Broadband & Phone Bundles

How Broadband & Phone Packages Work

WITH the rise of broadband and the ease of providing other communication services in conjunction with your Internet service, companies have increasingly looked to offer ‘bundled’ packages.

Bundles have diversified and complicated over the past few years, with Virgin Media now offering a home phone line, digital TV and a mobile along with your broadband connection. However, the most popular and simple broadband bundle remains the pairing of broadband and a home phone line.

Broadband and Phone are old friends

Broadband and telephone have been partners almost since the dawn of the broadband age. It is only recently that providers have developed their technology enough to enable digital television and mobile phones to become part of the package.

A match made in heaven?

Seeing that an ADSL broadband connection requires a telephone line to operate, it makes perfect sense to offer these two products in conjunction. The ease of running the two together not only benefits the supplier, but it also benefits you in the form of discounted rates and a cheaper overall package. There is also the benefit of a combined bill for broadband and for phone calls.

What are the benefits of a broadband and phone bundles?

The pros of getting a broadband and phone package together can be summed up with...
‘The 3 S’s’ of broadband success’

Speed:
Broadband is significantly faster than a typical 56k dial up connection, enabling you can browse multiple sites, download music, sort out your finances and watch videos before you’ve even finished your breakfast!

Simplicity:
If you already have a phone line then you may as well have broadband and vice versa. Most companies now offer discounted rates for running both services and you can now get these bundles with perks such as free evening and weekend calls and in some cases free anytime calls too.

Simultaneity:
An overly complicated word for a very straightforward concept. Whereas with an old dial-up system you would lose connection from the Internet when the phone rang, broadband allows you to always stay connected to the internet and use a landline at the same time.

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