Internet for 6 months

TheNewGuy_2

Hi all,

I need a bit of advice I am renting a flat for 6 months and I am unsure what internet provider allows you to take out only a 6 month contract?

I also have no idea what exactly to look for I am a pretty average user who's trying to budget.

macman

The usual problem is trying to get less than 12m line rental. Post Office? Do you have an existing active landline?
Alternatively use a dongle and moble broadband.

TheNewGuy_2

The problem with the dongle is there's two of us and I am not 100% about the landline.

AndyPK

If you are in a 4G area, a dongle should be fine

mgfvvc

Zen usually only require a 1 month contract on ADSL. If there is no phone line installed there will be connection fees and/or a longer minimum.

onomatopoeia99

A&A will do 30 day minimum term on broadband and on a phone line (£12/mo for the line, but. no voice service on phone lines that they supply, they are for broadband use only)

I use them as my ISP because they are good, but have my phone line with BT as I need a voice service. They are not cheap, don't appear on quidco / topcashback, don't offer M&S gift vouchers and don't haggle, so aren't very popular here

datlex

OP couple of questions:
1) do you have internet where you currently are? If so try ringing them and finding out how much you use.
2) if either you or your partner currently have internet ask that company whether moving to a new location counts as being a new customer or whether it means the existing contract just carries on.
3) if you don't have internet who is your mobile with? You can pay less to companies for broadband/line rental if you are already with them for mobile services.

Do you know if you are moving to fibre area :

I just noticed this https://www.vodafone.co.uk/broadband/index.htm?cid=ppc-mec-auto/hqtqzju/lzvnylnty/qrnuo

You also might want to look at http://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/guides/contract/broadband-no-monthly-contract
or http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/compare/short_contract_broadband/

Of course these are often not well known providers.

Kernel_Sanders

TheNewGuy wrote: »

The problem with the dongle is there's two of us

You don't need a dongle. Just put a data SIM into an unlocked/same network phone and use the portable hotspot facility, which is usable by several devices at once.

Cycrow

Or a MiFi device if you dont want to use a phone. You can often get them cheap with a sim