At last the UK is getting into the 20th century. Still showing last
weeks news though.

Carphone Warehouse are due to announce on Tuesday that they are going
to be running a cheap broadband service.

I got a phone call from one of their salesmen last week as I used to be
with them until recently. Apparently they are linking with Pipex to
give a real bargain. But just what might constitute a bargain depends
on the clauses in the contract. Look out for them he

Carphone Warehouse is expected to unveil a new low-cost UK broadband
service tomorrow, offering existing customers of its Talk Talk
fixed-line service free high-speed internet access.

And the predicted move is expected to herald a large-scale price war
among broadband providers, with industry analysts predicting
subscription rates will fall sharply from their present level of
between £15-£20 a month as a result.
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/news/finance/broadband-prices-set-tumble-$380369.htm

(Crap website BTW maybe IE based?)

Anyway, if you have the patience to deal with the BBC try this for more
details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/c...&nbwm=1&bbwm=1

(Don't bother.)

Things to look for:

How much speed and for how long. Means: What do you want it for?
Positive service. Do you know how to handle problems without too much
help?
Telephone numbers. Can you take that and the e-mail address with you?
Contract. Will you be tied in? Will they charge you to leave?

Weatherlawyer wrote:

Carphone Warehouse are due to announce on Tuesday
that they are going to be running a cheap broadband service..

I think this is a triumph of marketing rather than a sign of their
generosity.

As I understand it they will only be providing broadband in about 1000
BT exhanges sometime before 2008, this is about 1/5 of exchanges and
covers about 70% population and that itself is no different from the
other unbundled providers like Bulldog etc.

They will give you broadband "free" if you buy a line/calls package from
them, thereby negating the unbundling as you then have everything back
in a single basket again.

What would be really different is a company that would take over your
line from BT, and provide you with broadband *without* a phone service
and just let you sort out VoIP for yourself, no pretence about "free"
anything as part of a package ...

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:11:02 UTC, Andy Burns
wrote:

What would be really different is a company that would take over your
line from BT, and provide you with broadband *without* a phone service
and just let you sort out VoIP for yourself, no pretence about "free"
anything as part of a package ...

But the cost of such a service would be perceived as 'expensive' since
it would effectively have to cover rental of the 'line' even without
phone service. Probably a marketing disaster!

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Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:11:02 UTC, Andy Burns
wrote:

What would be really different is a company that would take over your
line from BT, and provide you with broadband *without* a phone service
and just let you sort out VoIP for yourself, no pretence about "free"
anything as part of a package ...

But the cost of such a service would be perceived as 'expensive' since
it would effectively have to cover rental of the 'line' even without
phone service. Probably a marketing disaster!

I suspect the 'fixed' costs of a with voice phone line will only be some ten
quid more on each line card, if that, and ongoing costs well under a
pound a year.

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
Weatherlawyer wrote:



What would be really different is a company that would take over your line
from BT, and provide you with broadband *without* a phone service and just
let you sort out VoIP for yourself, no pretence about "free" anything as
part of a package ...

Well just register yourself as a service provider with OFCOM and see what
you can do, it's an open market out there...

Peter

Bob Eager wrote:

But the cost of such a service would be perceived as 'expensive' since
it would effectively have to cover rental of the 'line' even without
phone service. Probably a marketing disaster!

I'm not saying it would be a great deal cheaper, but I think whoever
offered this would (for a change) be ahead of the curve, with BT's 21CN
this is effectively the direction they will push people anyway, a data
line that you happen to do your voice calls over rather than the other
way round ...

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
Weatherlawyer wrote:

Carphone Warehouse are due to announce on Tuesday that they are going to
be running a cheap broadband service..

I think this is a triumph of marketing rather than a sign of their
generosity.

As I understand it they will only be providing broadband in about 1000 BT
exhanges sometime before 2008, this is about 1/5 of exchanges and covers
about 70% population and that itself is no different from the other
unbundled providers like Bulldog etc.

They will give you broadband "free" if you buy a line/calls package from
them, thereby negating the unbundling as you then have everything back in
a single basket again.

What would be really different is a company that would take over your line
from BT, and provide you with broadband *without* a phone service and just
let you sort out VoIP for yourself, no pretence about "free" anything as
part of a package ...

And don't forget that to be able to get it you will have to be a TalkTalk
landline customer. By my calculations they are at least 50% more expensive
than my call provider. They claim to be much cheaper than BT - big deal...
So fre broadband - not exactly.