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R@tman · 14 Aug 2013 at 17:34

Currently looking to get a better deal on my broadband and phone

I cant get fiber !

I pay £15 line rental and £26 per month broadband £41 .

I see bt now do an unlimited for £16 plus line rental £15 is £31 a month .

Cheap but plus net do on £9.99 broadband and £14.50 line rental £25.49 a month

However plus net are not llu ? so does this use the bt network ? and is the performance good ?

KIA · 14 Aug 2013 at 20:52

Plusnet.

thenewoc · 14 Aug 2013 at 22:17

You can sign up to Plusnet via TopCashBack for £39.90 cashback on the unlimited broadband and phone. If you sign up online you can also pay up front for line rental and bring it down to the equivalent of £10.99 a month. Plus the first 9 months broadband are half price at £4.99.

Over the first year including the cashback, half price broadband for 9 months and upfront reduced line rental it works out on average to £13.91 a month for broadband and line rental.

My service is between 8 and 9 Mbits on the up to 16Mbits service but it was about that with O2 also when we lived about half a mile away from where I am now. I'm 3/4 mile away from the exchange.

R@tman · 15 Aug 2013 at 09:14

Thanks

the thing that puts me off is that they use BT wholesale . I have heard bad things

stoofa · 15 Aug 2013 at 10:32

R@tman said:
Thanks

the thing that puts me off is that they use BT wholesale . I have heard bad things

Well if you've "heard bad things about BT" then I'm sure you've also "heard good things about other ISP's".
Ask the same source who tells you BT is crap as to who you should be using.

Orcvader · 15 Aug 2013 at 12:19

Have you checked what other LLU packages are avaliable to you? http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange_search

But yes, even though Plusnet uses BT Wholesale, they still get pretty good priority over other ISPs that also needs to use it (like Virgin, EE, and other ISPs that don't have LLU presence). So it's pretty reliable and fine to use.

Orch · 15 Aug 2013 at 12:35

anyone would be a good move from BT. Useless *****

bledd · 15 Aug 2013 at 16:41

I went onto the BT online chat thing, and asked for a better deal.

Now I pay £141 once a year for line rental, and £12.79 a month for unlimited BT broadband. result! = £24.54 a month

My connection has been flawless.

R@tman · 15 Aug 2013 at 17:21

Here my Exchange http://www.samknows.com/broadband/exchange/MYLOF

The connection has been fine i cant fault it

I might try a bit of Yorkshire Haggling then bledd !!

bledd · 15 Aug 2013 at 21:50

This is what I used.

https://bt.custhelp.com/app/contact/c/2902

Quite a pleasant experience! I just asked if I could reduce the cost of my account and said I was looking at the Plusnet prices. Was offered it right away.

It's worth paying line rental at once, you need to have it so might as well do it.

KIA · 16 Aug 2013 at 13:33

Exchange is enabled for FTTC. Use the BT wholesale checker: https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/main.html (telephone or address will do).