dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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For the second time in a year we need to pay this (got it for £30 through Sky last time).
Any offers on at the minute? Need to stay with Sky really due to transferring contract in the minimum term from this house
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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BT do it for free last I checked, normally £125 or so.
I got mine via Sky for £39.
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dannymccann
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At a guess though that would mean taking BT line rental for a horrendous period of time? Im going to ring Sky tomorrow, will use the work phone on 0844 numbers 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Yeah you need to sign up to a phone sevice package for a year.
After much mulling it over I went with Sky for TV phone & net.
Free HD boxes & free installation atm 
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Yea with them currently for the 3 packages on Sky+, no complaints really. We cant live without the internet, so it seems silly to pay £125 connection, then £12 a month for a phone (which we never use  ) then another what £10 - £20 a month on broadband, when another few quid gets you recording facilities for your TV. We could survive with freeview no doubt, though, landlines are such a waste of money
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I'm looking at PlusNet. Free activation on a 12 month contract but 80GB cap
I'm trying to get an all round package with free calls all day and to 0845 / 0870. Excuse to put it on my expenses each month then  Just the cap that's putting me off.
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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If you've had sky for a year, cancel it, and take out a new contract for the new place. (I just used my girlfriends name instead of mine. All my bank details still though)
We're using Astral as they installed the first fit system in the house, and it would of been £149 to transfer sky, then £125 for BT install, but they suggested cancel and start as a new customer.
It's now gonna cost £39 for Sky phone line install, £30 for installation of Sky, so a saving of about £200 on transferring stuff. Sky line rental is £11 iirc, and I think they've still got the 6 months free internet deal as well 
The BT free installation deal finished at the end of Jan unless they extended it again, but was an 18 month contract.
[Edited on 15-02-2010 by Cavey]
[Edited on 15-02-2010 by Cavey]
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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Thats the problem, only had the contract since June last year so still in min. term, so was hoping to transfer for very little monies. If they wont do it Ill just cancel and pay off the contract and as you say go through missus name on the new place, its coming out the joint regardless so will make no odds.
80gb cap doesnt bother me, we can only get 2.5mbps anyway, plus I dont do shady downloads, we only use it to browse and XBLive
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Think i'm going to go with 02.
http://broadband.o2.co.uk/telesales/homephone/broadband.jsp
Read that their activation will also be free. Requested more information from them - let's see what they come back with.
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
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I went with Post office activation as its cheaper than BT and you're not tied into a contract with them, then went with o2 broadband at £7.50pm(1st 3 months free and £50 cashback).
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lisac
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Registered: 10th Apr 08
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I am with o2 for my broadband and have been with them for over a year. Its was so easy to set up they send you the box, put the cd and up and running in 15 mins. No limit to download either, got two laptops running wirelessly on it and no problems whatsoever. plus added bonus of only costing 7.34 a month as have an o2 phone.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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My contract with Sky is up on 4th May so Im just going to pay that off £40 a month then exit, dont use the Tv anyway we only watch freeview. Will go with whoever will provide the cheapest average monthly cost for a year / 18 months with these items:
Line Activation
Other costs associated with activation of services
Service cost
Equipment cost
Might go with o2 due to having their network in house
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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I don't get this, thought I had to pay 125 quid to set up with BT to then be able to use my o2 broadband? My situation is i'm with o2 broadband in a contract but moving to a house where the phone line has disconnected, I won't use the phone but was going to stump up the 125 quid to get the phone line re-connected to get use the o2, is this avoidable or am I totally getting the wrong end of a shitty bt stick?
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Its a shitty BT Stick unfortunately, Ive been stung 3 times now in 2 years due to house moves, thankfully Ive had it done on special for £30 everytime
edit - unless you have access to Fibre Optic (little brown box outside the property) and can get out of your current contract OR live without the internet then you have no choice
[Edited on 16-02-2010 by dannymccann]
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Carl
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Thought so, its shocking, almost a monopoly. How did you get it for 30 then through sky? sign up to a package? Not sure I can with already being with 02 broadband, got 11 months left with them.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
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As soon as I paid for Sky in my flat (only wanted it for broadband) they fitted BT Openzone.
Once my contract is up in the summer i'll be cancelling sky, phone and internet I think and using the openzone network
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
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Carl,
I think you can still go with Sky Talk without taking broadband, they can install the line for £39 without using BT, they send round an Open Reach engineer I believe. Then it's £11 a month line rental from Sky, doesn't involve BT at all.
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Carl
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Result,I'll look into it.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Think ive found the cheapest if you dont want TV
TalkTalk - new line is £69, line rental + broadband is £18 a month (up to 8meg, 40gb limit) but 18 month contract (but if youve bought like me that shouldnt matter anymore  ), free installation at the moment (normally £30), works out at £393 for the 18 months, my findings tonight:
Line activation + installation + per month cost and all these are 12 month contracts
o2 £479
Sky (talk/bb/tv basic) £520
BT £444
Virgin (not cable) £444
So we are going Talk Talk
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Not a fan of talk talk, there's whole websites dedicated to them being awful
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Ti be honest it doesnt matter who i go with I will get the same shitty speed, as long as it works 24/7 and doesnt cost the earth im not bothered
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Danny, i've just given them a call as well but they cannot find my postcode. Anyone know a way around this? TalkTalk didn't know what to do
Mine is £59 for new line and 24 month contract. Unlimited downloads, free calls to all numbers apart from mobiles charged at 7p per minute - all for for £26 a month.
I'm happy with that
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Not registered with the Royal Mail yet? Try finding your place with the address finder tool on the website, if you cant find it it needs t be set up by the builder or maybe you can get the RM to do it by yourself.
If you are registered with RM shouldnt be a problem, definetly got the right postcode? Found mine fine....
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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People are moving in this week so i'll let them register the postcode
I'm fucked without the internet so first thing to sort out.
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BlueCorsa
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Registered: 14th Jan 04
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When I moved in, I emailed postcodeadmin@royalmail.com to get them to add the postcode to the PAF.
Took ages though before it appeared listed and companies had updated their records - about 18 months on average...! 
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