phone/broadband for only six months

I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only be
for six months.

Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a six
month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).

The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali
none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a open access operator

TIA

tim

tim.... wrote:
> I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only be
> for six months.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a six
> month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).
>
> The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali
> none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a open access operator
>
IIRC most of the small providers will do a 'month by month' contract,
the only proviso being an upfront connection charge.

It's up to you to work out which is cheapest.


> TIA
>
> tim
>
>
>

"tim...." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only
> be for six months.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a
> six month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).
>
> The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are
> AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a open
> access operator


A number of them will but AFAIK all will charge for early network
termination. You also need to find out what charges they make if you move to
another address since some will do this much cheaper than others. It is also
sensible to consider one that has a good reputation for customer service
that is based in the UK. Despite the occasional problem that all ISPs suffer
from I have found Plusnet reasonably priced and have a good level of
service.

Peter Crosland

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "tim...." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only
>> be for six months.
>>
>> Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a
>> six month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).
>>
>> The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are
>> AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a open
>> access operator
>
>
> A number of them will but AFAIK all will charge for early network
> termination. You also need to find out what charges they make if you move
> to another address since some will do this much cheaper than others. It is
> also sensible to consider one that has a good reputation for customer
> service that is based in the UK. Despite the occasional problem that all
> ISPs suffer from I have found Plusnet reasonably priced and have a good
> level of service.

For ADSL Zen Internet will charge by the month and allow you to move house
once every 6 months at no extra cost. If you already have ADSL you can
migrate to Zen at no charge. Provided you give them warning (3 weeks) and
follow their instructions (as to how to transfer the landline) diligently
they will move your ADSL service to the new location with only a few minutes
break in service.

Can't say anything about the phone line rental ...

--
Graham J

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "tim...." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only
>> be for six months.
>>
>> Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a
>> six month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).
>>
>> The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are
>> AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a open
>> access operator
>
>
> A number of them will but AFAIK all will charge for early network
> termination. You also need to find out what charges they make if you move
> to another address since some will do this much cheaper than others. It is
> also sensible to consider one that has a good reputation for customer
> service that is based in the UK. Despite the occasional problem that all
> ISPs suffer from I have found Plusnet reasonably priced and have a good
> level of service.

No dates available for phone installation until 12/04 (and then another 5-7
days delay for the BB to be activated)

Bloody ell, is that normal or did I just get unlucky!?

tim

tim.... wrote:
> "Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2-qdnWFFm9jmoh_QnZ2dnUVZ7s-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "tim...." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only
>>> be for six months.
>>>
>>> Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a
>>> six month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).
>>>
>>> The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are
>>> AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a open
>>> access operator
>>
>> A number of them will but AFAIK all will charge for early network
>> termination. You also need to find out what charges they make if you move
>> to another address since some will do this much cheaper than others. It is
>> also sensible to consider one that has a good reputation for customer
>> service that is based in the UK. Despite the occasional problem that all
>> ISPs suffer from I have found Plusnet reasonably priced and have a good
>> level of service.
>
> No dates available for phone installation until 12/04 (and then another 5-7
> days delay for the BB to be activated)
>
> Bloody ell, is that normal or did I just get unlucky!?
>

Pretty normal these days sadly.

> tim
>
>

"Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2-qdnWFFm9jmoh_QnZ2dnUVZ7s-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "tim...." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm moving house again and there's a good chance this property will only
>>> be for six months.
>>>
>>> Does anybody have any suggestions as to which suppliers will offer me a
>>> six month term (though with a reasonable price if I do stay longer).
>>>
>>> The only provides of LLU on my (new) exchange are
>>> AOL/C&W/Orange/Sky/Tiscali none of which appeal ,so it needs to be a
>>> open access operator
>>
>>
>> A number of them will but AFAIK all will charge for early network
>> termination. You also need to find out what charges they make if you move
>> to another address since some will do this much cheaper than others. It
>> is also sensible to consider one that has a good reputation for customer
>> service that is based in the UK. Despite the occasional problem that all
>> ISPs suffer from I have found Plusnet reasonably priced and have a good
>> level of service.
>
> For ADSL Zen Internet will charge by the month and allow you to move house
> once every 6 months at no extra cost. If you already have ADSL you can
> migrate to Zen at no charge. Provided you give them warning (3 weeks) and
> follow their instructions (as to how to transfer the landline) diligently
> they will move your ADSL service to the new location with only a few
> minutes break in service.


Just check the prices first at least 50% more for Zen. Not a competitive
deal at all.


Peter Crosland