BT Phone going digital - Forcing an ISP change?
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Who are the go-to ISPs now? They need to do both phone and internet.
I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but I'm not sure quite what to search for so... Here goes. Apologies if its a bit muddled, I'm kinda working this out as I go, and its a bit stressy and noisy in my head right now.
I'm pretty much a full-time carer for my elderly dad and live in the family home to look after him. At the moment, our home phone is with BT and is still on the analogue system. Dad pays for this (line rental+calls). Internet is via Plus-Net FTTC, which I pay for. As part of the Plus-Net deal, I received a free .co.uk domain, which I use a lot for the email address.
A few days ago, BT sent a letter saying that we are very shortly being moved over onto a digital phone, which will require the phone being plugged into the router via a dongle. However, it seems the phone provider and internet provider now have to be the same company, and BT are pushing pretty heavily to move to their service. This is a pain in the bum as it might well mean losing my domain. It also feels like being rail-roaded and forced into changing to their ISP, which doesn't feel right.
I was going to move the phone to Plus-Net, in order that I would keep my domain+mail. But it seems Plus-Net don't do phone any more, and redirect you to sister company EE (yes I know BT owns them both) who are offering a 2-year Full Fibre 150Mb/s (125/30 guaranteed) for £28 (rising £32, £36...) with phone at £13/month with unlimited calls, so £41 total. I guess this is a decent deal, but finding another good ISP+phone provider is kinda frying my brain. Keeping the same phone number is essential.
Any recommendations for suppliers? Also, I'm not seeing any mention of line rental on EE's site, would we still be paying BT in addition to the phone charges?
It seems Plus-Net are moving subscribers domains and email to Greenby (free for 2 years, then charged) but I haven't heard anything from them about it yet.
Any info that can help me focus down on this is much appreciated! Cheers.
I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but I'm not sure quite what to search for so... Here goes. Apologies if its a bit muddled, I'm kinda working this out as I go, and its a bit stressy and noisy in my head right now.
I'm pretty much a full-time carer for my elderly dad and live in the family home to look after him. At the moment, our home phone is with BT and is still on the analogue system. Dad pays for this (line rental+calls). Internet is via Plus-Net FTTC, which I pay for. As part of the Plus-Net deal, I received a free .co.uk domain, which I use a lot for the email address.
A few days ago, BT sent a letter saying that we are very shortly being moved over onto a digital phone, which will require the phone being plugged into the router via a dongle. However, it seems the phone provider and internet provider now have to be the same company, and BT are pushing pretty heavily to move to their service. This is a pain in the bum as it might well mean losing my domain. It also feels like being rail-roaded and forced into changing to their ISP, which doesn't feel right.
I was going to move the phone to Plus-Net, in order that I would keep my domain+mail. But it seems Plus-Net don't do phone any more, and redirect you to sister company EE (yes I know BT owns them both) who are offering a 2-year Full Fibre 150Mb/s (125/30 guaranteed) for £28 (rising £32, £36...) with phone at £13/month with unlimited calls, so £41 total. I guess this is a decent deal, but finding another good ISP+phone provider is kinda frying my brain. Keeping the same phone number is essential.
Any recommendations for suppliers? Also, I'm not seeing any mention of line rental on EE's site, would we still be paying BT in addition to the phone charges?
It seems Plus-Net are moving subscribers domains and email to Greenby (free for 2 years, then charged) but I haven't heard anything from them about it yet.
Any info that can help me focus down on this is much appreciated! Cheers.
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