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contract with bt broadband due next week

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Hi my contract is due next week and they are taking three months in advance today. I would like to change provider for the first time. do I need to tell them or will the new provider contact them and will bt  deal with the refund without my involvement?
regards,

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  • iniltous
    iniltous Posts: 3,659 Forumite
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    edited 5 December 2023 at 4:39PM
    If you are outside any minimum term , and migrate using the appropriate process to another provider using Openreach , any days paid for after the changeover are refunded, if you pay quarterly I would think that’s  quite unusual , but makes no difference to the refund procedure.
    As far as the migration, you contact the new provider and ‘sign up ‘ , they serve notice on your behalf to BT , you don’t independently contact BT yourself, you should receive pretty soon after signing up with a new provider  a ‘sorry to see you leave’ notification from BT , so you know the process is underway.
     As stated this only applies to Openreach providers, not Virgin or Alt  Nets , if you use one of them this ‘gaining provider led’ process won’t apply.
  • 400ixl
    400ixl Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    As above :smile:
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