How much should/does Internet cost?

[clv101]

For the last couple of years we've been with Virgin Media. Currently on the Broadband XL (Up To 60mb) for £21.75 and phone line rental of £14.99 totalling £36.74 (before the very few phone calls we make). I'm now looking to save a few quid.

Couple of questions, their website currently says 'Up To 60mb' is £19.50, £2.25 less than I'm currently paying. If I phone up and ask them to drop me onto the £19.50 tariff - will that lock me into a new 18 month contract?

Secondly, the 'Up To 30mb' package is only £14.50. Apart from the lower peak speed - is there anything wrong with this much cheaper option? And would the change result in a new 18 month contract?

Finally - we're not that far from a BT exchange, is DSL competitive against Virgin Media?

 

[Loque]

If you asked them to lower the price of your 60mb service, they may ask you to take a contract, but if you simply ask them to drop your speed to 30mb, they wont make you take out a contract, but it wont be as cheap as a brand new 30mb contract. You will save some money though.

The 30mb option is fine if you're not a heavy downloader, and your area doesnt suffer from high utilization during peak hours. You might be better off with 30mb if you'd like to cut the bills down.

 

[Tesla]

How about ditching the landline and using something like Vonage?

 

[deshepherd]

How about ditching the landline and using something like Vonage?

Think VM play the usual trick of making BB look cheaper by offering a discount price if you take a bundle with a phone line as well. If you drop the phone line then the BB goes up in price and you'd only svae ~£5 instead of £15

 

[clv101]

Think VM play the usual trick of making BB look cheaper by offering a discount price if you take a bundle with a phone line as well. If you drop the phone line then the BB goes up in price and you'd only svae ~£5 instead of £15

Indeed, not much saving by dropping the land line.