Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Im currently with Virgin Media & have been for around 2 years. Starting to realise im paying alot & not getting much back.
Phone £12 line rental, maybe £10 month on calls.
Broadband - £18 for medium package. Its pretty slow being honest.
So about £40 a month for shit internet & phone for folk to tell me ive won a competition, free kitchen, mobile etc 
Is there any better broadband/phone deals to be had?
[Edited on 12-03-2008 by Colin]
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I'm looking at the standard charge for a BT line and £14.99 for Tiscali broadband.
We don't have Virgin in our area 
There are a lot a bundles out there off the likes of AOL with free weekend calls etc. No good to me really as i have a work mobile i use for calls 
I'm currently paying £30 a month for BB, £21 for Sky which i never use and standard line rental off BT. I can save £36 a month straight off if i bin Sky and BT BB.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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11 quid a month line rental for bt + calls, then internet you can get 8meg for 7.50 but this depends how far you are from the exchange.
Sky do good packages but again depends on your exhange, maybe try putting postcode into the site.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Yeah ive been looking at BT total broadband, 3 packages, half price for 1st 6 months.
Anyone explain what im actually getting, is it wireless BB & phone?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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BT it will be, you'll also need the 11 quid a month BT line rental though, there are loads of cheaper BB suppliers than BT.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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This any good - http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=15761
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Depends how much you download with BT. They cap each different option. Also, the home hub thing comes with some options too. Think i'm on option 3. Get free evening and weekend calls and unlimited downloads. Costs £30 a month though.
Never had a problem with BT though!
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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At home we're with BT Total Broadband. Got Broadband with wireless router and one wireless phone free with the option to buy extra. Free weekend and evening calls. £25.00 a month. We've had a few hiccups with it and when it breaks, they're customer service is awful 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Dont download anything, just use the net for searching & abusing folk on here. 
Went on Uswitch website, there telling me the best deal for me is.............Virgin Media
Shocking fact is that its the same as ive got now, for £15 a month (minus calls)
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I've not had any problems with them so not had to call them Used BT for around 18 months now.
On the phone to Zen daily at work but that's usually down to routers not handling the amount of crap companies are downloading and the router not handling it. There customer service is usually quite good. As with every company, you get the lazy one who can not be bothered.
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
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As i said in another thread.
I would recommend be to anyone http://www.bethere.co.uk Their part of O2, but don't let that put you off.
They've been brilliant with me, customer service has been awesome, any problems i've had, i'll email them, then get a txt when it's replied to (usually about half hour)
Our modem arrived a day late, so they gave us a month free, and i've had no downtime with them since September.
BT - £11.50 a mnth Be - £18 for (up to) 24mb
I recommend them 
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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Cavey - O2 broadband are cheaper than Be Internet, obviously use the same service, and it's even cheaper if you supply a PAYG or contract O2 number on registration.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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http://www2.bt.com/static/i/ecomm_files/bb_offer/BB_offer.html?s_cid=con_email_marketing_Q4BB_blackhub_emailfurl1
Recieved in an email today!
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