New BT Customer re-run via Vodaphone or GiffGaff Limbo period.

[whoopydoo]

So at the moment I have gathered that the cheapest fibre package that can be had in the UK is BT Infinity 1 if you are a new BT Customer.

Here is the maths.

BT Website

You select the Starter TV package. This allows you to BT Infinity 1 down to £10 per month.
The line rental can be put down to £17.15 by paying a one off cost of £205.08.
The activation charge is £59 and the Home Delivery Hub is £7.95.

The grand total is £392.03
There is a £150 cash gift card. Minus that and it is 242.03.

Quidco Website

By putting this though the Quidco website there is £150 cashback on offer.

The Grand Total

£242.03 - £150 = £92.03

£7.67 per month for 52mb BT infinity 1 with line rental, uk weekend calls, BT starter TV, BT Sport TV pack and AMC channel.

The only problem is what happens when you aren't a new customer

I was lucky enough to speak to a BT customer adviser who sounded like he was smoking a huge amount of illegal drugs.

He told to me that all I needed to do is let my account expire and close, wait a couple months and then return to buy a BT service. I was told I would then be counted as a new customer.

There was no MAC code transfers needed to be counted as a new customer.

So what do I intend to do while in Limbo period?

I personally like the look at Vodaphone & GiffGaff rolling contracts.

Vodaphone does 20gb of 4G data a month for £37 and GiffGaff does unlimited 4G data a month for £20 (however with traffic policy after 6gb usage).

I have been in the mood to buy a new phone for a while since my phone is a old 2010 Samsung Apollo. The cost of this would be £50 to £80. I am looking at getting a Vodaphone Smart Prime 6 or a Motorolla Moto E.

Suggestions of 4G alternative phones would be greatly appreciated.

The Question is can I pull this off?

Would I be able to be a new BT customer again or was that guy really off his head?

is £20 on GiffGaff or £37 for 20GB Vodaphone rolling Sim contract a good place for limbo mode?

I leave it for you experienced lot to decide.

And yes I am a tight spender.

 

[Captain_Cretin]

Forget GG for data, it is stuck in the 17th century; O2 isnt great, but they throttle the GG customers to death; the BEST speedtest I have managed off of GG (and various city locations with FULL 3G H+ signal) - is 1.2Mbps.
My wife has occasional 4G on her Samsung, but it is so slow I have never managed to get a speedtest to complete.

 

[drsox]

You take money saving to a whole new level (of inconvenience too).

No neighbours nearby to ask nicely and leech off for a month or so?

Or... Sign up to BT as an entirely utterly brand new account at the same address.. then once that is setup - cancel your old account?

(It is possible.. I've just done it. At some point it asks if you have a BT account, just click no and create a new one under a different email address.)

Or find a provider you can just migrate your phone and land line service to who don't have any minimum term contract. Port there for a month or two.

Tom - www.mouselike.org