Internet fees in the UK

Hi can anyone tell me what the fees for internet are in the UK? I heard that they are alot more expensive than in the US.
Thanks
K

It depends - there are so many different packages now. We pay £17.99 per month with Virgin for high speed broadband. 

Talk Talk has a package for £21.99 a month which gives you free phone calls including international calls to the USA and free broadband. It also includes the line rental that you would have to pay to BT which is about £12 a month.
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-home-Home

We pay £14.99 with Tiscali. Lots of places are now offering phone and broadband plans combined. And Sky, one of the major cable providers is doing TV, phone, and broadband I think.

Thanks so much Guys.. we really appreciate it....
Kat

If you're really on a tight budget, some ISPs offer quite cheap dial-up packages if you're prepared to use the service only at off-peak times.  For example, Tiscali has a "DayTime Plus" package which provides unlimited access 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. for £7.99 per month.

Hi there,

As always, like for like and yes, Internet access is substantially more expensive than the US deals.

One place I can definitley recommend to look at is www.adslguide.org.uk - theres a whole lot of specific forums on there sounds like you'll need the which residential broadband forum and have a look around at the comparison tools.

Hope this helps!

Cheers! Dennis! West London & Slough UK!

As always, like for like and yes, Internet access is substantially more expensive than the US deals.

On the bright side though, even U.K. ISP tariffs are considerably cheaper than it was 20 years ago to access CompuServe and similar services, and at bit rates which were almost unthinkable back then.   

thanks for the info.. sadly the internet has gotten so important to me with family all over that this is ONE necessity that i will have to put n the budget like it or not. Thanks for your help
K

I have a combined package through NTL, whereby I get Internet, phone, and cable for £30 a month -- tel: 0800 052 0665.

hey guys are there any hook up fees involved ? I would want broadband.. do they need to drop a line into most homes?
and do you know the fees this would entail?
Thanks
kath

hey guys are there any hook up fees involved ? I would want broadband.. do they need to drop a line into most homes?
and do you know the fees this would entail?

It varies.

I have AOL Broadband, which I get for free (I work for them) but I have to pay for a phone line provided by BT. The upgrade of the line didn't cost me anything - but it is a bit irritating to pay for a phone line that I only use for the internet.

Another option is Telewest.  If the place you are in does not already have it - you will have to have the cable installed. This is, of course, based on where you live and if you can get Telewest.  You don't have to have a BT phone line to get Telewest - but you do need their (Telewest) cable.

It's very confusing. The best thing to do is budget about £30 a month until you know for sure where you are going to be and what you can get.

I just got AOL broadband this month.  There were no hookup fees, just had to wait 2 weeks for my BT landline to be enabled.  So I pay £14.99 for broadband, plus £12.00 for the landline.  When I signed up, the special included one free month and a wireless router.

Ditto to KK's post, except line rental is £11, not £12 .

I recommend AOL.  Well, I've only been online for one day with them, but I got the modem within the 14 day window the website quotes, so I'm a happy customer!

Ditto to KK's post, except line rental is £11, not £12 .

I recommend AOL.  Well, I've only been online for one day with them, but I got the modem within the 14 day window the website quotes, so I'm a happy customer!

Just FYI - AOL is for sale...   Although this shouldn't effect anyone's service....