Price gouging from Three

blinko

I signed up in july for 12 month sim only will I be able to leave penalty free,  as they asking me for 38 quid early termination charge . Which is something like 80% of the remaining contract life 

Frozen_up_north

blinko said:

I signed up in july for 12 month sim only will I be able to leave penalty free,  as they asking me for 38 quid early termination charge . Which is something like 80% of the remaining contract life 

Why would you expect to leave a 12 month min term contract early without penalty, unless Three have failed to supply the service?
You normally have to pay the remainder of the minimum term, less vat.

blinko

Sorry I should have added can I leave due to the price increase I took my sim only contract out in july for 12 months 

jon81uk

blinko said:

Sorry I should have added can I leave due to the price increase I took my sim only contract out in july for 12 months 

The terms you signed up to state "You agree to stay with us for the Minimum Term. The minimum price for Three Services provided under this agreement is the Monthly Charge for the Minimum Term. Each May, your Monthly Charge will increase by an amount up to the January RPI rate."
from http://www.three.co.uk/cs/Satellite?blobkey=id&blobnocache=false&blobwhere=1401076194947&blobheader=application/pdf&blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs

So no you can't leave without repaying the contract minimum term if they increase the price by the January RPI rate.

blinko

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/11/three-and-vodafone-pay-monthly-customers-to-be-hit-by-inflation-/

Ok thanks for your replies , I was going by this article . I think they will still have the right to increase by RPI but not 4.5%

jon81uk

blinko said:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/11/three-and-vodafone-pay-monthly-customers-to-be-hit-by-inflation-/

Ok thanks for your replies , I was going by this article . I think they will still have the right to increase by RPI but not 4.5%

That article is only for those who took out a plan after the 29 October 2020.

If you check here there are three copies of their terms, the terms depend when you signed up/
http://www.three.co.uk/terms-conditions/paym-and-payg

blinko

Thanks for letting me know RPI it is

jon81uk

blinko said:

Thanks for letting me know RPI it is

Just be aware that after the minimum term they can end your plan and try to move you to a more expensive tariff, but you are free to choose a new tariff or leave. If you take a new tariff it will then be subject to the new terms. But once you get to the end of the minimum term you can renegotiate again etc.

blinko

Good point thanks , they already tried to end £3 tsrrif that I'm on and I complained and somehow they kept me on it .

But yeah business is business I try not to get bogged down with 3 quid a month odd things