Broadband Options?

[bitchstewie]

Currently with Plusnet and just out of contract.

To be fair the service has been fine but as with most broadband I went in on a deal and the moment you come out of the deal you find you're paying a reasonable amount.

So out of deal it's £35/month for line rental (don't need a landline) and "Unlimited Fibre".

They're offering me another 18 month "Unlimited Fibre" at £11/month or "Unlimited Fibre Extra" for £13/month plus line rental which is £18.99/month or I can do a 12 month line rental saver for £197.88.

I hate contracts let alone 18 months ones but they all seem to be doing it.

I'd love to go back to someone like Zen or AAISP but it's not a question of affording it it's about justifying it and for what I do, which is web and streaming like most people, I can't really justify it.

I've looked on the usual sites like Uswitch and Broadband Choices and I'll likely give Plusnet a call to see what they can offer.

Am I missing any obvious option?

[DuckSauce]

I recently switched to Vodafone for £23pm

Sky wanted nearly £40pm after my deal expired. They called me after they got the request for the switch and said they could probably match the deal, I said no thanks.
I also used a cashback site and should receive £50 in my bank

[stemll]

Uno Communications

Been with them a while now on the Openreach backhaul and it's been faultless. The phone options don't include calls but are dirt cheap and, for us, work out cheaper than paying for unlimited calls. Line rental just over £10 and under 1p for calls (1.5p peak) with no call setup charge.

Choice of 1 month or 12 month terms and, depending on exchange they offer G.Fast. All unlimited. Some are on Openreach, some are on TalkTalk backhaul.

No affiliation, just a very happy customer

[bitchstewie]

I've taken my eye off the ball with domestic broadband and didn't even know g.fast was as widely available as it appears to be.

Now looking at Zen and seeing who offers is in my area. I'd be more tempted to pay £10/month more to get g.fast than to pay £10 less for Vodafone standard fibre or something similar if that makes sense.

[AI1694]

I’m in a similar situation. Sky will be increasing my bill to £17/pcm for a measly 8mb/s or so. People speak highly of Zen so may give them a ring..

[Griffgrog]

I'd definitely recommend AAISP and Zen. A bit more maybe, but you get what you pay for.

[PF62]

bhstewie said:

They're offering me another 18 month "Unlimited Fibre" at £11/month or "Unlimited Fibre Extra" for £13/month plus line rental which is £18.99/month

So £30 or £32 a month - sounds poor given they are offering new customers Unlimited Fibre Extra for £27.50 and a £50 gift card, so £24.75 a month.

bhstewie said:

I hate contracts let alone 18 months ones but they all seem to be doing it.

The problem with Plusnet is they guarantee not to put the price up in that period so you are stuck with them.

When I signed up with BT on an 18 month contract, two months later (just after I had spend the £150 gift card they sent me for signing up) they put up the price on some obscure number I never called. A quick phone call to cancel and then haggle means I now pay £18 a month (including the line rental) for the Superfast Fibre 2 for the next 18 months.

[bitchstewie]

To be fair I'm only just out of contract with them.

They've been OK.

I do wonder if I'd notice any noticeable difference moving to someone like Zen. I used to be with them back in the early days of ADSL before Broadband became such a commodity and they were excellent.