BB and LL out of contact help

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So I’m with xln at £40 per month for business bb and land line. Today I noticed it shot up to £100! I assume it’s out of contract and they have just put me on some stupid monthly stitch up bill.
I haven’t had any notification of this change via email or letter so I’m quite annoyed. I only noticed as the £100 has just come from current account.
What are my options here? Can I get a refund of the difference and move as I haven’t agreed to the extra or a new contract? TIA
I haven’t had any notification of this change via email or letter so I’m quite annoyed. I only noticed as the £100 has just come from current account.
What are my options here? Can I get a refund of the difference and move as I haven’t agreed to the extra or a new contract? TIA
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If you want something cheaper, look for a new contract, but they're very unlikely to let you backdate it and claim a refund.
The OP definitely is not out of contract as no-one would supply them without a contract, and we should get away from this absurd and incorrect use of "out of contract".
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I said that he should check and diarise his contract dates to avoid surprises as I guess that his contract probably has an escalation clause or terms and conditions that allow increases at some point in the contract cycle, whether it be a minimum term or ending of a discount period.
As far as the OP , they may have the option to quit with a minimum notice period, or it could be that a discount period within the minimum term has expired, but not the minimum term.
As far as getting a refund, that’s not likely , chances are it’s in the T&C’s that the price increases after the discount period ends , or the minimum term expires, the OP needs to check what they agreed to , without knowing that , it’s impossible really to give an opinion, if for example they are still within a minimum period with onerous penalties to quit , moving to a ‘cheaper’ provider may not come close offsetting the costs to quit .