Post Office currently offering FREE BT Openreach landline installation [rrp £112.34] as well as NO minimum term contract / £12.25 a month

Always worth reading the T&Cs for any contract you are considering entering into

"If you cancel Post Office HomePhone® within six months of any New Line Provision, we may charge you a cancellation fee to cover our reasonable costs. That cancellation fee is set out in the Price List."

From Price List:
"New Line Provision Cancellation Charge - HomePhone
"If you cancel Post Office HomePhone within six months of any New Line Provision, we may charge you a cancellation fee of £15 tocover our reasonable costs."

So it seems it's JUST a £15 fee to gain the £112.34 worth of new line provision!
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/broadband-phone/home-phone-broadband/home-phone/price-list

MKD
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I have been on the Post office home phone for over 2 yrs now! Brilliant. No contract, no hassle. Plus you get FREE landlines AND MOBILES to UK, US and canada numbers in addition to Free Landlines over the weekend period. A great deal. I never paid any installation charges, even though BT were asking for it if I went through them. Use O2 broadband and pay quarterly. If in doubt, I'd say go for it!!

Royal Mail and Post Office are two different companies.

sabz786

Can someone please explain what they class as a BT Line? We had a BT Line … Can someone please explain what they class as a BT Line? We had a BT Line years ago and we then moved to Talktalk so its now on talktalk, the lines a bit faulty as it cuts sometimes so could do with a new line?Read lessRead more

Basically your telephone line is classified as either BT or Cable (run by Virgin now). A BT line is an analogue/digital line connected via the copper pipes laid under the streets to the local telephone exchange. These exchanges belong to BT but under competition rules OFTEL forced BT many years ago to allow other communication companies to station their equipment at these exchanges.

Therefore if your telephone/broadband contract is with anyone but Virgin you have a BT line. The line maintenance and repair work will still be done by BT engineers but the analogue and broadband traffic on the line is owned and operated by a secondary company. This could be SKY, TalkTalk, Primus, Orange, O2, etc. etc. So once you honour your minimum length of contract you are free to choose a new company...... and don't forget your Quidco cashback.


I hope this information is helpful.

abbiscuits

I already had PO phone and now asked if can have free line installed for … I already had PO phone and now asked if can have free line installed for broadband, which they agreed.Read lessRead more

Why didn't you just get broadband added to your existing PO line?

so i could get a new line installed, use it for a month and then cancel it for only £12.25 and face no penaltys?

I got it installed a few weeks back, BT Openreach did the installation and correct no minimum contact.

I'm on Sky LLU, does anyone know if they will be able to transfer my current number over?

Includes free weekend mobile calls too!

deathtrap3000

so i could get a new line installed, use it for a month and then cancel … so i could get a new line installed, use it for a month and then cancel it for only £12.25 and face no penaltys?Read lessRead more

Please do not do that. It is people doing things like that which ultimately ruin deals for everyone.

This is an amazing offer - I got tied into contract with BT to avoid paying the installation fee, now I'm stuck with a crap provider.

gary_rip

Royal Mail and Post Office are two different companies.

Don't let little things like facts get in the way of having a pop at the royal mail

So is this basically buying a land line for £12.25

or is it a monthly fee

I'm confused

coolsakil

So is this basically buying a land line for £12.25or is it a monthly … So is this basically buying a land line for £12.25or is it a monthly feeI'm confusedRead lessRead more

It's monthly line rental and they fit you a free line (if required).

peroxidase

I must admit I am ignorant of what LLU is.

LLU.

Stags

Off topic but do you rate Plusnet? Thinking of moving to them?

The FFTC is fine. But only 40/2 available, not 40/10. Maybe that will change when 80/20 comes along.

Support can be iffy, but you get there in the end through their forum.
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mshujah

im thinking of cancelling my virgin phone and broadband and moving my … im thinking of cancelling my virgin phone and broadband and moving my number to the post office then reapply as a new cutomer to virgin with my old number. will this be allowed or better has someone previously done this?Read lessRead more

You dont need to do this. I was nearing the end of my virgin contract last year. I gave in my 30days notice, then I went on the website through quidco and purchased a package as a new customer and asked for an installation date as the same day as my cancellation. I then phoned customer service to tell them what I did and they made sure that my new order went through and said we will note on the system that you dont need an installation or new box or modem, etc

Better prices out there.

Cold.

Signed up in March - fantastic - free line install, £12.25 a month rental, free evening and weekend calls, free calls to mobiles and 40 countries at weekends, free billing! Was with Virgin, so had to get a new number (you can keep old number if with BT), but no sweat!

Received letter - from mid May £4.50 per month add on will give me unlimited UK calls all week. Highly recommended!!!! Use code [removed] to get all benefits.
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shamsdeal

It's for all local and national phone numbers, and yes, you need to hang … It's for all local and national phone numbers, and yes, you need to hang up after 59 minutes and re-dial if you want to stay on longer. I entered this code I was given and get all of the features - including "loved ones" - 10 numbers with 10% of all charges. Best thing I ve ever done!Read lessRead more

YOU DON'T NEED THAT CODE AS ALL OF THESE BENEFITS ARE STANDARD WITH THE POST OFFICE HOME PHONE AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. LOOKS LIKE THIS GUY WORKS IN A POST OFFICE AND WANTS TO GET PAID COMMISSION FOR ALL THE SIGN UPS HERE. HEARD THEY GET PAID £10 PER SIGN UP SO COULD MAKE A KILLING FROM HERE!
I USED CODE [removed], FROM MY LOCAL POST OFFICE. I RANG A FEW DAYS AFTER THEIR £50CASHBACK DEAL FINISHED. HOWEVER, AFTER TELLING THEM THAT I WAS GIVEN THIS CODE "1524054"BY MY LOCAL POST OFFICE AND THAT THEY STILL HAD LEAFLETS OUT WITH THE DEAL ON THEY HONORED THE CASHBACK TO BE PAID TO ME ON MY 2ND AND 3RD BILL. GIVE THIS A TRY. GOOD LUCK. MY LINE INSTALLED AND BROADBAND UP AND RUNNING. ASK ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
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shamsdeal

It's for all local and national phone numbers, and yes, you need to hang … It's for all local and national phone numbers, and yes, you need to hang up after 59 minutes and re-dial if you want to stay on longer. I entered this code I was given and get all of the features - including "loved ones" - 10 numbers with 10% of all charges. Best thing I ve ever done!Read lessRead more

just spoke with customer services they confirmed that there is no optional extra add on for £4.50 for unlimited uk calls. me thinks this guy is out to make packet from this deal as there is also a £10 refer a friend payment made for each new customer sign up. I asked about this code and was told that the code does not relate to any deal or extra benefit for you just a sign up payment being paid to someone, but couldn't tell me who. 10% loved ones discount given to all as standard, just have to register the numbers once connected, you also get to make a 60 minute call to each of them for free on their birthdays and on xmas day! I suppose you should go to you local post office and use their code or you could use my local post offices number "1524054" run by a lovely brother and sister team. plus they are under threat of closure so could probably do with the sales.
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Sorry don't know if it's been mentioned but the Post Office are putting up their price to £13.25 from 21st May. The call connection charge is increasing from 9.6p to 12p per call. Daytime call rate rising from 5.36p to 7.5p per minute but International calls reduced from 5.11p to 5p per minute. Mobile rates reduced Daytime from 13.28p to 11p per minute and Evening from 8.17p to 5p per minute.

cjblfc

Am moving into a new property next week for possibly 6 months, so this no … Am moving into a new property next week for possibly 6 months, so this no contract, no installation fee is ideal! Cheers OP.Also, would greatly appreciate if anyone knows a cheap broadband provider that isn't a 12 month contract (I may move again in 6 months) so would rather a rolling broadband contract (if that exists!). Literally only need phone line and broadband, not interested in calls etc. CheersRead lessRead more

check out plusnet

deathtrap3000

its one or two hours work (cant remeber which) from the point of entry, … its one or two hours work (cant remeber which) from the point of entry, not 5m.Read lessRead more

It depends on the banding that the CP pays openreach for, some installs come with unlimited banding/timing, others come with none which include a NTE5 within 5m of the point of entry of the cable. Most engineers will give a little leeway, keep your openreach CSE filled with coffee/tea and biscuits and he'll "probably" be a lot more accommodating to your needs.

bhupeshm

has anyone got there line installed and had any issues....bit dubious … has anyone got there line installed and had any issues....bit dubious about cancelling my order after reading these comments on the link belowhttp://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews85601.htmlRead lessRead more

Wow...thanks for posting that link.Some serious poor reviews and these are very recent reviews, with the current promotion on i can't see things improving too quickly.I was tempted to get a second line in but have enough problems with BT at the moment and can't help thinking the engineer might banjax my current wiring and make things worse.

I might move in 2 to 3 months time and just wondering if this would be okay for broadband, does anyone know if this can be fitted in a 3rd floor flat? and also what ISP offers contracts for 1-3 months for a reasonable cost?

Okay forget about the question above, after reading these i'm staying with T-mobile broadband until I move
reviewcentre.com/rev…tml

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sounds good

Sounds too good to be true.

I like this BT and there £5 charge per quater may just have lost a customer:

payments to suit you - by direct debit, over the phone or at your local Post Office® branch and the price is the same whichever you choose

This may only be for broadband connection (its not particularly clear) but on the "details" tab one of the points is:-

"free connection making it easy to get you started 3"

then the relevant point at the bottom is:-

"3 subject to current service provider"

So it may only be free when switching from certain other providers e.g. not from TalkTalk which does not connect through BT. Also there is a 12 month minimum contract for broadband but i realise that the original posted deal doesn't mention broadband.

hot from me, especially if you do not have a BT line!!!!

mk-donald

Always worth reading the T&Cs for any contract you are considering … Always worth reading the T&Cs for any contract you are considering entering into"If you cancel Post Office HomePhone® within six months of any New Line Provision, we may charge you a cancellation fee to cover our reasonable costs. That cancellation fee is set out in the Price List."From Price List:"New Line Provision Cancellation Charge - HomePhone"If you cancel Post Office HomePhone within six months of any New Line Provision, we may charge you a cancellation fee of £15 tocover our reasonable costs."So it seems it's JUST a £15 fee to gain the £112.34 worth of new line provision!http://www.postoffice.co.uk/broadband-phone/home-phone-broadband/home-phone/price-listMKDRead lessRead more

so, £15 plus first months line rental = £27.25 ! still hot from me

A great deal if you just take the phone line.

seems like a good deal

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Sounds amazing thank you.So you get this,then you need a broadband supplier on top? any suggestions the best way to go about this?
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Is there an option to add broadband, or can anyone suggest decent monthly broadband suppliers, I recall some used to offer monthly contracts in return for not supplying a router/modem and having a nominal connection charge like £25 for doing so.

I still weep when I see these particular deals as I reminds me of when I moved into our newbuild house and had to pay the full wack for the BT Engineer to spend a little under 10 minutes in the house connecting us. Excellent find though

I currently have a bt line and am with be there for internet.
could I have this deal as a second line and use it with bt infinity?
so i would have 2 x internet providers.

Thanks
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Bunglistik

Is there an option to add broadband, or can anyone suggest decent monthly … Is there an option to add broadband, or can anyone suggest decent monthly broadband suppliers, I recall some used to offer monthly contracts in return for not supplying a router/modem and having a nominal connection charge like £25 for doing so.Read lessRead more

IDNet have 30 day contracts.