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The Rig 25 September 2009 11:26 PM

Wow,Internets expensive !
 
just looking to get my mum online and all the packages have hidden charges

wanted to thru sky, its free for their 2mb package,great

go to set it up and its £60 setup fee and you need to take out their talk packagae at an extra £11 a mth,so basically £11 for their "free" package

checking out others,its the same, line rental charges ontop of bt rental plus £5.99 a mth

she only wants basic package and yet this is silly money

glad i dont have internet at home to pay/worry about

Jay m A 26 September 2009 07:49 AM

Wifi unsecured networks FTW ;)

The talk package will replace her phone bill so should be comparable and no extra cost, also if she doesn't have a BB router then at least she's getting something for £60.

I'm thinking of going with Sky but since I already have all the gear the £60 is a PITA

mart360 26 September 2009 09:19 AM

BE there,

Get reccomended, and then no set up fee,

mid package is £13.50 pcm unlimited

mart

The Rig 26 September 2009 09:59 AM

the £11 for the talk package is only for after 6pm and weekend so wont help so still incurs an extra outcome.

theres no open wifi`s,ive checked ha ha

JackClark 26 September 2009 10:23 AM

I don't have a phone line, so all these cheap packages become very expensive. It'll be very hard for me to beat Virgin Cable.

billythekid 26 September 2009 12:56 PM

+1 for Be*

Good service, good online support and good price.

boxst 26 September 2009 01:21 PM

Be*There for me as well, but you will still need to pay the £11 fee to BT for a phone line.

Steve

The Chief 26 September 2009 01:51 PM

I think the Post Office do a good deal.

i'm shortly going on this and having the £20.50 a month which inludes line rental and free evening and weekend calls plus international calls at weekend.

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/p...diaId=58000695

If anyone knows of a better deal then please tell me.

richs2891 26 September 2009 01:52 PM

Well what about the wireless dongles fron the like of O2 and 3 ?
Probably the cheapest way of getting internet connection (no land line needed) and they offer 1 month rolling contracts as well ?


Richard

The Chief 26 September 2009 02:06 PM


Originally Posted by rsarjantson (Post 8963797)
Well what about the wireless dongles fron the like of O2 and 3 ?
Probably the cheapest way of getting internet connection (no land line needed) and they offer 1 month rolling contracts as well ?


Richard

A couple of mates have had these and they are really hit and miss tbh. i did a speed check on my buddies as it was so slow and it was 5 times slower than dial-up.

They've both ditched the wireless ones now as they were that crap.

PaulC72 26 September 2009 03:21 PM

Talktalk even thought they are a potential hassle you can get the BB free with the line rental and it should do your mom ok.

Jay m A 26 September 2009 06:08 PM


Originally Posted by The Rig (Post 8963498)
the £11 for the talk package is only for after 6pm and weekend so wont help so still incurs an extra outcome.

theres no open wifi`s,ive checked ha ha

But the way i've read it is that you don't have to pay BT £11 a month line rental so in effect its free evenings, or for an extra £5 a month anytime if she's on the phone all day!

gallois 26 September 2009 06:26 PM

if your mum already has sky, then their complete package is pretty hard to beat


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