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Quick Tip: TalkTalk Match Online Cashback Sites

ayounggun
ayounggun Posts: 1 Newbie
edited 14 August 2013 at 9:40PM in Broadband & internet access
Hi all - I wanted to quickly share this with you.

tl;dr

When talking to customer retention departments, mention deals on cashback websites as they might match them. Be polite but firm!


I live with my girlfriend and we have talktalk broadband. The account is in my name and it was coming to end of the contract.

I planned to cancel and sign up in my girlfriend's name to get the best new customer deals.

On the phone, I told the disconnection team as much. I said I was going to sign a new contract because I could get the following:

  • £70 cashback via quidco.com/talktalk
  • 9 months half price
  1. At first they said they couldn't match it as it wasn't profitable
  2. They then tried to offer me another deal
  3. Eventually they near-matched (£63 credit) the above as it was more expensive for them to go through with the disconnection and new account creations


All in all my line rental and broadband (~ 11Mb Unlimited) costs ~ £9 per month and I haven't had one fault with it in the last 12 months. Technical support is a bit variable but generally better than I thought, given talktalk's reputation.

Hope that helps
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