cheapest Broadband for a couple of days per week.?

I have Broadband at home with Virgin but I am away for a couple of
days per week and would like to have Broadband there as well, not
interested in downloads just newsgroup discussions, email and lots of
web surfing, probably 4 or 5 hours daily.

Any ideas for the cheapest and best packages please?


Thanks for all replies.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Colin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have Broadband at home with Virgin but I am away for a couple of
> days per week and would like to have Broadband there as well, not
> interested in downloads just newsgroup discussions, email and lots of
> web surfing, probably 4 or 5 hours daily.
>
> Any ideas for the cheapest and best packages please?
>
>
> Thanks for all replies.

You can get PlusNet Broadband Plus - or PAYG with 1GB per month included -
for £14.99 per month - but you'll either have to pay a setup fee, or get
free setup but keep the service for 5 years to avoid cancellation fees.
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Tiscali Tim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

: You can get PlusNet Broadband Plus - or PAYG with 1GB per month included -
: for ?14.99 per month - but you'll either have to pay a setup fee, or get
: free setup but keep the service for 5 years to avoid cancellation fees.

It's a lot cheaper with metronet for low usage!

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Brian McIlwrath <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Tiscali Tim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> You can get PlusNet Broadband Plus - or PAYG with 1GB per month
>> included - for ?14.99 per month - but you'll either have to pay a
>> setup fee, or get free setup but keep the service for 5 years to
>> avoid cancellation fees.
>
> It's a lot cheaper with metronet for low usage!

As a matter of interest, what price, what speed, what download limit, what
setup fee?
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>> It's a lot cheaper with metronet for low usage!
>
> As a matter of interest, what price, what speed, what download limit, what
> setup fee?

www.metronet.co.uk full lists on there.

Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
dave stanton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>> It's a lot cheaper with metronet for low usage!
>>
>> As a matter of interest, what price, what speed, what download
>> limit, what setup fee?
>
> www.metronet.co.uk full lists on there.
>
> Dave

Thanks for the link. It is interesting to compare prices with PlusNet.

If you are happy with a 500k connection, and have low to moderate usage,
Metronet is definitely cheaper.

However, if your line supports 2M and you want to use the highest possible
speed - for fast downloads etc. even if your overall usage is low - Metronet
then becomes dearer than PlusNet.

Also, Metronet requires you to pay an activation fee of £70 and to commit to
at least 3 months. The PlusNet commitment is only one month - and activation
is free if you stay with them for 5 years. [OK, that last point may be a bit
academic!]

Al I would say is that it is necessary to look at the price structure of
each ISP you consider, and match it to your requirements and likely usage.
The ISPs with the lowest headline figures are not *necessarily* the
cheapest.
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> Also, Metronet requires you to pay an activation fee of £70 and to commit to
> at least 3 months. The PlusNet commitment is only one month - and activation
> is free if you stay with them for 5 years. [OK, that last point may be a bit
> academic!]

But of course you DO pay the activation fee with all ISP's, its just some
take it up front and others add a small amount to the monthly cost. They
all pay BT so they have to get it back one way or another.
Same as that ' free ' mobile phone.

Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
dave stanton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> Also, Metronet requires you to pay an activation fee of £70 and to
>> commit to at least 3 months. The PlusNet commitment is only one
>> month - and activation is free if you stay with them for 5 years.
>> [OK, that last point may be a bit academic!]
>
> But of course you DO pay the activation fee with all ISP's, its just
> some take it up front and others add a small amount to the monthly
> cost. They all pay BT so they have to get it back one way or another.
> Same as that ' free ' mobile phone.
>
> Dave

Except that with PlusNet, the monthly fee is the same with free setup as it
is if you pay a setup fee up front. The only(!) requirement for free setup
is that you stay with them for 5 years.
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On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:55:10 +0100, "Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:


>
>Except that with PlusNet, the monthly fee is the same with free setup as it
>is if you pay a setup fee up front. The only(!) requirement for free setup
>is that you stay with them for 5 years.

What a scary commitment. The broadband market will have gone through
several major changes by the time the 5 year tie-in expires and a
company that's great now may be the worst of the worst by then.

Jake

"Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>dave stanton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>> Also, Metronet requires you to pay an activation fee of £70 and to
>>> commit to at least 3 months. The PlusNet commitment is only one
>>> month - and activation is free if you stay with them for 5 years.
>>> [OK, that last point may be a bit academic!]
>>
>> But of course you DO pay the activation fee with all ISP's, its just
>> some take it up front and others add a small amount to the monthly
>> cost. They all pay BT so they have to get it back one way or another.
>> Same as that ' free ' mobile phone.
>>
>> Dave
>
>Except that with PlusNet, the monthly fee is the same with free setup as it
>is if you pay a setup fee up front. The only(!) requirement for free setup
>is that you stay with them for 5 years.

Setting a friend up on the site tonight and free setup plus a free modem was for an
annual contract - ie a 12month/1 year signup, so where did you get this "5 years"
thing from?



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