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.
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Don’t know if my package is still available but it is very good.
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Hi John. My Aunt is on TalkTalk and her package is very good indeed. I considered moving there everytime my BT bill came in. However, I am so happy with every aspect of o2 (price/service reliability/customer support) that I’ve no plans to move anywhere else now that Home Phone is coming for the same price as TalkTalk – and sounds like the package features (with regards to international calls) are pretty much identical to o2.
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That’s good, Sam. Just thought I’d mention it. What you need now is for o2 to reward your loyalty with a free iPhone when the new one comes out.
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SKY need a BT line, which is a shame.
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We tested the machine thoroughly with no replication of the fault, and suggested the user have a stern word with their ISP. :p