what is the cheapest broadband
 

can anyone tell me what is the cheapest broadband at the moment .
i have ntl 300k at the moment ,and my years contract is over , so i wanted to know if it is worth moving to another provider..

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

Cheapest in which sense?

(Welcome to the site btw)

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

i pay £17.99 per month at the moment .

wanted to know if there are cheaper providers ..

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

Yes but cheaper in what context? Cheaper quality, cheaper to you as a consumer, cheaper for the ISP to run/maintain etc?

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

If you wait for a couple of months you might be able to get 8mb ADSL with a 30gb peak cap for less than £25 a month through Plus.net

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thanks for that , i will have a look at it when it comes available

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

It is becoming less and less possible to say what is the "cheapest" broadband, as the playing field is far from even, as choice increases. You need to consider speeds, contention ratios, caps (usage limits), add ons such as web space and email addys, registration costs, modem included / excluded, minimum contract periods, introductory discounts, reliability, etc, etc. Least cost, invaribly will not work out cheap, but potentially expensive if it's the wrong choice of service.

Most people should approach broadband from the perspective of identifying what they want to do with their connection, which determines the features they need. Only then can they start to compare providers on prices.

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*Moved to Other ISPs Discussion Forum*

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

can i get a simular package to what i have at the moment for less .
i dont think i need 30gb download as i only browse the web ,could get by on 1 gb ,so maybe that will reduce the cost

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

how about pay as you go adsl from Metronet ? price is £10 inc some free usage (200mb on the 512k service iirc) and then you pay 0.02p per mb, more details on the link.

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

The price per Mb is 0.264p not 0.02p :)

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

opps... typo... i meant 0.2... forgive me for not remembering the 0.064p though... i've been up since 7 :cry:

Re: what is the cheapest broadband
 

You're excused. :)

This needed correcting though as some people would take the 0.02p as gospel and use that figure in pricing arguments. 0.02p per Mb works out at 20p per gig whereas 0.264 per Mb is £2.64 per gig, quite a dfference.