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Am I paying too much for Internet??

19 replies

Squeegle · 04/10/2018 19:29

I pay around £50 for Internet and home phone every month. I hardly make any calls; the Internet is very fast but I don’t have anything else like TV. How does this sound to you? Feels like a lot to me!

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flopsyrabbit1 · 04/10/2018 19:58

yes you are

just got landline phone,unlimited internet,super fast for £20 a month (12mths contract)

try price comparrison loads of deals out there

Sitranced · 04/10/2018 20:06

We pay £32 fibre optic broadband per month. No phone line rental or tv deals.

Theorbo · 04/10/2018 20:08

I pay £33 pm for landline and fibre optic bb with virgin. Its £30 at the moment but just got a letter to say it’s going up next month.

SlipperyLizard · 04/10/2018 20:11

We pay £20, Plusnet, not fibre but we don’t do anything that needs fibre.

flopsyrabbit1 · 04/10/2018 20:16

should of added its with Virgin fibre optic

was leaving them as the bill was going up again but they offerred £20 for unlimited, fibre with landline

IHaveBrilloHair · 04/10/2018 20:19

Fuck me, yes!.
I pay that for internet, landline, TV, and mobiles.

Racecardriver · 04/10/2018 20:19

Way too much. I pay 17 a month

IHaveBrilloHair · 04/10/2018 20:20

That's fibre too.

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Squeegle · 04/10/2018 20:21

Ok so it seems like I definitely need to renegotiate- thank you folks much appreciated 🤗

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IWantMyHatBack · 04/10/2018 20:23

Have a look at plusnet, I expect you'll almost halve your bill

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Squeegle · 04/10/2018 20:46

Yes- it’s funny as I am with John Lewis, who actually use Plusnet . I was on a good promotional rate, but it seems to have gone back to an extortionate rate when the promo period expired.

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MongerTruffle · 04/10/2018 20:47

What is your internet speed?
I pay £63 a month but it is worth it (actual speeds of 350 Mbps).

MillieMoodle · 04/10/2018 20:49

We pay £55 for landline, unlimited fibre and Sky tv package (everything except movies & box sets). Have just switched from BT - they were charging us £60-odd just for landline and broadband with crappy service.

Always make sure you renegotiate just as the promotions come to an end!

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Squeegle · 04/10/2018 21:01

The speed is 40 mbs, it seems ok

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2bigtossers · 04/10/2018 21:05

B.T have owned Plusnet for 11 years now.

I pay £22 a month to B.T for line rental, unlimited internet , & unlimited evening & weekend calls.

PurpleCrazyHorse · 04/10/2018 21:07

We're with Talk Talk and are quite pleased with their router and only £25/month for reasonable broadband and home phone (including line rental), we can pay an extra £5/month for their fastest broadband but we're doing okay with what we currently have.

We were with Now TV briefly (30 days) and their router was rubbish in our house, barely got a signal upstairs.

BloodyBosch · 04/10/2018 22:14

If you go to a new supplier, don't forget you can use Quidco / TopCashback for extra savings

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Squeegle · 04/10/2018 22:47

@bloodybosch - thanks - good idea

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IWantMyHatBack · 04/10/2018 23:17

Whether BT own plusnet or not, Plusnets service is better, they're cheaper, and it's easier to switch between services.

I pay about £40 a month for ~60mb, plus phone and a a couple of their TV packages. Free YouView+ box too

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