Package Comparison
Do you expect to pay more for excellent customer service, or to fund our environmental and social work?
Then we might just surprise you: we're often cheaper than other providers! Take our broadband and phone packages - we're cheaper on total cost, and on call charges.
Don’t forget as well, that members will even get money back in the form of a dividend.
Here are the nearest equivalent packages to our Evening & Weekend Saver bundle, from BT and Virgin Media as of 1 Jan 2010:
| Phone Co-op | BT | Virgin Media |
| Coverage |
85% of homes
|
99% of homes
|
50% of homes
|
Cost per month
(not including introductory offers) |
£23.95
|
£27.53
|
£26.95
|
| Broadband speed |
up to 8Mbps
|
up to 20Mbps
|
up to 10Mbps
|
| Broadband allowance |
40GB
|
10GB
|
Unlimited
|
| Wireless router included |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Line rental included |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Daytime phone calls |
2.94p per min (7p connection charge)
|
5.4p per min (9.3p connection charge)
|
6.5p per min (10p connection charge)
|
Local and National Evening and Weekend Calls Included
|
Yes
|
Only at weekends
|
Yes
|
| 0845 calls included |
Yes
|
Only at weekends
|
No - 10p per min (10p connection charge)
|
| 0870 calls included |
Yes
|
Only at weekends
|
No - 10p per min (10p connection charge)
|
| International calls included |
Yes
|
600 mins for £4.99 extra
|
No
|
|
Package details do vary.
Phone Co-op package used for comparison is 'Global Connect Evening & Weekends Saver.'
Virgin Media package used for comparison is the 'Broadband Size L with Talk Evening and Weekends' bundle.
BT package used for comparison is the 'Option 1 with Unlimited Weekend Calling Plan'.
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