em2656 Â Â 10 #1 Posted March 2, 2012 Hiya, I am being admitted to jessops on sunday and will be an inpatient for approx 3 weeks. I would just like to know how the patient line tv and internet thing works, how much it costs etc. Does anybody know? Â Thanks Em x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
muckymurphy   10 #2 Posted March 2, 2012 Hiya, I am being admitted to jessops on sunday and will be an inpatient for approx 3 weeks. I would just like to know how the patient line tv and internet thing works, how much it costs etc. Does anybody know?  Thanks Em x  the patientline service is around 3.50 per day for the tv and the clock ticks away regardless of whether you actually use the services, so once you have put your prepaid card ( costs 5 quid) into the machine, the time counts down so you could watch an hour of tv one night, switch on in the morning to find your credit has run out even though you have not used it most of the 24 hours. internet is extremely limited as to what you can access and is painfully slow to download. phone calls are extra for you to make and cost 50p per min for anyone ringing you but i think you can use your mobile in most hospitals now. 3 week stay - 130 quid should do it.......... i kid you not. my advice - take some books. enjoy your stay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
weenireeni   10 #3 Posted March 2, 2012 you can use your mobile in there no problem, and when i was in delivery ward i had my laptop and dongle so i could watch iplayer etc hope your stay goes ok x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dr_who   10 #4 Posted March 5, 2012 It cost me £10 for the full package for 24 hours last week. This included limited freeview channels, a few films, internet access and free calls to landline numbers. It costs a lot to call mobiles and is extortionate for anyone to call in on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dr_who   10 #5 Posted March 5, 2012 It cost me £10 for the full package for 24 hours last week. This included limited freeview channels, a few films, internet access and free calls to landline numbers. It costs a lot to call mobiles and is extortionate for anyone to call in on! There were other packages for 3 day and 7 day stays but I can't remember what these cost Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
em2656   10 #6 Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks for all your answers guys. I'm here now and have purchased a 'big bundle'. It cost £45 for 20 days and that includes all tv, internet, all their film channels and free landline calls. So not too bad considering. There was also a 10 day bundle for £35 and many inbetween this and the £10 for 24 hrs as previously mentioned.  Thanks again xxx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
weenireeni   10 #7 Posted March 8, 2012 hope your stay is going ok, and you and baby are well! x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dr_who   10 #8 Posted March 8, 2012 Good luck with everything - hope you are both ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...