when in the house. I would always start here https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/tools-and-calculators/ as they compare most providers. The John Lewis deal looks reasonable, £20 a month for 10mb speed and includes evening and weekend calls which suits most folk. Tech savvy folk can jump through the hoops and save a few quid here and there but sometimes the simple solution is worth the extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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