Zen FTTC 20% off

Hope this is not the beginning of the end pf Zen, haven't seen them do deals before they have always seemed to be like it or lump it when it came to prices.
 
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Makes it a pretty reasonable price to be honest. Not sure I'd want to get into a 24 month contract though, especially if you're likely to end up with G.fast at the rate Openreach seem to be installing the pods.
 
Had an issue signing up to Vodafone, put me off them, need stable broadband not a half attempt at trying to get back into the market.

Signed up to zen :-)
 
Vargas said:
Several of my customers use Zen. Excellent ISP, unlike PlusNet :D
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Having used both back to back I'd disagree. Both have been excellent IMO, okay PlusNet support times are a bit longer but I can stomach that for the price difference.

As above, it's odd for Zen to be offering deals.
 
ChrisD. said:
Having used both back to back I'd disagree. Both have been excellent IMO, okay PlusNet support times are a bit longer but I can stomach that for the price difference.

As above, it's odd for Zen to be offering deals.
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Is that for business? Slow speeds, incorrect billing and very slow support. That's with over a dozen businesses I've supported.
 
VM turned up at a business I was working at to upgrade the broadband.

Two VM engineers couldn't work out how to change the ip from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 on the box.
 
I moved from plusnet to Zen. Took them 6 months to finally agree that I HAD actually cancelled my contract and didn't owe them lots of money.
 
I'm always put off by the static IP being forced upon you. Got a thing about privacy, but then i'm probably being daft as dynamic doesn't even change all that much. I'd choose them in a heartbeat otherwise.
 
So I guess Zen don't use traffic shaping at peak times or anything like that? Is their router a one-box set up (i.e. you don't need the Openreach modem)?

I might have to ring up Sky and tell them to price match or else I'm off. :p
 
Okay Sky are just about the most expensive mainstream provider you could choose for a 80/20 FTTC connection.

Don't forget to look at Zen's calling package charges.

I pay Plusnet £8/month for their 'Unlimited UK & Mobile Calls' calling package which I believe is basically equivalent to what you're paying Sky £8/month for. Zen charge £18/month for an equivalent calling plan.
 
TBH, I don't think the calling charges bit is any bother. We are paying the £8 to Sky but in reality probably only using £1 a month on calls. We never phone anyone on the landline, it's all video calling on iPhones/iPads now. So Sky have been getting a nice little bonus from us each month anyway. :p

I'll give Sky a ring a bit later on when it should be easier to get through.
 
welshboy said:
With me looking at broadband deals until my eyes bleed lately, seen this and know its highly recommended by you guys:

http://www.zen.co.uk/thebigdeal
20% off.
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Wow thanks for pointing this out. I'm an existing Zen customer (I *love* them), and they happily moved me across, saving me £11 a month (well, minus the one-off £35 sign-up fee). That's £229 saving over the 2 year contract, not too shabby!

I think they are doing this for a bit of certainty, locking a bunch of customers in for two years?
 
Well it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere. Sky knocked the phone and fibre down to £32 from £44 and gave me a new Sky Q hub for nowt. :p
 
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