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Not in the deals on Fasterbroadband, but there are a few things that you should be aware of! Phone and broadband providers used to advertise broadband prices with an eye catching price tag, then in the small print mention that you still had to order phone line rental. This would often raise the price significantly. Since October 2016 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have clamped down on this misleading practice. So, now the broadband prices advertised include line rental. If you use our broadband calculator and filter by ‘First year cost’ the figures that you see will include all extras e.g. the cost of posting the router, installation fees etc.

With any ADSL broadband connection the broadband is sent down the copper phone line. Even if you have Superfast fibre broadband the last part of the connection from the telephone exchange to your property still requires the phone line. Virgin Media is the only broadband provider in the UK who can deliver fixed line broadband without a phone line. This is because Virgin don’t use BT’s infrastructure. Instead, they use their own fibre-optic network. Virgin Media Broadband is not available to all properties in the UK but, if you are in a city or built up area, you are more likely to have the option of getting broadband without a phone line.

The simple answer is YES! As long as you're not moving house away from your current telephone exchange. If you're switching to Virgin Media they too will allow you to keep your old telephone number. You will be asked which number you would like to transfer during the sign up process.