Think I would rather pay a bit more for partial LLU and stay on WLR rather than go for the lower cost of full LLU - although that low price offer by Sky would of course be hard to resist

OP was offered a no obligation 30 day free trial for Sky full LLU and because he wanted to leave before the end of the trial he seems to have suffered difficulties with the line rental, possibly through no fault of his own?

Yep, FTTC and self install of a vdsl modem/router would suit me also - might happen around here also, possibly in the summer of 2014

It would have to be a broadband only deal though - maybe from Plusnet, Xilo, etc.

In reply to a post by pcoventry76:

Plusnet is one I would go for. Never used Xilo

Yes with Plusnet would have the option of broadband and phone for a lower cost - uno would be more expensive for BB only http://www.xilo.net/adsl_broadband/#home

I might have had the pleasure of talking to you a few years back when I was with PN

What a diatribe! Where did you find the time to compose that? Doesn't anybody work anymore? (Applies to most of the respondents as well).

I have been on Sky LLU for a number of years now. I did have problems with my ADSL service, which, once I got in contact with their second and third level of support, got me three OR Engineer visits and a Sky engineer visit, (called off a Gb/s installation in London), all to no avail and so I was given a 3G mobile dongle for three months - all at no charge to myself.

I subsequently upgraded to their Fibre service, and as my SamKnows box records, I have had an uninterrupted 37.6/8.6 service for the past 12 months.

I guess you just need to speak to the right people politely.

The SR101 is an ADSL modem with Ethernet WAN port.

A new model with built in VDSL modem is on the way, so update the rumour factory please