Broadband contract advice required please.

[Slime]

The situation is as follows.
A business property I have taken over still has over two years of telephone contract to run, which I am obliged to honour.
They are trying to sell me broadband at £18 per month, which is very expensive.
I'm looking on the internet for anyone who'll provide me broadband without taking over the line rental, but can't find anyone!!
Am I searching like a blind man or do these providers not exist?
Any advice would be welcomed.

Thanks.



Slime.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

so you are stuck with a phone provider.
can they not offer a product that combines phone and broadband package and line rental.

 

[chrisd]

I might be a plank but how are you liable for a contract that you haven't signed or agreed to? (Assuming you haven't)

 

[DCB]

£18 for business broadband isn't too bad. I was quoted up to £29 PCM for broadband for one of our sites last year.

You'll have to pay someone line rental, so why not go with current provider if you are obliged to honour that contract. How ?

 

[Slime]

I might be a plank but how are you liable for a contract that you haven't signed or agreed to? (Assuming you haven't)

It was a condition when I took over the premises.


Slime.

 

[Slime]

so you are stuck with a phone provider.
can they not offer a product that combines phone and broadband package and line rental.

Yes, but the broadband element is £18, which I thought ewas quite a lot.


Slime.

 

[davidy233]

Yes, but the broadband element is £18, which I thought ewas quite a lot.


Slime.

A business moaning about £18 a month for broadband? - I'm flabbergasted

 

[Slime]

A business moaning about £18 a month for broadband? - I'm flabbergasted

Why?
I'm a one man band starting up a brand new business from scratch without borrowing or relying on outside investors. Saving money, where ever possible, just seems sensible to me.
If I'm wrong, feel free to enlighten me as to why!


Slime.

 

[CMAC]

£18 a month is excellent, however, for what speed and contention ratio etc?

Maybe they can downgrade the BB package so still fullfilling the contract term but at a lesser monthly cost.

2 years still to run of telephone contract is steep though, most are annual ongoing 12 mths if not cancelled


p.s good luck with the business, take my hat off to anyone starting up, its not easy but can be very rewarding. You are right to treat every pound as a prisoner:thup:

 

[Pin-seeker]

No advice,but good luck with the new business Slime.

 

[Slime]

p.s good luck with the business, take my hat off to anyone starting up, its not easy but can be very rewarding. You are right to treat every pound as a prisoner:thup:

Thanks CMAC :thup:.

No advice,but good luck with the new business Slime.

Thanks Pin-seeker :thup:.

I have to admit that it wasn't what I had in mind a couple of years back but circumstances have forced my hand somewhat.
Daunting and exciting, both at the same time.


Slime.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I too am a 1 man band small business , I pay about £33 a month to talktalk and that covers line rental, 6 Mbps adsl broadband with router and all uk phone calls .

I'm not aware of anyone who does stand alone broadband. Even plusnet who used to now want to lump it in with line rental

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Try Eclipse Internet. We have used them for years. They give a reliable broadband service, the pricing is good and technical support is in the UK. Even better, technical support actually know their stuff.

 

[Joff]

Will second Eclipse. Excellent service. I left them for BT, but Eclipse didn't offer BT sport

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Eclipse are one of our ISP at work

They are not too bad - shame they don't have longer out of hours support