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tom wrote:
We only have a phone to get broadband - is there a way of getting just broadband so I can avoid this 50p per month BB tax so that others can get better than my 512k?Tom te tom te tom
How's the 3G coverage in your area? Is your area covered by Virgin Media?I'm guessing that since you're in the sticks then the answer will probably be, lousy 3G coverage and no Virgin Media in your area. I gather even providers like Opal (Talktalk) only provide broadband with a phone line.
I was under the impression actually that part of this funding was to go towards paying for the USO so everyone can get at least 2MBit/sec via various means. Of course, that could just be an excuse to milk an extra tax out of us. I must admit, if I didn't have to pay a tenner a month extra on my broadband if I didn't have a phone line I'd probably drop the line.
That's good old Virgin Media for you. If I don't take the phone line with the broadband connection I have to pay something like an extra £15 a month for the broadband, and since the phone line is only a tenner a month (or there abouts) I'm actually saving by having a phone line. I can't see why they don't make a lot of noise about not having to have a phone line to have broadband (and not charging a premium not to have a phone line!).
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