Want to change isp

Hi
Please bear with me as i'm a bit of a noob to how changing ISP works.
I'm on BT Classic which i've been on for about 6 years and i'd like to change to BE Broadband.
We have two phonelines in the house and the one upstairs is what I plug my modem in to.
A few questions:
We rent the line from BT, if I change isp do I still pay for this or do I pay for BE line rental?
I'm thinking of choosing BE unlimited, what speed could I get?
The router you get with the package says 802.11 b/g, my laptop has 802.11 b/g/n, will it work?
Could someone give me a step by step on how to change isp?

Thanks

Changing ISP is The MAC Process
You choose whether to keep your line rental & calls with BT or switch it to Be. you don't save much with Be, say 80p / month, dependant on plan.

Are you sure you can get Be? Put your phone # in SamKnows: UK Exchange Search and post the resultant link.

Speed: Post your router stats and we will tell.

An N laptop will work with a G router. You probably won't need better unless you have loads of PCs doing loads of transfers.

Thanks for the reply.
I don't use a router, I have an ancient Voyager usb modem. How would I find out the specs?

Is it on the drop-down list here?

Have you checked you can get Be Broadband at all? It isn't available at all exchanges. If you haven't, put your phone number into this checker and post us the link to the result.

The line/modem stats would give us a very good idea what speed you could get. This tool on the same site as the above lets you drill down to your address to get an estimate, but that one tends to be unreliable. (Usually shows too low).

Dunno! Don't they provide some Diagnostic software from which you can get Status?

What about my other Qs?

I checked and I can get BE.
I found some stats on my modem:
local/remote attenuation 46.5/23.5 dB
SNR Margin 17.5dB

There were no other stats than that

and I am approx 979 meters from the exchange.

your stats point to a line length more like 4km

Are you paying two lots of line rental ? if you don't need two lines you could economise down to one.

At https://www.bethere.co.uk/web/beportal/homepage there is a speed prediction

Process ? ask your current ISP for a MAC because you wish to migrate to another provider, sign up with Be and give them the MAC.

It struck me that 979 is a very precise approximation as well .

We have two phone sockets, one downstairs, one up (which I plug the modem in to) does that mean we're paying for two lines? (I don't pay the bill)
Be said I could probably get around 8mb