broadband only deal recommendations

broadband only deal recommendations

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CTO

Original Poster:

2,649 posts

209 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Hi all,

I'm sure it's been asked before but I'd like to ask it again, does anyone currently have a BB only deal they can recommend?

I'm sick to death with the dirge that's on Sky every night and refuse to pay for it anymore. I'm going to go with broadband only and get a freeview box with hard drive.

Any advice gratefully received smile

TIA.

Who me ?

7,455 posts

211 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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I think you'll find that all the networks require to rent a phone line. Cheapest I've seen is EE landline offer. BB for about £3a month. AFAIK, only alternative is dongle. I got mine from T MOBILE before the merger and it's PAYG at £30 for 90 days. Great for PH etc and e mails. I've had few problems with downloads ( seems relatively fast , considering it's rated at 7.2MBps). There is a 1GB download ,fair play policy, but apart from nagging notices I've not noticed any problems the few times I've been over. Possibly better deals on pay monthly .

You'll find much the same problem on Freeview- since the World cup ,it's been more and more garbage on repeats. We record things we want to watch due to the volume and length of ads . But I can recommend HUMAX , bit pricier, but at the top end of quality. Since you have a SKY dish -why not add a freesat box to that setup, as most times you can only record two channels ( sometimes you can watch a third) on a freeview box. I've got mine through an old VCR , so in the unlikely event of thre decent recordable programmes at same time ,i can record all three .

Edited by Who me ? on Tuesday 12th August 21:24

CTO

Original Poster:

2,649 posts

209 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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^^

Thanks for the reply.

We originally had a BT phone line prior to sky taking it on so we can use that.
I will have a look at the HUMAX box. People have said good things about them on here in the past but I couldn't recall the brand name.

Cheers, smile

FlossyThePig

4,083 posts

242 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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If you have a dish go Freesat NOT Freeview, unless you are addicted to Dave. The Freesat Freetime system is equivalent to YouView.

I believe you can back up the hard drive, via usb, on the Freetime box which you can't do on YouView.

steveatesh

4,893 posts

163 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Check out TalkTalk broadband only offer, they have it half price for a year at the moment at under £2per month. Line rental on top but pay it a year in advance (value line rental) and you get a substantial saving. I've been with them years and had no problems at all.

I agree about the freesat box.

Personally I watch my viewing via Netflix and Amazon Prime, really is TV on demand and there's a st load to pick from and getting better all the time.

bristolracer

5,528 posts

148 months

Wednesday 13th August 2014
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if you live in a cabled area have a look at virgin

No phone line needed and as it is piped down the cable tv coaxial wire its faster and more stable

CTO

Original Poster:

2,649 posts

209 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Thanks BR,

Just signed up to virgin media. Fibre optic 50meg unlimited with phone for the weekly MIL calls for £19 @ month.

Had great satisfaction in cancelling sky smile

Esseesse

8,969 posts

207 months

Wednesday 20th August 2014
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CTO said:
Thanks BR,

Just signed up to virgin media. Fibre optic 50meg unlimited with phone for the weekly MIL calls for £19 @ month.

Had great satisfaction in cancelling sky smile
For the first * months?