Help On Finding Broadband Only Deals

The numbers of mobile phone connections (let alone handsets) has grown to an astounding level – even a cursory glance of reputable sources puts the figure at around 85% of adults – and the growth in competition has meant they’re now a fairly cheap way of communicating. Even forgetting the stats, just ask yourself how many people in your household actually rely on the Home Phone? If you don't then maybe a Broadband Only Deal would be better for you.

So why do so many of us still have a Home Phone? For most of us it’s down to a combination of 2 reasons – 1) our love affair with Home Broadband and 2) the fact that most us need a working home phone line on which to receive our Home Broadband service.

Now, that logic leads to the trap that many people fall into, which goes along the lines of ‘Ok, so I have to have a phone line – which bundled phone and broadband package is the best for me?’. You then scroll through the popular packages, pick a Broadband package that you want and it will inevitably come with the Provider’s standard monthly line rental in the region of £12 or £13 a month.

However, if you really have decided you don’t need or want your Home Phone then there is a better way to pick your Broadband package.

Line Rental

If you’re on the phone network this is an unavoidable charge but one that makes up quite a large % of your monthly bill so we need to focus on getting it as cheaply as possible. Ignore the bundle deals for now and just search for the cheapest line rental fee you can find. I had a quick look this morning and found one from Primus for just £6.49 a month.

Broadband

Now you want to find a Broadband package, but you definitely don’t want one that requires you to take their line rental (you’ve already sorted that out above). The number of Providers who offer Broadband but DON’T insist on you paying them line rental is sadly small but there are some out there and they’re growing.

Again, a fairly painless search offered up a Package from Plusnet (up to 20mb/s speed and 10gb usage) for just £6.49 a month.

That’s a total of £13 a month for everything you need – and all for the price that most Providers will charge you for their monthly line rental.

Bundled Deals

These are heavily promoted by the Providers because they’re a great way to secure multiple revenue streams from customer – e.g. Line Rental, Phone service, Broadband and even digital TV. Yes, they can be convenient but often times a people will choose a bundle deal of 3 or 4 services when they really only want 1 or 2 of them.

Top Tip - always check the First Year Cost when looking at Deals, that way you make sure you've included any installation fees. 

My advice is before you start looking draw up a list of exactly what you want or need and try searching for each part individually – it may take a bit more effort but the savings you can make should make it worth your while!