Brand new phone line connection and broadband Q's

[alanc1000]

Hi all,

I have only just got round (after 2 years) to contacting BT to get a phone line installed in my apartment! Until now i've relied on mobile broadband at home, my god its slower than dial up at times!!

Anyway, i gave up on holding for BT, so have ordered a BT line online, my questions as a noob are:-

1) The only option for getting a new connection seemed to be to order a contract, i've gone for the £11.95 a month call package, but will only use the line to access broadband, not for any calls. Have i just cocked up, or do i actually need the monthly line rental to keep the line open?

2) I'm looking at plusnet (seen Gally's thread on this), shall i, or is the BT broadband ok? I just want a smooth relaible service!

thanks
alant1000

 

[Dave]

You need the line rental AFAIK. I have a similar situation where I have a home phone line JUST for broadband!

 

[H182]

o2/be for broadband

 

[Ronnie R]

Yeh same as me just for broadband....

Its gayyyy

 

[Longy]

Aye, your renting the physical line from BT - it's up to you what you use it for calls, broadband or both.

I think plusnet do line rental for a couple of pounds cheaper if you switch.

 

[dk]

they charge you £135 for a new line too, bloody rip off!

Bt broadband is ok, i've had it for 4 years and not had an issue, downloading hundreds of GB's a month.

They have just upgraded to 20mb too.

 

[alanc1000]

Thanks very much everyone, just wasnt sure if i'd mugged myself into signing up for monthly line rental unnecessarily.

i'll be paying £11.95 to BT and about a tenner i think to Plusnet, so not a complete disaster i suppose.

 

[Longy]

Plusnet line rental is £10.95 save yourself a pound