broadband with a cut off phone line .... anyone?

[bobleponge]

Bride
Just to let you know, dont ever tell anyone where I live you "run a 4 pute network"
You will either be inundated with calls or arrested.

[lynda66]

thats cheery bob lol

thanks 2 sheds ...... i did sign up for the 16mbps, but my line wouldn't do it, so i'm on the 8mbps with o2 ....... i've had an o2 mobile for years as that's the best option for me and i spend roughly �15 every 2 months, and the first month includes 150 mins evening and weekend calls and 300 texts.

guess i'll just pay the bill then see what happens, though i am likeing the �4.50 option from BT

[lynda66]

ok it's kinda sorted ........ my bt line was completely disconnected and my account closed ...... so BB works without having to have the bt line ....... anyway have decided to go for the bt basic thing cos it's been costing me a fortune on my mobile with all these 0800 and 0845 numbers i keep having to ring........ if anyone wants to do this and avoid being passed from pillar to post (cos apparently no one from bt has heard about bt basic ) for 3 days and waiting for ringbacks and save it costing �15 on your mobile........ the direct phone number is 0800800864

[BrideXIII]

This is the O2 deal:

" If you have any o2* mobile you can get unlimited broadband at specially discounted rates; 8 Mbps is �7.50/month, 16 Mbps is �10/month or 20 Mbps is �15/month.

Connection is free plus you get a wireless router and free technical help thrown in. It doesn't impose a download limit, though it is subject to a 'fair usage' policy. It's only available to roughly 50% of the country at the moment, though this should increase.

If you're willing to play the system, it's possible to get cheap unlimited broadband just by grabbing a free PAYG sim. Simply pick up a free sim* and top up by �10 every three months to qualify for the cheap broadband"

these deals are GREAT, unfortunately they all require a BT line, ( not that you have a phone with BT, just the line), if you don't you have to pay BT to put one in. so it would cost me �150 before i can even consider switching, and i would have to downgrade speed wise wherever i went, cos no phone line will carry a speed as fast as cable.

[lynda66]

lol sowwy bride ...... was only trying to help lol

[BrideXIII]

lol sowwy bride ...... was only trying to help lol

daft bat!! of course it helps , other people!
most people these days have a bt line, some have both, we were just unlucky to have been used as an experiment when the places were built.

for people with a BT line there are dozens of other companies doing broadband, and some really good offers out there.

[lynda66]

well we're stuck with a bt line ..... we haven't got cable.

[BrideXIII]

the kids want to do one of those 'free laptop' deals, again we can't lack of a BT line, sux having just cable sometimes.

[lynda66]

yeah unfortunately the free laptop isn't free, it costs about �20 more than just the internet would

[BrideXIII]

yeah unfortunately the free laptop isn't free, it costs about �20 more than just the internet would

thats a given, however a lappy for �20 when you were going to have BB anyway is not to be sniffed at.

[lynda66]

yeah but you can get one from other companies for around a tenner a month ....... and get cheaper broadband ..... AOHELL is one of the dearest

[BrideXIII]

yeah but you can get one from other companies for around a tenner a month ....... and get cheaper broadband ..... AOHELL is one of the dearest

I wouldn't use AOL if my life depended on it LOL

[lynda66]

so really even if you had a bt line ...... you wouldn't be getting a laptop, as their deal is with AOL lol

[NOG]

I have a virgin line, when these houses were built, ntl was locating in this area and put the lines in for free.

You are confusing Cable with ADSL (Broadband).....

NTL/Virgin is Cable. The cable can provide anything. Fire Alarms/Video/Voice/Data.

ADSL. uses the second pair on your phone line.

The resasion you still have ADSL and no voice is that they haven't got round to unplugging you at the exchange. For you to keep getting ADSL you will need a fixed line.

If you have a mobile you could try buying a data package on that and run you laptop via the mobile.

[lynda66]

You are confusing Cable with ADSL (Broadband).....

NTL/Virgin is Cable. The cable can provide anything. Fire Alarms/Video/Voice/Data.

ADSL. uses the second pair on your phone line.

The resasion you still have ADSL and no voice is that they haven't got round to unplugging you at the exchange. For you to keep getting ADSL you will need a fixed line.

If you have a mobile you could try buying a data package on that and run you laptop via the mobile.

you're confusing bride with me lol they had closed my bt account completely for well over a month, and it was still on ..... anyway got it sorted now..... i tried the mobile thing from 3 was crap, and my new mobile won't do anything complicated ........ it doesn't even do photos lol