bit confused by Terms

secretspy · 2 May 2006 at 20:12

Hi all,

can anyone help explain to me the following (so much going on right now i cant concentrate!!)

http://www.plus.net/residential/broadband/freesetup.shtml?link=bbplus_free_setup

i dont really understand what the charges will be and at the moment i cant call them up

any help would be appreciated

thanks in advance

tolien · 2 May 2006 at 20:16

The bit at the bottom:

Want the detail? 'You stay we pay' explained.

For every year you stay with PlusNet we'll guarantee that the cancellation cost decreases. What does this mean? If you cancel within the first year, then you will pay £47 for the activation. For every year you stay we'll reduce this by £9.40. If you also choose to take a modem as part of the offer there will be an additional cancellation fee of £25 in the first year and this will reduce by £5 for each year that you stay.

You can choose an annual or monthly contract when you choose broadband. If you choose the monthly contract option in conjunction with this offer there is a one-off charge of £11.75.

Prices correct at time of publication and exclude short term special offers.

The rest's just a comparison with Pipex, AOL, Wanadoo and BT.

On the other hand, why the hell would you want to go with Plusnet? :confused:

secretspy · 2 May 2006 at 20:23

well i got that bit but i was confused by how it would work on a monthly contract

i was choosing plus net (as a last resport) because it was only plus net and Zen that came out best on the adsl guide you recommended and no one else has been able to recommend a good provider and i need to sort it asap.

im a n00b at it all.

smids · 2 May 2006 at 20:28

Zen are one of the best providers out there. I would suggest them over +net (who I'm migrating from) anyday.

secretspy · 2 May 2006 at 20:29

hmm yeah but then if i dont have to pay that much then i would like to avoid it.

i used zen before and they were brilliant but money was an issue

tolien · 2 May 2006 at 20:33

secretspy said:
well i got that bit but i was confused by how it would work on a monthly contract

Same story, stay for 5 years, get "free activation". You just don't get had for a remaining year's money too.

i was choosing plus net (as a last resport) because it was only plus net and Zen that came out best

Who were you comparing them to, because I can count four that (overall) rank better...

secretspy · 2 May 2006 at 20:39

tolien said:
Who were you comparing them to, because I can count four that (overall) rank better...

hmm ok. i will check their prices. i guess im just rushing things at the moment as i have lots of issues to sort out so my minds not with it

thanks for your help

tolien · 2 May 2006 at 20:41

secretspy said:
well practically all of the companies

Er, excluding at least those 4?
The vast majority (having a quick skim through) rank equal to or above PN, except Tiscali, TalkTalk, the usual dross.

secretspy · 2 May 2006 at 20:53

looks like eclipse is the best one for the price range that im after

thanks again for helping