BT alternatives (due to price) OR only.

Looking for 900/100 package. The price I'm paying with BT is very high and they've only offered £70 for 24 month contract renewal which is... crazy especially with yearly increases.

Anyway, I had originally considered Zen due to no increases and a reasonable price, but I've been reading about backhaul issues with Zen which have really put me off. The last 2 years with BT have been very good, not a single issue. I think it's been down like twice for not more than half an hour.

I sadly do not have my own router which rules out a lot of the more quality providers. If it's worth it in the long run I'd consider buying my own, but I don't even use wifi other than on my phone. Wired everywhere else.

I only have access to openreach, none of the alternatives. Well, and virginmedia, but I have had enough bad experiences with them for a lifetime.

Any advice or options I may not have considered would be appreciated.

I asked if people were still having backhaul problems with Zen here and nobody said they were.
It may have passed. Nowadays the main Zen moans seen to be around them preferring you call rather than email and their change of a few people's IP addresses.
I still like and recommend Zen, I haven't seen any backhaul problems. But then again I'm not sure if I'd notice if I did.

Similar for me in Jan, just about offered new customer price. Moved to Plusnet, solid service same full speed all day everyday. Can you wait a few weeks until after 31st March price increase to avoid it this year? Price rises may have changed by next year too due to Ofcom.

£27.50 for 3 months and then £55 for the remainder of the 24 month deal is an achievable deal with BT , have you tried retentions to see what they will offer you ?, this price is broadband only , do you have anything in addition like complete WiFi , a phone service, call plan , TV etc included in your price ?

Edited by Iniltous (Fri 08-Mar-24 19:06:24)

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Similar for me in Jan, just about offered new customer price. Moved to Plusnet, solid service same full speed all day everyday. Can you wait a few weeks until after 31st March price increase to avoid it this year? Price rises may have changed by next year too due to Ofcom.

I can wait until then, yeah. Where did you hear the price rises may change in relation to Ofcom?

In reply to a post by Iniltous:

£27.50 for 3 months and then £55 for the remainder of the 24 month deal is an achievable deal with BT , have you tried retentions to see what they will offer you ?, this price is broadband only , do you have anything in addition like complete WiFi , a phone service, call plan , TV etc included in your price ?

Just the Xbox game pass for my son. It was included in the original plan, and now is still paid through BT. I haven't tried retentions they sent me an email offering the plan for £70 (that was without the game pass) which is wild.

Ofcom changes here: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/12/ofcom-...

Doesn't ban increases but is supposed to make them more transparent and not linked to unknown inflation.

These are good changes. I think it might force them to get rid of the practice altogether, but we'll have to see how it pans out.

Plusnet currently showing me £51 per month, no activation fee, no price rise until 31 March 2025.

It's not a bad deal if you need the full 900M, and you don't need IPv6 (which BT does provide).

I say to everyone who's sensitive to price: consider whether 500M or 300M would be good enough. These trim the upload speed too of course. But with Plusnet they would save you £240 or £480 over the 2 years of the contract, which is not to be sneezed at.

It's the difference between a 50GB game download taking 7.5 mins, 13 mins or 22 mins. Either way you're going to have to have a cup of tea and a biscuit.

That price is crazy - I'm paying £39.99 on a save deal. Going up a bit now in April though.

I don't normally like to self promote and try to avoid it, but just wondering if our offerings are something to consider?

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