Getting a broadband provider for only 12 months...

BobRachet

...is impossible. They all want 2 year contracts, I just don't understand this, so many people only live in one place for a year. Is there some technical reason for doing this or is it just about trapping people?

elsien

BT say they do 12 month contracts.

plusnet say 12 month fibre contracts are not available online, but they are available through our contact centre. Please call us on 0330 1239 123and we will be happy to help.

vodafone does 12 month fibre contracts

and those are just the first three I looked at.

They  are out there you just need to do a bit more searching.

FlorayG

Also, you can take your contract with you when you move house

400ixl

The choice is smaller than it was years ago, but many do them as above. My Plusnet one is 12 months as I look to keep my options open for when FTTP eventually comes to my exchange.

Flugelhorn

I found one year contracts with those listed about when one of the offspring was taking a one year contract 

ButterCheese

As above, you can get 12 month contracts but usually a 2 year one is a better deal and you can take your router/account with you when you move house providing the ISP operates in the area you move to.  This way, you get 2 years worth of the "new customerdiscount deal" rather than ending after 12 months and getting mugged off for renewing as an existing customer.

I did it with virgin media, informed them beforehand that I was moving house, took my router with me, then one of their staff had to come out to connect us up to their exterior infratructure

400ixl

ButterCheese said:

As above, you can get 12 month contracts but usually a 2 year one is a better deal and you can take your router/account with you when you move house providing the ISP operates in the area you move to.  

Not always these days, it may cost less per moth to start, but timed right you can minimise the yearly increases making it work out as cheap and give more flexibility.

Newcad

If you have a decent 4G/5G signal then you should also consider mobile broadband rather than a fixed landline, and just take it with you whenever/wherever you move.

eg. EE do 1-month to 18-month Mobile Broadband plans: https://ee.co.uk/broadband/mobile-broadband

APWhiteSavvy

You could look into a smaller provider which piggybacks off larger networks. These tend to be a bit more flexible, and you can see a list of some ones you generally may not of heard of at ISPreview - they have a list of best cost/best reviewed ones.