Getting cheaper broadband
Discussion
Just going through my monthly costs at the moment, I'm paying around £65-70 a month for BT fibre optic, this includes up to 76mb, unlimited usage and evening & weekend calls. Now just pricing together a similar deal as a new customer with a tv add on and BT sport, it's coming back as £37.99 for 12 months including line rental. In my area the other providers are pretty rubbish, so realistically I don't think I will change to someone else, although Sky to offer a decent alternative, but I'd prefer to stick with BT.
What tactic to people usually use to get the new customer price? Cancel and go without internet for a few days then sign up to a new deal? Or is it simply a case of giving them a call and asking them to match the new customer offer or you'll look elsewhere.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
What tactic to people usually use to get the new customer price? Cancel and go without internet for a few days then sign up to a new deal? Or is it simply a case of giving them a call and asking them to match the new customer offer or you'll look elsewhere.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
I would be tempted to explore the new Vodafone offers.
They abolished line rental (which is just a fudge part of the price).
They claim it saves you over £300 vs. BT over 18 months on 76meg.
And remember that it's all the same pipe, just different names on the bill.
http://mediacentre.vodafone.co.uk/pressrelease/vod...
They abolished line rental (which is just a fudge part of the price).
They claim it saves you over £300 vs. BT over 18 months on 76meg.
And remember that it's all the same pipe, just different names on the bill.
http://mediacentre.vodafone.co.uk/pressrelease/vod...
When we moved house I cancelled Sky, to move to BT. We moved into a new build so didn't have a BT line hooked up. BT TV doesn't work without at least a half decent copper connection, so I was told to get the copper line installed (with a known poor connection in advance), then they'd allow me to upgrade to fibre and take out TV as the speed would suffice.
Anyway, I got the copper installed and duly phone up to take out the fibre and TV - and was told as I wasn't a new customer, I wouldn't get the new customer price. Despite me essentially being a new customer, of only 8 days, and having only installed the copper in advance because they told me I had to.
I kicked off and got batted back, then kicked off again. Ended up getting an upfront credit of £192 on the bill which actually bettered the new customer deal.
Apologies for prolixity.
Anyway, I got the copper installed and duly phone up to take out the fibre and TV - and was told as I wasn't a new customer, I wouldn't get the new customer price. Despite me essentially being a new customer, of only 8 days, and having only installed the copper in advance because they told me I had to.
I kicked off and got batted back, then kicked off again. Ended up getting an upfront credit of £192 on the bill which actually bettered the new customer deal.
Apologies for prolixity.
I was with Plusnet on a decent enough deal and that ran out and the deal I went on to was not as good. I shopped around and signed up for 'top cashback' and looked at broadband offers, the best deal was with SSE and I am paying £21 a month for-
Up to 75 Meg ultrafast unlimited download fibre(I am getting about 68)
Anytime calls package
Line rental
18 month contract.
Yep £21 and that includes the line rental.
The absolute clincher was I got £146 cashback in to my Top Cashback account. You won't get cheaper.
Up to 75 Meg ultrafast unlimited download fibre(I am getting about 68)
Anytime calls package
Line rental
18 month contract.
Yep £21 and that includes the line rental.
The absolute clincher was I got £146 cashback in to my Top Cashback account. You won't get cheaper.
I have been on the same broadband deal for nearly 10 years. Should really look into changing.
It was Orange home but changed to EE. It's something like 19 quid a month including line rental. With calls on top I usually pay about 35 quid a month in total.
I've no idea if that's good or bad.
It was Orange home but changed to EE. It's something like 19 quid a month including line rental. With calls on top I usually pay about 35 quid a month in total.
I've no idea if that's good or bad.
walm said:
I would be tempted to explore the new Vodafone offers.
They abolished line rental (which is just a fudge part of the price).
They claim it saves you over £300 vs. BT over 18 months on 76meg.
And remember that it's all the same pipe, just different names on the bill.
http://mediacentre.vodafone.co.uk/pressrelease/vod...
I saw this too and was curious how it can be so cheap, £28 per month for the top package seems a pretty good deal. They abolished line rental (which is just a fudge part of the price).
They claim it saves you over £300 vs. BT over 18 months on 76meg.
And remember that it's all the same pipe, just different names on the bill.
http://mediacentre.vodafone.co.uk/pressrelease/vod...
Tell me about it.
We're in the sticks and we've literally just got fibre in. We're existing with BT, 4mb internet (lollers), basic TV and phone is just over £30, now going to £51 for 76mb and the rest the same.
It would have stayed the same for the faster speed had we been able to get the new deal - b
dos!
Anyway, still half the price of what we paid for 8mb in the UAE and I can't wait for the superfast stuff.
We're in the sticks and we've literally just got fibre in. We're existing with BT, 4mb internet (lollers), basic TV and phone is just over £30, now going to £51 for 76mb and the rest the same.
It would have stayed the same for the faster speed had we been able to get the new deal - b
dos!Anyway, still half the price of what we paid for 8mb in the UAE and I can't wait for the superfast stuff.
poing said:
I saw this too and was curious how it can be so cheap, £28 per month for the top package seems a pretty good deal.
Its a marketing thing to steal the jump on other providers before they have to bundle in the line rental cost rather than split it out.I have had Vodafone broadband for 10 months now with no problems so its worth considering if you are looking to switch.
The Mad Monk said:
Jasandjules said:
We switched to talktalk and got a lot more for the same money......
You just wait until it goes wrong.You will tell us how you get on with the call centre, won't you?
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