In reply to a post by Apprentice:

My PN contract is about to end and as my distant market A exchange is 20CN I can only get ADSL, I will see what deals are available from the COT but have a feeling that there are no deals anymore compared to those from a few years back.

Would you recommend John Lewis BB as provided by Plusnet?

In just that situation I moved to Vodafone 38Mbps FTTC. Cheaper than Plusnet ADSL renewal. John Lewis ADSL was my next choice

Yes, I would recommend either of them but JL was a slightly better deal.

I'm a bit of a serial switcher in order to get the best price and service and I've been with Plusnet in the past and now with JL for the second year running - the longest I've stayed with anyone.

I've had no real problems to speak of. The only issue with JL was that they forgot to activate the BB when I first took out the contract, but a quick phone call to CS and they did it straight away.

Spoke to one of the COT a short while ago and the first offer for BB was £3 more than I pay just now plus LRS or monthly LR payment.
Didn't go for that so the best and final offer was ADSL1 BB for £10 a month plus LRS or monthly LR payment. PN LRS is £197.88 (= £16.49 a month) and monthly LR is £18.99.

I thanked him and said I would consider it while looking at other options, having looked at John Lewis the PN provided BB and LR is available just now for £20.00 a month, the package also includes an evening and weekend call plan, contract term is 12 months.