No BT line, what to do?!

[cybertect]

There is no way around the £125 if you want ADSL service. (Unless you live in the City of London - I believe there's an alternative provider there. And I don't mean any bit, just the City.)

Or Kingston-upon-Hull

 

[Sunray]

This sucks so hard.
I have read reviews on 3 mobile broadband and it hasn't got the best reviews, + 18 month contracts etc. various issues. I have a nice laptop and wireless ipod, and nowhere to frigging use them! I will be in cafe's I think fattening up on latte's, thing is i've got freelance work coming my way and will need to work properly, cafe= not ideal... Pah.

If your going to earn some cash from it then pay the 125 quid for the line. Its seems like your being overly cheap.

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

This sucks so hard.
I have read reviews on 3 mobile broadband and it hasn't got the best reviews, + 18 month contracts etc. various issues. I have a nice laptop and wireless ipod, and nowhere to frigging use them! I will be in cafe's I think fattening up on latte's, thing is i've got freelance work coming my way and will need to work properly, cafe= not ideal... Pah.

pay 125 and then get it back in vat duh!!!!

 

[Oswaldtwistle]

Bulldog claim to offer new lines for 99 quid.

http://www.bulldogbroadband.com/residential/products/bulldogline/index.asp

bottom of the page

T-Mobile may be an alternative to Three? 15 gbp a month gets you a reasonable 3gb

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/internet/pay-monthly/

 

[Firky]

You'll need to pay for a line to be installed or ask your landlord to do it? Unless there's a cable point in the house you're donald ducked.

 

[WWWeed]

go for virgin media. You dont need a phone line of any sort as it all comes down coax not a phoneline..........

 

[Radar]

Have you dug around the place yourself to make sure there's no old ceased lines into the house ?

 

[stdPikachu]

Have you dug around the place yourself to make sure there's no old ceased lines into the house ?

IIRC they still charge £125 for lighting them up.

 

[Oswaldtwistle]

go for virgin media. You dont need a phone line of any sort as it all comes down coax not a phoneline..........

Not an option- see the orginal post.

 

[Oswaldtwistle]

IIRC they still charge £125 for lighting them (old phone lines)up.

They didn't charge me when I had one re-connected in 2005, even though it required an engineers visit.

May have changed since of course......

 

[stdPikachu]

They didn't charge me when I had one re-connected in 2005, even though it required an engineers visit.

May have changed since of course......

Yup, think it's a recent change. We ordered a bog standard analogue line at the office in early 2006, it cost £125 up front but this was refunded after a year of use. Did the same thing again a coupla months back (and this wasn't even new copper, this was lighting up an old and abandoned one) and it cost us £125, no refund. All because of OcCom, of course.

Support your friendly local monopoly, they wuvs you really. And wuv hurts.

 

[WWWeed]

Not an option- see the orginal post.

sorry just skimmed it first time!

 

[Looby]

I just spoke to BT customer options 0800 800880 and they offered me half price connection for £62.50 and they will let you spread it over 5-6 months. I know it's still expensive but it will be worth it for me to get rid of Virgin.