rydaway wrote on Oct 2
nd, 2006 at 6:08pm:
Thanks, orsonkart.
Yup, that's what was found when hunting around. Others insist on an "all-in" service, providing both line rental and calls.
It was hoped somebody may have fell upon an alternative to BT for line rental
The Post Office lets you access all other suppliers using Dial Through numbers like
www.dialaround.co.uk etc although you have to dial the 1280 BT access code to route the call over BT's network as Cable & Wireless (Post Office's default call supplier) do not have access agreements with many Dial Through call provider services.
If you use Broadband a lot and also want unlimited uk 01/02 calls then you may be interested in the new Option 4 of
www.directsavetelecom.co.ukThis is a new company but unlike TalkTalk its only a 28 day contract and for £16.95 a month they give you an ADSL Max broadband connection with 20Gb data allowance at peak times (6pm-11pm) and unlimited at all other times and unlimited 01/02 calls. You also have to take WLR line rental from them at £10 per month but its only a 28 day contract.
For some reason their website shows an 0871 number to contact them for further information at the top of the page but then shows an 0800 number - 0800 027 3930 - further down the page. Perhaps the 0871 is only for their non price aware customers.
It says there is a £40 setup fee but it includes a router they supply. I don't know if this £40 can be avoided for those migrating from an existing broadband supplier.
If you do use broadband and make a lot of calls this could be a good option. You might want to ask if they will issue a MAC migration code if you need to leave them for any reason and if they charge for the privilege of doing this.