£100 Sainsbury's Gift Card Offer on ALL BT packages

I read it as on all BT packages.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

and Evening & Weekend Calls

incl. "Add Unlimited Anytime Calls?"

Bound to be some combination where it does not work so throwing a bit of doubt into the mix, and a complete product matrix would be a very long by the time you do all calls/broadband/line rental options

Well it's all over this advertised page Broadband packages with all combinations of call plans and rental.

Also the claim conditions are given here:

In reference to www.vouchers.bt.com/offer/sainsbury/:

Claim your Sainsbury�s Gift Card

Terms & Conditions

This offer has run on the following occasions:

8.Offer start date 15.03.2013 until 25.03.2013 to be eligible for a £100 Sainsbury�s Gift Card when ordering a broadband (incl. BT Infinity) or TV package

These offers are only available to new to BT Broadband customers ordering on www.bt.com .

I know it is - the idea being people see some information and follow the links.

Note to self do not bother again unless willing to spend all day writing a web page to show all the permutations.

these gift cards cant be used online so still have my £50 worth here, why dont they just give £50 cash instead of paying sainsburies for these cards?

What I want to know is.

do these cards need to be registered before can be used?
if i register them, can someone else use them afterwards? or has to be me?

I was looking at the T&Cs for your Qs when Kate the Chat popped up. Simplest that I just copy her answers:

Me: Do Sainsburys Gift cards need to be registered before can be used?

Kate: No

Me: Can someone else use them ? or has to be me?

Kate: Any one can use as long as you have given permission

Regarding the latter I can't how see it could be otherwise as shoppers don't need to provide ID.

From memory, the gift card was originally £50 so does this sound like BT are desperate for new customers and the new unlimited deal of half price for a year isn't getting enough new customers?
Perhaps it's the current battle with Sky as to who is offering the best deal?
I am thinking of moving to BT - just a bit nervous about leaving a very good service with Newnet.

Take a look at Plusnet. My path:- BT >> Prodigynet >> Newnet >> O2 >> IDNet FTTC >> Plusnet FTTC.

Edited by RobertoS (Sun 17-Mar-13 23:13:46)

Yes I have been looking at Plusnet and know 2 happy customers. I'm in Market 1 and no hope of fibre so PlusNet = £16.99 per month against BT = £16. With BT I get half price for year so that's £96 + £100 Sainsbury voucher.
Newnet are £17.36 per month for 10 GB - but it's been a reliable 3Meg speed for over 6 years - difficult decision!

You are looking at the Unlimited prices from PN and BT. Their 10GB products are considerably cheaper.

However, I agree with you that in your case BT looks a better bet than Plusnet, especially on the 10GB ones.

Who is your phone line with? BT require it to be with them.

Yes and 10GB is ok for normal use but BBC iPlayer is useful and soon uses that so I was looking to move to Unlimited.
I've just renewed my line rental saver with BT which is a good deal and 2 faults I've had with the drop line rubbing against my trees were quickly fixed free so good service from BT - I've pruned the trees now but BT could have said it was my fault.
I am very tempted by the Sainsbury voucher and half price for the year - the 18 month contract is the only thing that makes me hesitate although if it was really bad I just pay the exit fee and put it down to experience!
I hope they wouldn't want the Sainsbury voucher back!

Edited by deleted (Mon 18-Mar-13 10:51:49)

I keep my line with BT as well. By far the best option. A similar experience a few years back about the drop wire through our willow tree too . Plus when that was done it had a faulty crimp below the eaves, and the fix of that got the ongoing wiring replaced ending at a new master socket in a different room.

Excellent!

Running over my allowance on Newnet now and then was why I left them. The upgrade price was too high.

Re early exit fees, you might find that they are lower than the full monthly contract price. They are with some ISPs but I don't think OfCom have made it compulsory.

I was looking at the BT site last night but couldn't understand the exit fee as there are so many packages - the chat box appeared so I asked about the exit fee -

Terry: Hi - I'm thinking of migrating to the new Unlimited Broadband. Just one question - if the service is bad what does it cost me to leave early before the 18 month period?

Issy: Welcome to BT, the most complete broadband provider. My name is Issy.

Issy: Thank you for your question

Issy: If you find the speeds aren't up to scratch you can cancel in the first 15 days. If you do we won't refund any up front costs like the £6.95 delivery charge

Terry: Thanks but not what I want to know - if in 3 months time the download speed goes down because of too many customers causing congestion - what is the penalty for every month I leave before the 18 month contract is finished please?

Issy: I'm not too sure what the policy after that would be. You'll need to contact customer services on 0800 800 150 to check this tomorrow

Terry: Ok - thanks and goodnight

Issy: I'm afraid I don't have this information from here. You would need to check this with customer services
Issy: Sorry about that

A very polite chat operator but I did expect them to know this stuff?
I think I read somewhere that BT want the price of the Homehub £99 if you leave early plus the exit fee.
With the Sainsbury £100 it's still tempting......and it can't be THAT bad can it?

No need to phone CS; easy to find online: Contracts and Early Termination (hold to term) Charges

Interesting these charges include those for terminating BB only products, but you don't seem to buy these anymore. Perhaps they are for legacy custs.

Edited by XRaySpeX (Mon 18-Mar-13 16:51:39)

Ok thanks but not completely clear as I would want to keep my Anytime Call package that I'm on now - worse case looks like £6.25 per month exit fee to end the Unlimited BB and calls package + £99 Homehub cost if less than year.
I've got one week to get the Sainsbury voucher offer - these marketing guys are clever as it's very tempting!

In reply to a post by zhango:

I would want to keep my Anytime Call package that I'm on now

BT are funny that way! They consider the BB + Call Plan one package, one contract. You can't seem to cancel BB alone; you need to cancel both and re-contract for Anytime Calls.

I'm currently in contract paying £2.15 pm for Anytime Calls. If I want BT BB I can't just add BB only to my existing plan. I need to take a BB + Calls package and pay the £5.15 pm for the Anytime Calls. Crazy! Obviously I'd never go for BT BB.

I'm on a legacy normal rental with Evening & Weekend plan included FOC. My wife uses the phone enough in chargeable time to make Anytime look attractive, until you realise our cost increase would be Rental to Rental + Anytime, not Rental + E & W to Rental + Anytime .

The same applies to me re going for BT FTTC - I couldn't keep my existing phone charges.

So I take it that this means that for those of us who have recently taken out another year of line rental saver it is not possible to move our broadband to BT without starting a complete new phone contract and forfeiting our line rental saver payment? Currently with O2, which has just been bought by Sky, and looking at options. A move back to BT would seem the best for me apart from this...

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

I read it as on all BT packages.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

and Evening & Weekend Calls

incl. "Add Unlimited Anytime Calls?"

It is interesting to note that the "Unlimited" £16 per month (free for 6-months) Package does NOT appear to include Evening calls - only Weekend calls!

NB:- Every other Package appears to include both Evening & Weekend calls!

Edited for additional information:-

Just to also add:- The "Unlimited" £16 per month (free for 6-months) Package does NOT appear to include the "BT NetProtect Plus" Package, but it implies that it is available at extra cost. However, elsewhere on the BT site it states:- "BT NetProtect Plus is FREE with all 40GB or Unlimited usage packages."

Edited by deleted (Thu 21-Mar-13 10:15:45)

The BT Netprotect package is run by McAfee and can be added for £3.49/month - you wouldn't really want anything by McAfee though surely?

It is interesting to note that the "Unlimited" £16 per month (free for 6-months) Package does NOT appear to include Evening calls - only Weekend calls!

NB:- Every other Package appears to include both Evening & Weekend calls!

Hi, I am just in the process of moving my Broadband from O2 to BT Unlimited at £16 per month. My "add in" is for Unlimited Anytime Plan and so does include calls to UK landlines every day (not just Weekend calls) up to 1 hour each.

In reply to a post by Salobrena:

My "add in" is for Unlimited Anytime Plan

But you are paying £5.15 pm for that.

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

In reply to a post by Salobrena:

My "add in" is for Unlimited Anytime Plan

But you are paying £5.15 pm for that.

In my case I having been paying this for some time. I use the phone quite a lot during the day for landline calls so I find it's worth it for me.

Of course! But we were discussing free included Call Plans.

If you start the order for Unlimited at £16/month you are given the option of adding Eve & WE calls @ £3.30/month or Anytime calls @ £5.15 so it doesn't look like a mistake.
It could be argued that the other packages that do include Eve & WE calls and you chose Anytime calls then BT should deduct the £3.30 before adding the £5.15
I guess life doesn't work like that though?

In reply to a post by zhango:

If you start the order for Unlimited at £16/month you are given the option of adding Eve & WE calls @ £3.30/month or Anytime calls @ £5.15 so it doesn't look like a mistake.
It could be argued that the other packages that do include Eve & WE calls and you chose Anytime calls then BT should deduct the £3.30 before adding the £5.15
I guess life doesn't work like that though?

If I read your post correctly, it now looks like you are saying that NEITHER Evening OR Weekend Calls are included!!

If so, BT are misrepresenting their offer!!

It looks ok to me John - the Unlimited BB @ £16/month includes WE calls only - if you want Evening & WE calls you add £3.30/month but if you want Anytime calls you add £5.15/month

I have never seen any 'You can have this long free if we can tie you in for ever' BT offer that included anytime calls, just off peak.

In reply to a post by zhango:

It looks ok to me John - the Unlimited BB @ £16/month includes WE calls only - if you want Evening & WE calls you add £3.30/month but if you want Anytime calls you add £5.15/month

Ta! That clarifies!

NB:- That was important to me as it looks like I might be signing up for that Package over the weekend!!

I nearly signed up and still think it's a good deal but my current ISP made me a great offer to stay with them. You may need some patience waiting for the Sainsbury Gift Card.
There is a 27 page thread on the BT Care Community Forum here

After I read in Which? that BT do BB Only products available only by phone, I phoned up to get a price to add BB to my currently discounted Anytime Plan. It turned out that they only offer BB Only on non-BTR landlines. Otherwise I'd have to lose my discount and start a new BB + Call Plan package, as I mentioned before.

After pressing them for a bit to offer me BB at a more sensible price and conditions, they came up with an unpublicised package available only by phone:

The Hero Deal: Totally Unlimited ADSL BB + Anytime Call Plan for £16 pm on 12m contract. No Sainsbury's Gift Card or 6m free applies. Dunno about other perks like "BT NetProtect Plus" or "BT Cloud" as not interested. Offer Ends 6 June.

No equivalent Infinity Deal as yet.

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

Totally Unlimited ADSL BB + Anytime Call Plan for £16 pm on 12m contract. No Sainsbury's Gift Card or 6m free applies. Dunno about other perks like "BT NetProtect Plus" or "BT Cloud" as not interested. Offer Ends 6 June.
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You should get that in writing because I was recently talking to BT and when I told them I was hesitant about the 18 month contract, I was offered a 12 month deal but only if I agreed to it over the phone and they would not put it in writing - not even in an email.
When I asked the guy to repeat it in detail I was eventually told the 12 month deal was only £16/month for the first year and then it was £21/month.
I got the impression that the sales guys are allowed to be 'creative' with the contracts to get a new customer

Ordered BT Infinity 2 on 25/03/2013 when they had a countdown timer to when the £100 gift card offer ended at midnight, got the order confirmation email many hours before then.

Received just £50 (2x£25) in cards today

Contacted them through their website stating the details so hopefully I'll get that other £50.

Edited by deleted (Fri 10-May-13 18:44:50)

Running until 24th June 2013 BT has another £100 gift card promotion, this time only on Infinity packages.

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/bt/t/4245510-bt-sum...

Standard ADSL2+ services still get a voucher, but only £50.

People need to work out how much it would cost over the whole contract , inclusive the £100 voucher.


People rush too much into things when they see this type of offer. Myself, i still got just over 12 months on my contract, so staying where i am, not that I would go back to Bt anyway.

Got my £50 gift cards now but can't see anything on the web site I need, desire or even vaguely want. I guess I will have to blow it on groceries instead.

Groceries can come in useful on occasion .

What you ought to do is put the equivalent amount that you have saved into a piggy-bank until it reaches £50, then buy something anywhere.

It's called money-laundering. Very naughty.

But I don't get 10% off if I buy groceries froim Sainsbury.

In reply to a post by gomezz:

Got my £50 gift cards now but can't see anything on the web site I need, desire or even vaguely want. I guess I will have to blow it on groceries instead.

they cant be used via the internet either, only in store.

It says you can on the back of the cards.

thats registering them for topups.

try using them online you wont have any luck

when I complained I was told the reason is sainsburies retail is a different company to the online one.

Edited by Chrysalis (Sun 23-Jun-13 16:26:25)

Ah! Yes, I was mistaken. I was actually looking online to see what they had before going to their big store in MK. Will have to hit them big time next time I am passing.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Running until 24th June 2013 BT has another £100 gift card promotion, this time only on Infinity packages.

http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/bt/t/4245510-bt-sum...

Standard ADSL2+ services still get a voucher, but only £50.

And for the next 6 hours you can also get an additional £120 cashback if you go via Quidco [ though Unlimited Infinity 1 is not available via this route ]