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davemanhere
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Hello all,
I am writing this post for anyone who is struggling with money in this crisis.
If you are with and ISP and are out of contract, example paying £37 a month for a 72 meg connection and its an 18 month contract. Say you are now in your 20th month.
You can ring the ISP up and ask for a new contract at £23 a month on a new 18 month contract. They will try and sell you one at £30, but if you tell em other internet providers are offering em at £23, tell em you are leaving. They will offer you a new contract at £23, but not only for 12 or 18 months, they will offer you one for 2 years. The reason they can only offer 2 years, cos its a law states they cant sell contracts for more than 2 years.
I am writing this post for anyone who is struggling with money in this crisis.
If you are with and ISP and are out of contract, example paying £37 a month for a 72 meg connection and its an 18 month contract. Say you are now in your 20th month.
You can ring the ISP up and ask for a new contract at £23 a month on a new 18 month contract. They will try and sell you one at £30, but if you tell em other internet providers are offering em at £23, tell em you are leaving. They will offer you a new contract at £23, but not only for 12 or 18 months, they will offer you one for 2 years. The reason they can only offer 2 years, cos its a law states they cant sell contracts for more than 2 years.
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Or more likely at the moment they will say 'I will take this phone call as your 30 day notice to cancel your internet'0
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No chance, plusnet will sign you up.0
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Which specific law is that?davemanhere said:The reason they can only offer 2 years, cos its a law states they cant sell contracts for more than 2 years.0 -
Ofcom limited mobile phone and broadband contracts to 2 years in 2011Chino said:
Which specific law is that?davemanhere said:The reason they can only offer 2 years, cos its a law states they cant sell contracts for more than 2 years.1 -
A reference would be nice, but thanks. So not a law.unforeseen said:Ofcom limited mobile phone and broadband contracts to 2 years in 20110 -
Here you are - but I'll leave you to find it!Chino said:
A reference would be nice, but thanks. So not a law.unforeseen said:Ofcom limited mobile phone and broadband contracts to 2 years in 2011
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/telecoms
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Incorporated into Ofcoms General Conditions which is the regulatory framework that telecom suppliers must abide by.0
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Virgin media wouldn't go low for me 3 years ago, so I ended up giving 30 days notice and left.davemanhere said:No chance, plusnet will sign you up.0
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