Libertyandlivelihood Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Maybe a strange question but.......... I do not have a working phone line at home but want internet access!! How do i do this the cheapest method, do i need a phone line, who is best to use? Please be gentle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Unless you want to go over 3G/GPRS or satellite, then yes, you will need a phone line. it works two ways though... Go with cable and get phone, internet and TV in one hit, or bo with BT and then pay for broadband on top of that. BT are evil, as are most big ISPs, but then again, so is NTL/Virgin media. I went for BT with broadband over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Simple answer is yes you do, although you don't have to use BT you could get a cable connection i.e virgin media (old ntl) wired in just for broadband and that way you would avoid line rental. I suppose if you were in a wi-fi zone you could use that but it's unlikely, (sorry forgot about GPRS/3G but I think thats quite pricey route) I believe you could have a microwave connection but that's even more unlikely One of the IT geeks on here will probably tell you there is someway to do it but that's the limit of my small knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 If you have cable then thats one option but otherwise you will have to get a line connected with BT, no one else can connect you and they now have a 12 month minimum contract but once connected you can use a 3rd party for broadband as said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 http://www.three.co.uk/personal/products_s...band_/index.omp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayward Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 you can also get satllite broadband internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 £650 for the equpiment and £100 per month for the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I've just bought a "3" USB modem - this lunchtime - (sold for laptops, but it will also work with a PC). It downloaded AVG & Firefox without a hitch. I went for the £15 per month / 24 month version (do BT still want £10 line rental ) and there are some limits but worth a look. Just need to make sure that you're not in a blackhole (for 3G coverage) - I'm on it now, on a train - seems to work a treat. Cheers AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzyboi Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 3G is very flakey especially if you live out in the sticks, tbh I would just bite the bullet and have a line installed, its the best route to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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