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Sky or Freeview if you want TV?
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The only channels I watch are Sky1, UKGold, and Paramount Comedy. None of these are available with freeview. Plus Sky is £100 installation, and you get the same channels as I already have with ntl. Nope, if I want the channels, I'm sticking with ntl stb.
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If you look at the equation overall you need to consider that if you have ntl TV you get the phone line free. Get a BT phone, needed for ADSL by any ISP, then you have the monthly line rental charge to pay, in addition to the ISP based charges.
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I would have to do that no matter what option I choose.
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If your only using / need the 150k bandwidth, I doubt moving to ADSL would be worthwhile. If you want faster speeds then you want to look carefully at all suppliers and bear in mind the ADSL 512k gives usually 256k upload compared to ntl's 600k giving 128k upload. That might be important.
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I have 600k connection, but its ****e. I'm in the Luton umbrella, need I say more?
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Dont forget to build into your calculations any installation / reconnection costs. And remember that with ntl the modem / STB is hired, so ntl replace / repair if it goes up the spout wheras the BT / Sky systems you are usually buying the kit so if it breask you fork out again
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BT said reconnection is free, as long as I had BT some time in the past. And remember, im in the Luton area, so its
very rare to get them to fix anything properly (usually just press a few buttons and leave).
Ok. I have has a talk with my mum (bill payer
) and I have been reading up on some other threads.
Here is my idea,
please tell me if it could(n't) work:
I get BT option 1 phone line.
I make sure I can get ADSL.
I phone up ntl, tell them I want to get rid of their services. They will (hopefully) offer me some kind of deal (Like cheaper TV costs etc.) If the offer is good, I keep ntl TV/phone.
Pay a visit to ITplc (
http://www.itplc.com/default.asp) and have my BT line switched to them, thus paying £5 odd a month for the ADSL-only-used line (use the ntl line for phones).
The things I now need to know are:
Would ntl allow this (having BT and ntl lines in the house)? Same goes for BT.
How long do I have to be on the BT line before I can switch to ITplc?
Advice needed
