To think we should be able to get broadband cheaper than this?!

[gurteee]

My husband runs a small limited company (just him at home).

We currently pay £85/month broadband and line rental with BT.

My DH says about 25% of this comes off on allowable deductions.

Comparison sites say we can still get great speeds cheaper.

But he says it's illegal/frowned upon to buy personal broadband for business use and we can't put it through the business.

BT Business have given us good service but isn't that price a bit steep??

I used personal broadband for my limited co. I didn’t claim any tax relief for it though.

@DynamoKev

I used personal broadband for my limited co. I didn’t claim any tax relief for it though.

Thanks for your answer.

Just back from walking the dog.

DH has just told me we are locked into a contact for another 12 months 😝😝😝.

Guess it gives me PLENTY time to shop around!!

CONTRACT. FFS!!!!

When I WFH I had Virgin setup a business broadband connection for £30/month

@DGRossetti

When I WFH I had Virgin setup a business broadband connection for £30/month

That sounds great! Even if we couldn't claim money off for the business we'd still be miles better off!

I'm paying PlusNet £25.99 for Business Broadband (80/20) and unlimited phone calls.
PlusNet are owned by BT!

@rslsys

I'm paying PlusNet £25.99 for Business Broadband (80/20) and unlimited phone calls. PlusNet are owned by BT!

The "beauty" of Virgin was that it was broadband only. No faffing with phones or anything else. We used VOIP, so I had no need of a phone line.

I did ask BT for a quote, but they refused to guarantee > 5Mbs which the IT dept claimed was "necessary" for full homeworking (personally I reckon it was an excuse to prevent homeworking). But we're in a full fibre area so the speeds start at 100Mb/s anyway.

Worth reading the T&Cs on service. Most domestic BB has a "when we feel like it" time to fix (EE took 10 days to get to DS when his went down) whereas a line specifically installed for business use should have a 24 hour turnaround.

@rslsys

I'm paying PlusNet £25.99 for Business Broadband (80/20) and unlimited phone calls. PlusNet are owned by BT!

Wow that's interesting! Was looking at PlusNet no idea they were owned by BT!

Definitely make sure you get a business contract though. It offers you more protections if there is a problem compared to consumer contracts.

I wish we could get those prices. Our residential broadband (no phone service or TV included) is $155 a month. Internet is ridiculously expensive here.