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  • hareng
    hareng Posts: 602 Forumite
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    MABLE said:
    We have just switched from BT and active from 31 Jan.
    auto message came through saying there was an early cancellation fee of£174.  BT assure me to ring billing when final bill is received and they will cancel the fee.  
    If out of contract on a rolling one, just give them 30 days notice.
    Did this 2 years ago, will get Retentions trying everything in their power to retain you but theres a difference £21 per month at 500 meg to £46 p.m on 55 meg with BT inferior FTTC2.
    I would be on to customer service now, sort it whilst still a customer.
  • iniltous
    iniltous Posts: 3,641 Forumite
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    edited 14 January at 12:09PM
    You don’t give notice yourself unless you want it to go wrong , you let the new provider serve notice on your behalf.
    FWIW , F1 from BT is less than £30 , still more than VF , but £21 a month is not a sustainable price , VF on City Fibre , (  it’s almost certainly going to be on their network ) are prepared to lose money to get customers like you signed up , that price will not be maintained if they want to remain in business, in the short term though , if you don’t care about their precarious financial position the network is in , may as well benefit from the  loss making price , it’s great till they go bust or put their prices up to sustainable levels 
  • hareng
    hareng Posts: 602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    iniltous said:
    You don’t give notice yourself unless you want it to go wrong , you let the new provider serve notice on your behalf.
    FWIW , F1 from BT is less than £30 , still more than VF , but £21 a month is not a sustainable price , VF on City Fibre , (  it’s almost certainly going to be on their network ) are prepared to lose money to get customers like you signed up , that price will not be maintained if they want to remain in business, in the short term though , if you don’t care about their precarious financial position the network is in , may as well benefit from the  loss making price , it’s great till they go bust or put their prices up to sustainable levels 
    No you give BT 'NOTICE' or get charged even penalised, how can i give myself notice, idiotic logic.
    As for going bust, how would you know, do you work in that providers accounts or have insider knowledge, case dismissed again, they dont employ massive labour force in Hull and pay extortionate advertising YOU and everyone else is paying for adding to the cost you think is 'sustainable' BS. They seem fine so far after 2 years, how would i know not working or having access to their accounts, far cheaper than the biggies with no customer service but price is now nearer £25 p/m may go onto next month or £29 for 500meg currently on paying £21 p/m.
    As for BT you mention it starts at £35 per month with no punter service, you have to pay 'Extra' for Halo min £5 per month, not to mention annual price hikes above inflation £3 this March even if signed up now takes that alone to £43 per month.

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