Latest Broadband Deals
BT Infinity Broadband Deals Reduced To £7.49
BT (BT.com/infinity) has reduced the price of its BT Infinity Broadband and phone calls package to just £7.49 a month.
Previously £19.49 a month, new customers can now get the BT Infinity Broadband and calls package for £7.49 a month for the first 3 months, followed by £17.99 a month thereafter.
The package includes broadband speeds up to 40Mbps, a 40GB download allowance, free BT Infinity Home Hub, free engineer installation and unlimited weekend phone calls to UK landlines.
BT Infinity is BT’s next generation fibre optic broadband network which provides super-fast download speeds up to 40Mbps, together with upload speeds up to 10Mbps.
BT is rolling out its new fibre optic broadband network across the UK, with four million UK homes expected to have access to BT Infinity enabled telephone exchanges by December 2010.
Interested readers can check when BT Infinity Broadband will be available in their area by visiting the BT.com/infinity website and choosing the region where they live.
BT Connection Charge Free For New BT Phone Lines
BT (BT.com) has launched a free connection charge offer for new customers switching to BT who need a new BT phone line installed or re-connected.
The new offer means new customers can save themselves the one-off BT line connection charge of £127.99.
In order to qualify, new customers must order online a BT Broadband and Phone calls package, the cheapest of which is currently £6.99 a month for the first 3 months, followed by £13.99 per month after.
This package provides up to 20Mbps broadband download speeds plus unlimited evening and weekend phone calls to UK landlines and 0845/0870 numbers.
A free BT wireless router (known as the BT Home Hub), worth £89.99, is also included in this package.
New customers requiring a new BT phone line and a phone calls package, but with no broadband, will need to pay a one-off £29.99 connection charge, which will be added to their first bill.
Readers can find out more at the BT.com website.
BT Extend Free BT Vision Box Offer
BT (www.BT.com/btvision) has extended its free BT Vision box offer until the end of the year, saving new and existing BT customers £45.
Known as the Vision+ box, the BT Vision set top box enables viewers to watch live Freeview channels including Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and ESPN, plus on-demand entertainment over their BT Broadband connection.
The Vision+ box is free to existing BT Broadband customers who take a BT Vision Value pack. Prices start from £7.50 a month for the Bronze Value pack which offers subscribers the choice of 2 viewing packs from Films, Sport, Kids and Music.
BT Vision viewing packs can be swapped each month, while individual shows from other packs can be watched on a pay per view basis from as little as 39p a show.
Existing BT Broadband customers requiring just the BT Vision box or a single BT Vision viewing pack will need to pay £90 for the set top box – and £11.99 per month should they wish to watch Sky Sports 1 or Sky Sports 2.
New customers to BT can sign up online to a broadband, TV and calls package that costs £32.99 a month and receive the BT Vision box for free.
This £32.99 package provides broadband speeds up to 20Mbps, the BT Vision Bronze Value Pack with 4 TV viewing packs, plus unlimited UK weekend phone calls.
Readers can find out further information on all these options at the www.BT.com/btvision website and order their BT Vision package online.
TalkTalk Broadband Free For 6 Months
TalkTalk Broadband (TalkTalk.co.uk) has launched a 6 months free offer on its Broadband and Phone ‘Essentials’ package.
New customers ordering the TalkTalk Broadband and Phone Essentials package online at the TalkTalk.co.uk website can save themselves a total of £41.94 over the first 6 months of their 18 month contract – with the Essentials £6.99 monthly fee being applied as a credit to a customer’s first 6 bills.
Monthly telephone line rental of £11.49 still applies together with a one-off connection fee of £29.99.
The TalkTalk Essentials package provides up to 24Mbps broadband speeds together with a 40GB download usage allowance, free wireless router and free customer & technical support.
Unlimited evening and weekend phone calls to UK landlines and 0845/0870 numbers are also included together with free voicemail and free privacy features.
The 6 months free offer is available to 80% of UK households that are located within TalkTalk’s next generation broadband network.
According to the TalkTalk website, savings of up to £197 can be made by switching from BT to TalkTalk’s new offer.
Interested readers can find out further information at the TalkTalk.co.uk website or by phoning TalkTalk on 0800 049 7865.
3 Add Acer D260 To Mobile Broadband Free Laptops
3 (three.co.uk) has added the Acer D260 netbook and the Samsung N230 to its range of mobile broadband free laptop deals.
Available for free with the 3 mobile broadband 1GB data plan costing £17.50 a month, the Acer D260 is a excellent portable netbook, weighing just 1.25kg and capable of lasting up to six hours from one battery charge.
It is also well specified with an Intel Atom 1.66Ghz processor, a 10.1″ display, 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM – with the Windows 7 Starter operating system also included together with a free ZTE MF112 black USB modem.
Customers wanting a higher monthly mobile broadband download usage allowance can opt for 3’s 15GB data plan costing £25 a month and still receive the Acer D260 netbook for free.
3’s second new netbook is the sleek Samsung N230 which also features an Intel Atom 1.66Ghz processor, 10.1″ display, 1GB of RAM and Windows 7 Starter – but differs with a larger 250GB hard drive.
Weighing just 1.1kg and only 24mm thin, the Samsung N230 is ultra portable and has an impressive 10 hour battery life upon charging.
Customers can receive the Samsung N230 for free when they order online the 3 mobile broadband 5GB data plan costing £35 a month over an 18 month contract.
A free USB modem is also included which connects the netbook to the 3 mobile broadband network which provides download speeds up to 7.2Mbps.
Interested readers can find out more at the three.co.uk or use our mobile broadband free laptop comparison service to compare laptops deals from 3, Vodafone, O2 and Orange.
BT.com/linerental Offers BT Phone Line Rental Deal
BT (www.BT.com/linerental) has launched a new ‘BT Line Rental Saver’ deal which offers BT phone line rental for just £9.49 a month and generates yearly savings of £24.60.
Cheaper than Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk, new BT customers can get this price by paying for their BT phone line rental for the whole year with one card payment.
There’s no need for customers to contact their existing telephone line provider in order to switch to BT as BT will do it for them so they don’t lose service.
Customers can also keep their phone number when switching from their existing landline provider to BT, even if they’re a cable customer with Virgin Media.
New customers can order a new BT telephone line or reconnect an existing one by first choosing a BT Calling Plan or a BT Broadband and Calls package at the www.BT.com/linerental website.
BT’s Calling Plans are currently good value with the Unlimited Weekend Calling Plan now free for 12 months, while BT’s Unlimited Anytime Calling Plan is free for the first 3 months, followed by just £4.99 per month thereafter.
Customers opting for BT’s Broadband and Anytime Calls package can also receive it free of charge for the first 3 months, followed by £15.99 a month thereafter.
A connection charge may apply for a new BT phone line, but this is reduced significantly when customers take a broadband and calls package together.
Interested readers can find out more at the www.BT.com/linerental website and order online.
