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Best UK landline deals

Updated: Friday 13 January, 2012

By Anthony Hill - anthony.hill@consumerchoices.co.uk

Saving money on your home phone bills is easy to do online. Just compare landline deals from BT, TalkTalk, Primus Saver and other providers to see how much you could save.

Choosing a landline provider

With so many UK home phone providers, it’s understandable that choosing a landline product can be a little confusing. As well as the choice of supplier, there is a wide variety of calling plans to choose from, such as:

• Unlimited weekend calls
• Unlimited weekend and evening calls
• Unlimited anytime calls

It's worth noting that by only comparing landline prices, you could be forgetting a large portion of your phone bill, especially if you make a lot of international calls or regularly phone someone's mobile.

To work out which home phone tariff really is the cheapest for you, consider your call patterns - including which countries you make international calls to and what mobile networks you call. You can then compare the call rates charged by each home phone supplier to see if there is a better deal for you.

The UK landline market

Because of the number of home phone suppliers that offer phone services in the UK, the competition has helped to drive down prices for consumers. This includes the cost of line rental, calling plans, call connection fees and calling features, such as call divert and anonymous caller reject.

If you are looking to come back to BT, it's always a good idea to compare call rates and line rental against other providers. Companies like TalkTalk (www.talktalk.co.uk), Primus Saver and even the Post Office (www.postoffice.co.uk) can offer massive savings compared to BT (www.bt.com).