What Broadband should I get?

Log in to stop seeing adverts
This page may contain links to companies such as eBay and Amazon. As an affiliate of these sites I may earn commission if you click the link and make a purchase

Status
Not open for further replies.
Joe_Fox said:
not any more it doesn't. :(
Click to expand...


Bastards!! I can assure you it was there and on other VM pages when I wrote this morning.

Sorry.
 
If I don't have a BT Landline, what are my options? I've checked O2 and Be and they both say I need a BT phoneline. WTF!?
 
Joe_Fox said:
If I don't have a BT Landline, what are my options? I've checked O2 and Be and they both say I need a BT phoneline. WTF!?
Click to expand...

Its pretty simple Joe. To receive ADSL Broadband you need a BT phone line, regardless of the broadband provider. BT will charge around £200 to reconnect your line.

You have 2 alternatives (there are others but I doubt you'd want to explore them):

1. Get Cable Broadband from Virgin Media
2. Use a mobile broadband service which I know youve had problems with in the past.
 
Sky charge a £60 activation fee for their broadband. I've tried twice to get them to waive this, and both times i've been unsucessful.
 
Nottingham Fox said:
Sky charge a £60 activation fee for their broadband. I've tried twice to get them to waive this, and both times i've been unsucessful.
Click to expand...

We've already established that to get Sky broadband you must also subscribe to SkyTV. And to get SkyTV, you need to have a phone line.
 
bocadillo said:
We've already established that to get Sky broadband you must also subscribe to SkyTV. And to get SkyTV, you need to have a phone line.
Click to expand...

I know that, I was just pointing out that they have an activation fee.
 
It heats up! Well amazingly I'm online at home with a whopping 0.15Kbps speed, earlier it was 49Kbps. Pretty good ay!

So, Duzza, is it really so simple? Do I truly only have two choices? Surely there is another broadband company that doesn't require a BT phone line???
 
Joe_Fox said:
Surely there is another broadband company that doesn't require a BT phone line???
Click to expand...

Not unless somebody has invented a new technology that nobody is aware of.
For domestic broadband there's only ever been a choice of either cable or a phoneline connection.
 
I can't believe that it has to be BT though. Is that really the case??
 
Joe_Fox said:
I can't believe that it has to be BT though. Is that really the case??
Click to expand...

Some broadband providers will arrange for the landline to be installed (through BT) if you order a phone & broadband bundle with them, but you can't just order broadband that way.
 
Last edited:
Jeff said:
They have been saying that for years, but they have still installed it, at an extra cost.

Not that it's relevant to Joe_'s question though, if you want Sky Broadband you'll need a phone line.
Click to expand...

And you'll also need SkyTV - they won't do BB without TV. Sky is clearly not the way for Joe_.
 
Or wireless internet which from my experience with Th.ree mobile is utter shite.
Hmmm, I'm stuck really. I would have got Virgin but the installation is no longer free unless you get a package. I don't really want TV or a landline. Any one know how to find out when special offers are due to come up? Any insiders at Virgin?
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Log in to stop seeing adverts

P Pld Pts
1Liverpool1639
2Chelsea1735
3Arsenal1733
4Nottm F1731
5Bournemouth1728
6Aston Villa1728
7Manchester C  1727
8Newcastle1726
9Fulham1725
10Brighton1725
11Tottenham 1723
12Brentford1723
13Manchester U1722
14West Ham1720
15Everton1616
16Palace1716
17Leicester1714
18Wolves1712
19Ipswich1712
20Southampton176

Latest posts

Back
Top