3G Cards (any alternatives)

[Canes Venatici]

Howdy,

I've been looking into these as (it's a long story) but we do not have aphone line where we live and i was looking at an 'easier' alternative.

The only thing i can find is the Vodafone 3G wireless card, but i must admit my jaw nearly shattered when it hit the floor! - Have you seen the prices!!!

are there any cheaper (a lot cheaper infact!) alternatives. Be gentle this is a new subject for me!

Cheers

 

[Ian]

You can get a GPRS card for around £40, but the real killer charge with anything like this will be the bandwidth. Its around £3/meg with one of these, and probably not far off with a 3G card.

It may be cheaper to get a phone line installed, or is that not possible?

 

[Canes Venatici]

You're right with the bandwidth charge there Ian - the prices are disgusting!

Basically the phone line has been cut as the previous tennants who used to occupy our flat basically legged it owing some cash to good old BT. How much i'm not sure.

Maybe i should find out. - I guess i just phone BT...right?

 

[Ian]

I guess so - I doubt you would be held liable as long as you can prove you weren't the old tennant!

 

[PotGuy]

well surely they wouldn't expect you to pay for it?

 

[Canes Venatici]

I'm not eniterly sure PotGuy, has anyone else been in the same situation? *cough* money *cough* grabbing *cough* BT

 

[PotGuy]

lol perhaps im somehwat naive

 

[floppybootstomp]

When it comes to credit rating, the first thing companies check is actually the address, not the individual, strange as it may seem.

Phone BT, you have nothing to lose, or visit one of their shops and talk to somebody about the problem.

Once you convince them you're not the person who done a runner, I expect they'll reinstate the phone line. They will probably want a (refundable) deposit though because of the previous tenant's behaviour.

Or you could try NTL, if it's available.

If you are successful, I'd also request a different number to the previous one.

 

[muckshifter]

BT don't have any 'shops' ... had to use a phonebox

150 is the number ... pay by DD and they'll connect you ASAP ... but yes, make sure they do not use the same number, I bought an answering machine to help while BT got off their rears and changed the number.

 

[floppybootstomp]

BT don't have any 'shops' ...

Don't they?

Well, they used to have last time I looked, there was deffo one in the Lewisham shopping centre.

But.... I don't get out as much as I used to, lucky I got that 21 year old brunette home help

Did they close them all then?

 

[muckshifter]

Don't they?

Well, they used to have last time I looked, there was deffo one in the Lewisham shopping centre.

But.... I don't get out as much as I used to, lucky I got that 21 year old brunette home help

Did they close them all then?

Non in my 'Town' Flopps ... ask in the Link as they were selling loads of BT stuff ... had to use a payphone, it was free though.

Maybe down your way they is a little slow to close shops.

 

[Canes Venatici]

Thanks for the pointers guys, never even thought about requesting a new phone number.

Will give BT a 'buzz' later on today! - Fingers crossed!