How often are you changing your broadband provider ?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Finally sorted out my problems with TalkTalk to Plusnet and to be fair to Plusnet they are ok with good customer service

But as seems usual after 18 months my bill is going to kick up from 35 to 47 pcm after my contract ends .....and the vibe I get is that like all of them this is what happens

Do any of you just expect this and transfer over to someone else then do the same again when that deal ends ?.....to keep on a lower tariff?

It seems a right load of nonsense

[2b2bdoo]

I’ve always been with BT since I moved about 4 years ago, it’s such a hassle changing all the smart devices.

I usually find the best deal and ask BT to match or I’ll cancel and they have always matched.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Finally sorted out my problems with TalkTalk to Plusnet and to be fair to Plusnet they are ok with good customer service

But as seems usual after 18 months my bill is going to kick up from 35 to 47 pcm after my contract ends .....and the vibe I get is that like all of them this is what happens

Do any of you just expect this and transfer over to someone else then do the same again when that deal ends ?.....to keep on a lower tariff?

It seems a right load of nonsense

I move from time to time, there will usually be someone cheaper when your deal ends, you can sometimes get them to knock down the price to match. I've gone from BT to EE to Talk Talk to Sky, and I'm always prepared to move again if need be it's simple and only takes a few days for the switch. Sky so far has been the best for service and communication and reliability, talk talk are hell when something goes wrong.

[JumpersforGoalposts]

Finally sorted out my problems with TalkTalk to Plusnet and to be fair to Plusnet they are ok with good customer service

But as seems usual after 18 months my bill is going to kick up from 35 to 47 pcm after my contract ends .....and the vibe I get is that like all of them this is what happens

Do any of you just expect this and transfer over to someone else then do the same again when that deal ends ?.....to keep on a lower tariff?

It seems a right load of nonsense

Over recent years I have always switched at the end of a contract as there always seem to be cheaper deals than remaining in a current contract. I have also found that my existing suppliers do not become flexible on their pricing until they have had notification of an impending switch - at which point i have already decided to move!

[ninian opinian]

Finally sorted out my problems with TalkTalk to Plusnet and to be fair to Plusnet they are ok with good customer service

But as seems usual after 18 months my bill is going to kick up from 35 to 47 pcm after my contract ends .....and the vibe I get is that like all of them this is what happens

Do any of you just expect this and transfer over to someone else then do the same again when that deal ends ?.....to keep on a lower tariff?

It seems a right load of nonsense

BT fibre for me is £29. That’s without a landline.

I was with BT paying around £40 a month. I also had BT Sport which I cancelled.

[Des Parrot]

Was BT for decades, then Sky in recent years, now gone to Gigaclear, 8x faster, no more complaints from the kids.

[Heathblue]

Finally sorted out my problems with TalkTalk to Plusnet and to be fair to Plusnet they are ok with good customer service

But as seems usual after 18 months my bill is going to kick up from 35 to 47 pcm after my contract ends .....and the vibe I get is that like all of them this is what happens

Do any of you just expect this and transfer over to someone else then do the same again when that deal ends ?.....to keep on a lower tariff?

It seems a right load of nonsense

I've renewed with my provider this past month BT, service has been OK. Squeezed them for a little extra so didn't bother shopping about.

[superfeathers]

I’d normally haggle but stick with same supplier more often than not.
Found talktalk great even when an issue
Switched to virgin since they installed it in street.

Don’t do it

[Alan Lung]

I don't. I've been with the same provider for over 20 years and it's never gone down. I'm very impressed with them.

[Rontomuk]

I find at the end of my contract my supplier always try to scam me, so I just get a quote from another supplier. tell them how much the other quote is for and if they don't match or better it I am off to someone else, I have been with BT,Talk Talk Plusnet and worst of all Virgin, I am at present with Vodafone and I have no trouble at all and the price is ￡28 and includes phone, this is against what my previous supplier BT not budging from the ￡47 they wanted to charge me

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I move from time to time, there will usually be someone cheaper when your deal ends, you can sometimes get them to knock down the price to match. I've gone from BT to EE to Talk Talk to Sky, and I'm always prepared to move again if need be it's simple and only takes a few days for the switch. Sky so far has been the best for service and communication and reliability, talk talk are hell when something goes wrong.

I found talk talk fine but they refused to give me a good deal so I walked the talk as it were

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I’ve always been with BT since I moved about 4 years ago, it’s such a hassle changing all the smart devices.

I usually find the best deal and ask BT to match or I’ll cancel and they have always matched.

Thanks

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Over recent years I have always switched at the end of a contract as there always seem to be cheaper deals than remaining in a current contract. I have also found that my existing suppliers do not become flexible on their pricing until they have had notification of an impending switch - at which point i have already decided to move!

Wank3rs

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

BT fibre for me is £29. That’s without a landline.

I was with BT paying around £40 a month. I also had BT Sport which I cancelled.

Yes I can get around that without a landline with plus net

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I've renewed with my provider this past month BT, service has been OK. Squeezed them for a little extra so didn't bother shopping about.

It's so much nonsense isn't it

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I don't. I've been with the same provider for over 20 years and it's never gone down. I'm very impressed with them.

Well who is that then

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I find at the end of my contract my supplier always try to scam me, so I just get a quote from another supplier. tell them how much the other quote is for and if they don't match or better it I am off to someone else, I have been with BT,Talk Talk Plusnet and worst of all Virgin, I am at present with Vodafone and I have no trouble at all and the price is ￡28 and includes phone, this is against what my previous supplier BT not budging from the ￡47 they wanted to charge me

That 28 plus phone I would doubt will be longer than 2 years and again they will try to up it again ?

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

I move every time my contract ends.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I move every time my contract ends.

Meaning you eventually come full circle

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Meaning you eventually come full circle

I have done in the past. You can probably get your current provider to drop their renewal price if you phone I guess. Whether it would match the cheapest I'm not so sure.

It's not really difficult. Your new provider contacts your old one to tell them you're moving.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I have done in the past. You can probably get your current provider to drop their renewal price if you phone I guess. Whether it would match the cheapest I'm not so sure.

It's not really difficult. Your new provider contacts your old one to tell them you're moving.

It's a pain in the arse as far as I am concerned

[bluesp]

Switch at the end of the conctract via TopCashback. Got £100 cashback switching from BT to Sky earlier this year, £50 switching from Plusnet to Sky on our rental property.

[blue matt]

been with Virgin since we moved in here

it was going to jump upto 93 quid ( with TV package ) , I phoned them, they could reduce it to 87, I cancelled, signed up with BT, it wasnt till Virgin were asked to release the phone number they acted, dropped it down to 35 quid ( just my internet ) then a week ago, they phoned me, wanted me to renew, I went online and got the same deal for £25 with them

my virgin is about 150 meg speeds which is great, so at £25 I cant moan

[ToTaL ITK]

Every year you should update your electricity water internet car insurance or whatever you have
there is a Swedish saying ...it not productive to be a loyal customer

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

been with Virgin since we moved in here

it was going to jump upto 93 quid ( with TV package ) , I phoned them, they could reduce it to 87, I cancelled, signed up with BT, it wasnt till Virgin were asked to release the phone number they acted, dropped it down to 35 quid ( just my internet ) then a week ago, they phoned me, wanted me to renew, I went online and got the same deal for £25 with them

my virgin is about 150 meg speeds which is great, so at £25 I cant moan

Christ !