The Post Office Home phone is not only cheaper than B.T. but has no contract tie-in for line rental, so you can leave with one months notice. I am happy with them. You don't even have to pay by Direct Debit if you don't wish to. No penalty if you choose to pay your bills for free at the Post Office counter or whatever.
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/home-phone There are several ISPs that supply Broadband with no contract tie-in. My ISP is Freeola which resells Entanet. Superb customer service and not quite so expensive as other no tie-in ISPs. With un-metered usage between 7.00pm and 7.00am and all weekends, I find the 40Gb package ample. Even offer the first month at half price to trial. http://freeola.com/broadband/

Edited by professor973 (Sun 16-Jun-13 09:21:45)

Just get everything via plusnet
Don't get anything via BT

So line rental, free calls and broadband via plusnet.
Sorted

Plusnet would be 4.99 + 14.50 on a 12 month contract. This assumes you are in an area where you get plusnets cheapest deals (most places are)

Or 4.99 + 2.50 + £14.50 on no contract

That's total price including your phone, broadband and line rental.
So not too expensive

Keep it all with one provider

If you need to get a new line sky's a good one
That's around £24 monthly (everything included)
12 month contract though
You get a new line for £10 usually vs £50 - £120 elsewhere

Don't forget to mention the actual Plusnet price if the exchange is Market 1. You are looking at £15.49 per month Plus the £14.50 line rental (£179.94) Or £12.99 plus rental for a 12 month contract (329.88). Either way, expensive for a six month stay.
Six months No tie-in with the Post Office, for Line rental, which includes Evening and weekend calls, plus mobile and calls to 40 countries at weekends, is £13.25 per month. Adding no tie-in Freeola Broadband at £19.99 per month, gives a total cost of £199.44 for the six month stay, with more free calls thrown in than the cheapest Plusnet package. Still as good option as any in my book.

Plusnet unlimited, 12 month contract will be £4.99 if you are on a Market 2 or 3 exchange ("low cost area"), setup will be free if you take their home phone deal, early termination charge will be £5.50 per month (in your case perhaps 6 x £5.50 = £33)

Line rental will be £14.50 for their "Plusnet Weekends" deal, "start a stopped line" will be free if applicable, early termination charge will be £4.80 per month (in your case perhaps 6 x 4.80 = £28.80)

Router can be included but there will be a £5.99 P&P charge.

You probably will not find a better deal that this if only a six month period of usage is required, but it really depends on the status of your phone line and whether you are in a "low cost area".

Good luck.

Edited by 4M2 (Sun 16-Jun-13 13:43:02)

There may also be a broadband cease charge, £25, although it says only payable if you are in contract on the Plusnet site.

In reply to a post by gmoorc:

There may also be a broadband cease charge, £25, although it says only payable if you are in contract on the Plusnet site.

Sure - sorry forgot about that

I highly doubt any student area will be a market 1
Areas near universities are mainly market 3 due to the higher populations. Hence my pricing. I did suggest it could be more (although unlikely)

In reply to a post by 4M2:

Plusnet unlimited, 12 month contract will be £4.99 if you are on a Market 2 or 3 exchange ("low cost area"), setup will be free if you take their home phone deal, early termination charge will be £5.50 per month (in your case perhaps 6 x £5.50 = £33)

Line rental will be £14.50 for their "Plusnet Weekends" deal, "start a stopped line" will be free if applicable, early termination charge will be £4.80 per month (in your case perhaps 6 x 4.80 = £28.80)

Router can be included but there will be a £5.99 P&P charge.

You probably will not find a better deal that this if only a six month period of usage is required, but it really depends on the status of your phone line and whether you are in a "low cost area".

Good luck.

PN showing £5.99 PM here http://www.plus.net/info2/legal/price_guide.html#bro... In anycase, add up all the figures above and the total is £188.99 - Almost identical to the post Office Freeola combination, but far less included calls and services, along with certainly much worse customer services. Never take headline prices at face value, especially from the masters of the small print. ISPs are much of a muchness, the difference is customer service, but hey. let's keep pushing Minusnet!

Edited by professor973 (Sun 16-Jun-13 17:26:10)

In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

Plusnet would be 4.99 + 14.50 on a 12 month contract. This assumes you are in an area where you get plusnets cheapest deals (most places are)

Or 4.99 + 2.50 + £14.50 on no contract

That's total price including your phone, broadband and line rental.
So not too expensive

Where did you see "4.99 + 2.50 + £14.50 on no contract" ?