On 22/11/2017 14:40, Andrew wrote:
My latest BT bill shows broadband and line rental charged at £35.99
after many years of separate line rental and bband charges and
various discount, all of which have now vanished.

They have been nagging me with freeÂ* infinity activation for
ages so out of interest I had a look at what their so-called
offers are :-

costÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* typeÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* speedÂ*Â*Â*Â* limitÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* cloud
35.99 (now)Â*Â*Â* adsl2+Â*Â*Â* ~20Mb (*)Â* 15GBÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* not sure

29.99 (42.99)Â* adsl2+Â*Â*Â* ~20MbÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* noneÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 200GB

34.99 (??)Â*Â*Â*Â* infÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* ~38MbÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* 30GBÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 10GB +£50 activation
36.99 (49.99)Â* infÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* ~52MbÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* noneÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 200GB
40.99 (56.49)Â* infÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* ~76MbÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* noneÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1000GB

Figures in backets are presumably what will be charged in 18
months time after contract expiry.

In other words, I could double my monthly allowance, and get
a small speed increase while paying £1 a month less than I pay
now for Option 1 normal broadband. Odd for BT to give anything
away !.

Does anyone know any hidden catches ?. I notice that there is no
mention of an 18 month contract for their offer for Infinity
'Lite' as they call it, though they do charge a £50 activation
fee.

(*) Although they claim 'up to 17 Mb' I actually get about 20Mb
download where I live.

I don't use WifI, so all the claims about the performance of their
Smart Hub are pointless.

Any particular reason for using BT (BT Sport or BT mobile as well
perhaps)? Otherwise this is at least twice as expensive as it should be
for a 20MBps deal, probably more.

I am with Plusnet (owned by BT) - customer service very good in the odd
ocassion when I needed them (very little), based in the North of England
(is BT's still in India?), £18/month for a line (that we never use), and
unlimited 20MBps broadband.