o2 Home Phone
Whilst on the phone to o2 a couple of months ago to change my Broadband payment details, the chap asked me if I needed help with anything else. I said everything was fine and that I was so happy with o2 that I wish they did a home phone, enabling me to move away from BT and use o2 for everything: mobile, broadband and home phone. He said that they were looking into doing that, but I didn’t give it much thought until yesterday when I discovered that o2 are launching their Home Phone in March.
I’m absolutely delighted with this news. Being able to finally move away from BT is a dream come true, whom I pay in excess of £100 per quarter to for my home phone. With o2 I will pay just £20 per month for Home Phone *and* Broadband – a saving of £40 per quarter. They have two packages available, ‘Evening & Weekend’ for £9.50 per month and ‘Anytime’ for £12.50 per month – both package prices include line rental. I am opting for the latter as it gives me unlimited calls to UK landlines at any time. So, that together with the £7.50 per month I pay for o2 Broadband I will be paying just £20 per month. You can see details on the tariffs at this page and also register your interest, here.
Roll on March. It’s going to be a very sweet day when I can smile and wave bye bye to BT.
Really looking forward to the new iPhone this year.
Do check out TalkTalk before you make a decision. I know they were rightly criticised when they first rolled out their phone and broadband package but things seem to have settled down now. I certainly have no complaints and neither does my neighbour.
I pay £20 per month for phone and broadband. This includes line rental and all phone calls, including ones to 28 other countries. I regularly call France at no extra cost. There is a rule about not speaking for longer than an hour (just hang up before and call again!) and I pay a bit extra to avoid paying for 0870 calls.
Don’t know if my package is still available but it is very good.