As of today vodafone have scrapped line rental costs on all unlimited fibre optic broadband packages! Prices start from just 22pm for 38mbps speed or just 28pm for 76mbps! (Depending on availability and speed in your area) Subject to a £49 fibre connection fee. Website hasn't been updated with new deal yet but available In all stores. Switching is all taken care of (except virgin media customers) in store who will give activation dates.
There is certainly line rental.
This deal includes line rental in the deal price.
- Firefly1
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robertr
9 Aug 1677#11
There is really little difference in price from the providers that charge line rental but then give free (or discounted) broadband. Just worded different to make it sound better!
axgod2 to DSB690
9 Aug 1662#4
yes they will "magic it" to your house
Chiptivo
9 Aug 1656#20
£22 is basically inclusive of the line rental. Vodafone still have to pay it, they are just wrapping it up in the £22 charge.
Clever marketing for silly people.
stesavingexpert
9 Aug 1613#5
That's not fibre optic broadband, it's fibre to the cabinet. Looks like a good deal though and good to see they have adopted the price requirements as required by Of communication later in the year. I.e. no hidden line rental charge.
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antomac1001
9 Aug 163#1
You should also factor in a potential 60 pounds extra if the home doesn't have a BT Openreach line installed.
DSB690
9 Aug 161#2
I believe that would only be for ADSL broadband as there is no need for a line with fibre optic if there's no line rental cost?
axgod2 to DSB690
9 Aug 1662#4
yes they will "magic it" to your house
robertr to DSB690
9 Aug 167#7
No, this for a fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) product, which means that the fibre runs to the cabinet and from the cabinet to your premises you still need to have a copper telephone line.
quidstretchy to DSB690
9 Aug 161#133
bless you
cts_casemod to DSB690
10 Aug 16#265
Technically, there isn't one needed for ADSL either. The providers charge the 'line rental' to maintain the infrastructure that leads to your house and 'offer' telephone just to maintain legacy with old times.
Also, most services in the UK are fibre to the cabinet, with, so there is a line to your house (Virgin included, they had fiber to the cabinet well before DOCSIS 3)
Go to the Vodafone site and it says no...... I'm in the middle of an urban area.... Seemed to have skipped my road, as its available in the next one over, wierd!!
iliko to ninjakiller1
9 Aug 16#121
Well depends what they mean by BT Openreach. I used to have BT Openreach with EE broadband before now Vodafone system says I need a new line.
Skellionz to ninjakiller1
9 Aug 161#126
Mine doesn't :stuck_out_tongue:
antomac1001 to ninjakiller1
9 Aug 16#163
That doesn't really mean that the quality of signal will be good in all those homes. My own experience was that the original line laid by OpenReach to my home needed to be replaced (and only were replaced after months of to-ing and fro-ing and demands and hassle).
modernmum33 to ninjakiller1
10 Aug 16#247
Not here in N. Ireland! My phone roams from 02 uk to Vodafone I.e. from kitchen to bedroom also!
stesavingexpert
9 Aug 1613#5
That's not fibre optic broadband, it's fibre to the cabinet. Looks like a good deal though and good to see they have adopted the price requirements as required by Of communication later in the year. I.e. no hidden line rental charge.
pdhroche to stesavingexpert
9 Aug 16#180
You are right and wrong at the same time. They aren't stating it's FTTP so FTTC is technically fibre and more often than not you get the speeds they advertise unlike ADSL.
MagicBoy to stesavingexpert
10 Aug 16#215
Same difference - so's Virgin. fibre to the local node, then co-ax to your property.
Arkade to stesavingexpert
10 Aug 16#226
FTTC is fibre optic broadband, it just doesn't quite reach your house and uses copper for the last little bit from the end of your street or wherever, hence the need for a phone line. Only Virgin offer FTTH (to the home) but this fibre is the same as anyone else using Openreach (everyone but Virgin). Virgin is faster but to say this isn't fibre optic will confuse people since it is exactly what most of Britain knows as Fibre Optic Broadband.
the no line rental is useful.. thou if you already have a line installed, do they need to install a second line ?
robertr
9 Aug 1677#11
There is really little difference in price from the providers that charge line rental but then give free (or discounted) broadband. Just worded different to make it sound better!
freebiehunter to robertr
9 Aug 163#15
I agree, I pay £28 inc line rental for infinity 2 unlimited with BT, all providers will do a good deal if you phone them and enquire. Personally I wouldn't want to pay £28 or £22 just for broadband when you can get the same or similar with line rental with a bit of back and forth to get a deal
Rhythm to robertr
9 Aug 161#16
Dunno, it looks about £5-10 cheaper per month to me.
Any scope for getting discount if you're a mobile customer?
AStonedRaichu to robertr
9 Aug 161#40
Exactly, i bet no line rental is actually worse as service providers can't increase the amount they charge for line rental, but with plans without line rental they can increase the price annually as they wish.. seems like clever trickery from Vodafone
sibeer to robertr
9 Aug 16#43
Surely one big difference is that this is not sold as a discounted package, as such hopefully no faffing about and swapping providers every 12-24 months.
dazigster to robertr
9 Aug 16#110
Indeed - £29 for 70mbps is exactly what I currently pay Virgin. This is great though as I can try and get Virgin to price match the 22 for 40mbps deal (which is plenty)
placidsheep to robertr
9 Aug 16#119
Really? Pleast point out where you can get fibre for £25 a month all in?
pfagan10 to robertr
9 Aug 16#165
Yeah so true. This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. "Free" line rental that's absorbed into the monthly charge. Clowns wouldn't even fall for this......
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There is certainly line rental.
This deal includes line rental in the deal price.
- Firefly1
Top comments
Clever marketing for silly people.
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Also, most services in the UK are fibre to the cabinet, with, so there is a line to your house (Virgin included, they had fiber to the cabinet well before DOCSIS 3)
Go to the Vodafone site and it says no...... I'm in the middle of an urban area.... Seemed to have skipped my road, as its available in the next one over, wierd!!
https://www.vodafone.co.uk/broadband/deals
Any scope for getting discount if you're a mobile customer?