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Title: Broadband deals
Post by: muddyjames on January 04, 2009, 11:11:16: I need to sign up for broadband and was wondering if anyone knows some good deals around at the mo? If I can avoid bt land line that would be a bonus too!

I need as a minimum.

Phone line: free land line calls any time

Broadband: unlimited down load, 2gb speed (best I can get here) and a way of having 2pc's running off of it.

Anyone suggest anything? I dont want to pay loads of money for super fast broadband etc.
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: paul_humphreys on January 04, 2009, 11:28:02: Have a look at www.thinkbroadband.com

Paul
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: muddyjames on January 04, 2009, 11:53:17: cheers Paul

I have seen this http://broadband.o2.co.uk/home/index.jsp (http://broadband.o2.co.uk/home/index.jsp) on the O2 site from looking at the site you gave. Any thoughts on O2??? I was thinking of the basic package as I am an O2 customer with my mobile phone so would get it at Â£7 a month and if I go with BT option 3 it would be about Â£25 a month which seems ok to me.

Any thoughts on O2 or heard any good / bad reviews?
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: Gordo on January 04, 2009, 12:04:39: The O₂ deal isn't available in all areas - I can't get it in St Neots for example.

Stick your phone number in to their web site to see if it'll work for you.

Have a look at Sky too - if you're a satellite TV subscriber then you might be able to get a good deal on their broadband:
www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/skyproducts/broadband

HTH :)
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: muddyjames on January 04, 2009, 13:09:34: bums. the O2 isnt available in my area either.

I thought about sky but I dont really want to have sky tv for Â£16 a month.

:-k
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: Gordo on January 04, 2009, 13:16:22: Ahh, I thought you were already a Sky subscriber... :?

If you have a look at Money Saving Expert (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband)'s guide to broadband you might find a suitably cheap deal.
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: muddyjames on January 04, 2009, 13:18:31: I use a sky box to get the free channels as it was a cheaper way to get tv than get an ariel man out to tweek me ariel!!! thats prob why you thought I had sky. ;)

will go looking at that site
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: muddyjames on January 04, 2009, 13:45:11: getting bored now so think I have it narrowed down to 2 options.

both are with BT option 3 for calls. :'( Thats Â£15 a month

then with tiscali Â£13/month 2.5mb unlimited

or

O2 Â£17/month 8 meg unlimited.

I am thinking O2 as I am guessing at somepoint in the future my line must get up graded and also I am not a huge fan of Tiscali as when I was with them then left them they lied to me a few times telling me I can do things I couldnt actually do. :twisted:

anyone else come up with any other cunning plans?
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: paul_humphreys on January 04, 2009, 17:06:05: Stat away from tiscali, you will have problems.

I have been with Entanet (Vivaciti) for 2 years. Its not the cheapest, but it is one of the best. I get 7.8meg all the time and no drop outs. But its Â£20 per month.

Paul
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: Drift on January 04, 2009, 17:37:12: If you have cable in your area Virgin are doing some good deals for new customers.
Im currently on 20meg but 50meg should soon be available in a month or so.

We sometimes have the desk top and two laptops and the lad with his xbox live all churning away and I dont even notice.
Title: Re: Broadband deals
Post by: karlo on January 04, 2009, 17:58:48: I just changed to these http://www.plus.net (http://www.plus.net) from virgin as I only have 1 meg speed and Virgin restricted even that.