With many broadband providers now offering broadband and home phone packages it can be hard to choose the right one. Here at Simplifydigital we aim to make the decision making process easier and guide you through some of the top broadband and home phone packages currently available from broadband providers.

Save money with a broadband and home phone bundle deal

Many broadband ISPs now offer multiple services including BT, TalkTalk, Tiscali (now part of TalkTalk), Sky and Virgin Media.

The best thing about broadband and home phone packages is that you can save money by bundling your broadband and home phone package with other services from the same provider such as digital TV and even mobile broadband deals.

Another benefit of getting all of your digital services from one provider is that your payment is only to one company - this makes it easier to keep track of how much you spend and means you only have to set up one direct debit for your broadband, digital TV and home phone package.

Choosing the right broadband and home phone package for your needs

You may find it easier to decide on a broadband and home phone package by looking at your current situation. If you have a BT home phone and pay for BT line rental and pay a subscription to Sky for your digital TV, you might be better off getting both your home phone and digital TV from Sky. Or if you have BT Total Broadband but no digital TV or home phone deal you could add in BT Vision and BT broadband home phone into one simple package.

If you make lots of international calls or ring mobile phones from your landline then you need to take that into consideration when choosing a broadband and home phone package. If you are a heavy internet user and you download lots of videos, movies and music, you should consider whether the usage limits of your broadband and home phone package are suitable for you.

If you want to get ultra-fast broadband from providers like Virgin Media, you need to work out the best ultra-fast broadband package with home phone. Virgin Media currently offers superfast broadband with speeds of up to 100Mbps over its fibre optic broadband network - now that is ultra-fast!

Here are some examples of digital TV,  broadband and home phone package deals:

BT Broadband

This broadband and home phone package includes BT Total Broadband with up to 20Mbps download speeds, 10Gb monthly usage limit, 250 wi-fi minutes a month, basic BT security and also comes with an option to add mobile broadband to your package.

The home phone service in the package includes an unlimited evening and weekend call plan which allows you to make unlimited calls to UK landlines at evenings and weekends. During the day on weekdays the cost of a call would be 5.25p per minute and there is also a 9.05p call set up fee. You can also add services familiar to ordinary home phone users such as BT 1571 and voicemail.

Look out for the connection fee, it may or may not apply to you depending on certain factors. If you already have a working BT landline or had one in the recent past and its not damaged you shouldn't have to pay the fee. However if you don't have a BT landline in your property or you have been disconnected for non-payment in the past the fee will apply.

You can also include BT Vision with your broadband and home phone package.
With BT Vision you can get the channels you already enjoy with Freeview digital TV as well as on-demand content such as movies and your favourite shows in a boxset to watch when you want. You can also add additional services such as sport with ESPN. Remember, if you do choose a broadband and home phone package with BT Vision you will need to have a television aerial installed to gain access to the digital TV services provided by Freeview.

TalkTalk

TalkTalk offers the TalkTalk Essentials package with fast broadband and evening and weekend calls to UK landlines and a free wireless router.

If you want faster broadband and more calls included in your package then you can upgrade to TalkTalk Pro. 

Sky Broadband

Most of us think of Sky as just another digital TV provider. But Sky also suplies broadband and home phone packages. With Sky you can bundle your broadband and home phone with the digital TV you already enjoy. If you bundle your digital TV package with Sky you can get free broadband and calls.