Just to be clear. You posted that over 24 months, Aquiss were cheaper than a comparable BT package and PCJM40 posted that the reverse was true.

Please could you clarify if you are still claiming that Aquiss are cheaper than BT over 24 months?

Edited by FibreBubble (Thu 13-Mar-25 20:17:17)

Slightly unfair, if not unprofessional, to question the motives of correspondents discussing the pricing of your packages. Particularly when there is dispute as to the true costs being posted.

Comparing the merits of providers is what this site is for.

Clearly price is also your metric as you have moved the 'in contract price rise' of your current packages from month 4 to month 7, which is to be commended.

In reply to a post by FibreBubble:

Clearly price is also your metric...

That is true since in the case of Aquiss PSTN line rental: its cost will be increasing from 01-05-2025. This is due to "Openreach charges impossible to be absorbed"

Possibly not relevant to broadband costing but I guess out of contract prices could increase at some point in the near future?

However stay with Aquiss for a few years on an out of contract basis and then a new contract can be had with a "new customer" discount offer for broadband...

Edited by 4M2 (Thu 13-Mar-25 21:02:38)

PSTN is being switched off in Jan 2027 anyway (unless they delay it again). How does your line rental + broadband deal compare with the current SOGEA pricing? This is the total you pay, no separate line rental, although you'd have to move your voice service elsewhere.

https://www.aquiss.net/unlimited-fttc-fibre-broadband/

As for future price rises: they are bound to happen eventually, I don't think anyone now offers a "price for life" deal like Zen used to. But at least with Aquiss there is a single price for customers in-contract, out-of-contract, and for new customers (apart from the six month introductory sweetener)

Is it relevant at this point in the conversation to throw in the Oscar Wilde quote (as said by Lord Darlington in Lady Windermere's Fan) that a cynic is "a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."?

In reply to a post by FibreBubble:

Just to be clear. You posted that over 24 months, Aquiss were cheaper than a comparable BT package and PCJM40 posted that the reverse was true.

Please could you clarify if you are still claiming that Aquiss are cheaper than BT over 24 months?

Just to be clear, I omitted to say "on a 12 month contract" which is what Aquiss and BT both offer.. I now cannot amend the post to add this. My mistake.

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In reply to a post by CJT:

I am not signing a 24 month deal am I.....

No one said you was fella, thats why I said 2 x 12 month contract for Aquiss. If you leave Aquiss after the first year which is the sensible move then fair enough but if you stay for a second year which is extremely likely for most people then the numbers I show are spot on.

I looked for a 12 month deal specifically, and I found several BT/EE included. I chose Aquiss because the deal worked out the best one for me at this time. Had I been looking at 24 months I may have gone elsewhere.

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Edit: Just to add to this, you go into a shop to buy some water, one brand sells only 500ml bottles and another brand sells both 500ml and 1L bottles. You know going forward you are going to need more than 500ml of water so do you compare only the 500ml bottles or do you check if buying the 1L bottle is better value compared to 2 x 500ml bottles?? I know what I would do

So do I if I wanted 1L of water, tbh if i was sensible I'd take a reusable bottle and not pay the over inflated prices for bottled water, but that's a different subject altogether

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In reply to a post by CJT:

if you are having a dig at me by calling me a fanboy then you have killed your own argument with petty name-calling...

If however it's directed at anyone who has spoke in favour of Aquiss, it's still name-calling!

Calm down, fanboy is a well used term for someone who has only positive things to say about a provider, normally its used in conjunction with Openreach but can equally be used to reference those of other providers. If you are sensitive and was offended then I apologise.

Edit: So not to upset you any further I have removed the word 'boy' from my previous post.

You have not upset me I was just perplexed by the use of the word Fanboy. Let's draw a line in the sand and move on

In reply to a post by candlerb:

I have never seen an Aquiss customer claim they are the *cheapest* ISP out there.

But if you factor in the in-contract price rises from other ISPs, and/or out-of-contract price rises, there's often not a huge difference. £54 over 24 months is £2.25 per month. To me, it's well worth the premium; for others, the cheapest is what they want.

Are all the ISPs the same? That's for each person to make their own judgement on - it's the point of a free market. Both have customers who are happy to pay them.

If I recall correctly you have never been driven on prices but rather on quality thats why even after the inflated FTTPod contract with Cerberus you stayed with them afterwards for a period.

I have said before I am not here to beat up on Aquiss and my comments are to ensure accuracy about pricing as people looking for a new ISP read these comments and should not be mislead about price. As I am not an echo chamber like those fans of Aquiss my comments are treated like a threat so naturally they want to undermine me but that OK. I'm happy with all the facts I've given.

You're right about people making their own judgement and its a free market even if some want to talk about PLCs being the enemy.

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Let's draw a line in the sand and move on

That sounds good