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Plusnet phone line

Monday 21 March, 2011

By Becca Talbot - becca@consumerchoices.co.uk

Need to get a new line installed but don’t want to fork out £130 for a BT landline? Signing up for a Plusnet landline and broadband bundle could cut the cost to just £49.99.

Plusnet (www.plus.net) is one of the UK’s cheapest home phone and broadband suppliers, and is famed for its “good honest broadband from Yorkshire”.

Plusnet has consistently done well in the Broadbandchoices.co.uk customer satisfaction surveys. But did you know that Plusnet also offers home phone packages and line installation too?

With phone line installation for as little as £49.99, joining Plusnet will save you £80 compared to rival provider BT’s costs. So, if you’re in need of a new landline, perhaps because you’ve just moved house, check out the options below to see if a Plusnet phone line will suit you:

	Free installation	28 Day Guarantee
Call TalkTalk 0800 049 7834	Call BT now 0800 028 4474	Call Virgin Media 0808 189 0508	Call Sky now 0844 241 0582	Call Primus now 0800 036 0170
FREE connection	£0 with any Calls & Broadband package	£0 with Calls Broadband + TV £40 otherwise	£10.00 connection charge	£49.99 connection charge with a Calls + Broadband package
Set-up usually within 7 & 10 days for a new line installation. If switching from Virgin, you can keep your line until your new line has been activated *	Setup within 4 working days for a connection, and up to 16 working days for new line installations *	Setup usually within 2 weeks. Plus you can normally keep your number. Virgin Media also offers a 28 day money back guarantee *	Setup normally between 14 and 28 days for connetion or new line*	Setup within 2 - 3 weeks for a new line installation*
Call TalkTalk now 0800 049 7834	Call BT now 0800 028 4474	Find out more VirginMedia.com	Call Sky now 0844 241 0582	Call Plusnet now 0800 013 2632

* All providers allow you to select a convenient appointment on a suitable date when you place your order online. However, line setup times will typically depend on the availability of an engineer, and other factors, such as the number of concurrent line installations in your area.

Getting all your telecoms services from Plusnet will not only save you money, but also cut down the number of bills and direct debits you have to pay each month. Taking a Plusnet phone package and line rental for example, will save you nearly £20 a year, compared to BT line rental.

And with any line rental deal from Plusnet, you’ll also get unlimited free evening and weekend calls - while BT only offers inclusive weekend calls. All-in-one phone and broadband packages from Plusnet start from as little as £6.49 a month, plus line rental at £12.99 a month.

Why get a Plusnet phone line?

Plusnet’s Value broadband and Evening & Weekend call plan bundle is one of the cheapest on offer in the UK, at just £6.49 a month for broadband with speeds of up to 20Mb, a 10GB a month download allowance and free overnight downloads, as well as free evening and weekend calls to UK national and local landlines. This does not include line rental, however.

Line rental from Plusnet may not be one of the cheapest deals in the UK, though it is less expensive than rivals’, such as BT (www.bt.com) and Virgin Media (www.virginmedia.com).

Another benefit of Plusnet’s phone service is its free calls to 0870 and 0845 numbers - calls to these numbers can cost up to 50p a minute.

Switching to a Plusnet phone line

If you want to switch your landline service to Plusnet or get a line installed, simply call Plusnet on 0800 694 4404. Plusnet will take over all aspects of your phone service, and you won’t have to pay your current landline provider for line rental or calls. Plusnet says the switch usually takes between 10 and 14 working days.

Before switching however, you should compare deals for bundled packages using our price comparison calculator to make sure you’re getting the best deal for you. To switch to Plusnet online, visit www.plus.net, or order your new phone package by calling 0800 694 4404.