I am currently on O2 The Works package, getting 11Mbps down/ 1.1Mbps up, line is solid and fast. Here is what I am paying:
Broadband: O2 The works package, 13POUNDS/month
Phone line: Post office HomePhone with Anytime, 14POUNDS/month
Total = 27POUNDS/month
However, the following FTTC providers are available now and I am looking to move:
BT Infinity 2
Download: 76M
Upload: 19M
Traffic shaping: Yes, mainly on P2P traffic during
Traffic shaping time: Download: 4pm to 12pm (weekdays) and 9am to 12pm(weekends), Upload stream could be at any time!!! http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10495...
Contract: 18 Months
Call feature: Free evening and weekends call to landline, 0845 and 0870
Cost breakdown for the 1st contract:
Broadband: 1st three month offer = 20*3M = £60 + 4th to 18 month = 26*15M = £390
Phone line: 10.75*18M = £193.5 (Assume paying 12months in advance)
Connection fee: £0
Voucher: £50 Sainsbury voucher
Cashback: £50 (Quidco)
Total cost for 18 months= £483.5
Effect cost per month = £26.86
Everything Everywhere Fibre Boardband
Download: 76M
Upload: 20M
Traffic shaping: Yes, P2P, Newsgroups (throttled) gaming and VoIP (prioritised)
Traffic shaping time: 6pm to 11:30pm (weekdays)/5pm to11:30pm (weekends)
http://e-gain.s3.amazonaws.com/external/content/Ts%2...
Contract: 18 Months
Call feature: Free evening and weekends call to landline, 0845 and 0870
Cost breakdown for the 1st contract:
Broadband: 25*18M = £450 (£5 off for T-mobile, Orange or EE customers)
Phone line: 14*18M = £252
Connection fee: £25
Cashback: £101 (Topcashback)
Total cost for 18 months= £626
Effect cost per month = £34.78
Talk Talk Essential and Fibre Large
Download: 76M
Upload: 20M
Traffic shaping: Yes, P2P (throttled) gaming, VoIP and general web browsing (prioritised)
Traffic shaping time: 6pm-Midnight
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/legal/broadband-traffic-ma...
Contract: 18 Months
Call feature: Free evening and weekends call to landline, 0845 and 0870
Cost breakdown for the 1st contract:
Broadband: £15*18M = £270
Essential package: 1st nine month offer =£3.25*9 M= £31.5 + 10th to 18th month = £6.25*9M = £56.25 = £85.5
Phone line: £14.5*18M = £261
Connection fee: £0
Cashback: £40 (Quidco may be £40 or £70?)
Total cost for 18 months= £576.5
Effect cost per month = £32.03
It turns BT is the cheapest option while Talk Talk got better traffic shaping policy. I did download a bit (200GB a month) and landline is also important to me. Could anyone suggest which option is better?



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