What the cheapest way of getting internet ?

[Tampon]

Wanting to get wifi in my flat, just trying to work out the best and cheapest way of doing it.

Now to get broadband you need a phone line, I don't need one apart from the broadband, is there any companies that do line rental for just internet ? last time I had to have a BT line, pay for that and then pay for internet on top. Felt like I was paying twice for one thing.

If that makes any sense does any one know of the cheapest decent provider ?

[bobr]

Nick your neighbour's wiffy. Doddle

[furtive]

If you are in a cable area you can get virgin broadband without taking their tv or phone packages

[W00DY]

O2 offer £50 cash back via Quidco or Topcashback, 3 months free, discount for customers (free payg sim is fine) and £7 line rental. Works out very cheap for unlimited usage broadband.

[Tampon]

W00DY said:

O2 offer £50 cash back via Quidco or Topcashback, 3 months free, discount for customers (free payg sim is fine) and £7 line rental. Works out very cheap for unlimited usage broadband.

That sounds good, so they would make the line that I have already which isnt used at all right now "live" and provide internet all for £7 ?

Sounds bloody good

[W00DY]

Oops, my post is a little misleading. It's £7.50 just for making the line active but with the cashback and free months it still works out around £10-12 per month over 12 months depending on the level of broadband and whether you want any calls included.

[anonymous-user]

there will be a connection fee for the line to.

be broadband do cheap line rental for broadband only.

[anonymous-user]

bobr said:

Nick your neighbour's wiffy. Doddle

this is explicity prohibited in the ten commandments.

[cqueen]

I just got unlimited sky broadband + free evening & weekend calls for £21/month (including line rental!!).

[eltax91]

W00DY said:

Oops, my post is a little misleading. It's £7.50 just for making the line active but with the cashback and free months it still works out around £10-12 per month over 12 months depending on the level of broadband and whether you want any calls included.

Also, you need an exiswting BT landline to use O2's broadband.... about £11 a month

[Dupont666]

cqueen said:

I just got unlimited sky broadband + free evening & weekend calls for £21/month (including line rental!!).

I got £10 per month for BT line rental and £12.50 for unlimited broadband (no limits) with sky... already had the BT line rental so it was a no brainer.

Sky have said thats it unlimited and look forward to the talk about fair useage policy when and if I get pulled up on it.

[Tycho]

What about mobile broadband?

It's fine if you have a reasonable signal and don't download movies etc.

Three Mifi although there are others.

[bazking69]

Seriously, do a scan of networks first. You might be surprised. I can pick up one unlocked network from my house, one from work and two at my parents house.

[Dupont666]

bazking69 said:

Seriously, do a scan of networks first. You might be surprised. I can pick up one unlocked network from my house, one from work and two at my parents house.

not really nice stealing wifi as its theft... if you can handle it fine but its the same as stealing someones gas or leccy...

[Tampon]

bazking69 said:

Seriously, do a scan of networks first. You might be surprised. I can pick up one unlocked network from my house, one from work and two at my parents house.

Tried and nothing, all locked, and I don;t morally have a problem pinching to have a peek at emails and the like, but I do like a bit of surf, the old iplayer and movie downloads which I don;t think is fair on the neighbours really.

It was the line rental and then the broadband I was hopig to get rolled into one and the cheapest possible, the cash back certainly makes the differnce.

[anonymous-user]

Like I said a few posts above

thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wifi

[W00DY]

eltax91 said:

W00DY said:

Oops, my post is a little misleading. It's £7.50 just for making the line active but with the cashback and free months it still works out around £10-12 per month over 12 months depending on the level of broadband and whether you want any calls included.

Also, you need an exiswting BT landline to use O2's broadband.... about £11 a month

Nope, O2 do line rental now (7.50 with no calls)

[bobr]

Thy neighbours art stupid for having unprotected broadband. Therefore thou are perfectly sensible in "borrowing" some of their broadband. To teach thou neighbour's a lesson

[Tampon]

W00DY said:

eltax91 said:

W00DY said:

Oops, my post is a little misleading. It's £7.50 just for making the line active but with the cashback and free months it still works out around £10-12 per month over 12 months depending on the level of broadband and whether you want any calls included.

Also, you need an exiswting BT landline to use O2's broadband.... about £11 a month

Nope, O2 do line rental now (7.50 with no calls)

Sorry to be stupid but your say it is £7.50 for line rental and then £7 ish for the broadband on top making it roughly £15 depending on which package ?

[W00DY]

Sorry if I'm being very misleading but I considered 12 months taking cashback and free months into account beccause I normally change mine every year. Was with o2 last year got £75 cashback and 3 months free but had to pay BT line rental because o2 didn't offer it then and had no issues.