BT trying to get me switch to EE - why?!

[Chasloyal]

@Kimberlin me and the missus have actually got a rather competitive sim only deal with EE by virtue of also having our Internet with them. 

We both always buy our phones outright as it works out much cheaper than getting turned over by whatever network. Not content with locking you in to two year, or even three year contracts nowadays, where you end up paying at least double the cost of the phone they then also pull your pants down with that way above the rate of inflation yearly increase racket too 🤬

I upgrade my Galaxy S Ultra annually whilst she upgrades the regular model iPhone every other year. So weighing on only a tenner a month per sim for everything unlimited is pretty decent as far as I'm concerned and is a much more cost effective way of rocking the latest phone.

There's definitely savings to be made taking  your approach but from a personal perspective I'm not convinced that few quid a month we'd be better off is worth the upheaval and agg that comes with switching home broadband + mobile provider. I'm very happy with EE bar it could be a wee bit cheaper, say 30 quid a month including landline, so we'll be sticking with them I reckon.

TV wise I've been with Sky for donkeys years, I ain't interested in stream only so will be holding on to our Q box for as long as they continue to broadcast via the satellite.

Edit: I forgot to mention that were you to go over to EE next, even as a new punter I don't think they'd include a Smart Hub Pro at a price you'd be willing to pay. They're still striping folk up by around an extra tenner a month for one of them. Hence I bought mine off a third party 'grey market' seller for around 45 quid brand new a few months ago.

[Kimberlin]

@Chasloyal  I too always buy my iPhone outright changing it once every 3 years or so. Can’t personally bring myself to take a mobile contract with any ISP. I’m with a MVNO that piggybacks off the EE network anyway and is cheaper than any contract I’d get with either BT/EE.

As for routers, I won’t use any ISP router, they’re just too locked down for my use. All that bull not being able to change basic stuff at router level such as DNS for example, plus plenty of other settings, security being another.

At the end of the day, BT/EE, Plusnet, all provide near as darn it, the same quality of service and as I have stated more than once, I’ve no issues with BT except for their pricing, it’s only great value as a new customer and thereafter in my utterly worthless opinion, it’s little more than ‘here’s two fingers, put up, shut up, or go somewhere else’ which is a massive shame. And as for loyalty, it really doesn’t mean a thing which is why I always have a wry smile on my face whenever I read people complaining they should be treated better because they’ve been a customer for decades. It’s just business.