MSE News: BT promises a year without broadband or phone price hikes

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BT has promised that it won't raise broadband, mobile or line rental prices for its millions of customers until March 2020 – but if you're out of contract, you're likely to be vastly overpaying...

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'BT promises a year without broadband or phone price hikes'

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Consumerist

Beware Greeks bearing gifts. :eek:

Didn't I read somewhere recently that the regulator is investigating the "loyalty" premium being paid by mobile customers ?

This wouldn't be a means of sidestepping any restrictions that mey be brought in, would it ?

michaels

Will this proposed contract change allow us to leave BT within the minimum term of our existing contracts?

Otherwise I have been stung as I only signed up to them on the expectation of being able to leave in March/April when they put prices up having pocketed the sign up bonuses

minislim

hahaha! never believe a word BT says! rip off merchants!
and while they say they wont hike them for a year. i bet you most deals will be minimum 18 month contracts and all customers will still be hit by mid contract price rises after 12 months.

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michaels wrote: »

Will this proposed contract change allow us to leave BT within the minimum term of our existing contracts?

Otherwise I have been stung as I only signed up to them on the expectation of being able to leave in March/April when they put prices up having pocketed the sign up bonuses

Given they're promising not to put the price up I'd say no.

pmduk

The price for every little extra will be hiked up every couple of months instead, just like TalkTalk.