£63 a month! Can I do better?

travelodger

Been with sky for many years, my contract ends on 19 September.

I have Sky Broadband Superfast and Sky Talk Anytime Extra

 "67.0 Mbps Average Download Speed, Unlimited Downloads. Includes Line Rental".

They want to increase it from £58 to £63/month. 

Can I do better than this? I rarely use my landline now so not making any use of the "talk anytime".

Many thanks for any moneysaving suggestions.

 

Boohoo

travelodger said:

Been with sky for many years, my contract ends on 19 September.

I have Sky Broadband Superfast and Sky Talk Anytime Extra

 "67.0 Mbps Average Download Speed, Unlimited Downloads. Includes Line Rental".

They want to increase it from £58 to £63/month. 

Can I do better than this? I rarely use my landline now so not making any use of the "talk anytime".

Many thanks for any moneysaving suggestions.

 

What a rip off.

Sky where advertising 100mb for £21 on their site.

Use MSE broadband finder on here or do a comparison on uSwitch or others to get a price.

It depends on what is available at your address for speed and prices and VoIP calls.

When you find a price call Sky and ask if they can beat it and if not go to who you want and use the he switch process and do not cancel sky phone/calls  1st.

On-the-coast

Just the broadband? (& phone)
that’s a terrible offer. 

I ditched my sky landline a few months ago.  We unplugged the phone about 6 months ago and didn’t miss it.  (We only ever got spam calls on it plus a few from family who knew our mobile numbers anyway)

you might need to still pay like rental for what sounds like a traditional copper line - but that’s all being phased out soon

Grumpy_chap

travelodger said:

 "67.0 Mbps Average Download Speed, Unlimited Downloads. Includes Line Rental".

They want to increase it from £58 to £63/month. 

 

Boohoo said:

Sky where advertising 100mb for £21 on their site.

Prices and speeds vary for location.

For me, the only speed offered is 67 Mbps for SKY broadband only (no phone line or TV) £26 per months for first 24 months (subject to inflation changes) and then £46 per month (which will have increased by then for inflation).

The best thing the OP can do is use a comparison site to identify the best deals available for them and then switch.  It seems as though loyalty does not pay.

M25

Have a look at the deals with telephone https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/compare-broadband-deals/

If you need anytime calls I think Vodafone do it for £8 or so but check the T&Cs as always.

Moving should be very easy if you're out of contract and you should have no need to contact Sky. They will send you a 'sorry to hear you go' email or letter and that's that.

Do not go with a company you've never heard of.

The price you're paying should be reported as a hostage incident.

Frozen_up_north

Many broadband providers offer a contract initially in the £20 to £30 region, then bump up the price significantly when the contract ends (often 2 years). One door to door salesman offering broadband that started at £29/month suggested if I were to take up their offer, to phone them and haggle when they bumped up the price! That particular BB company typically charges £50+ per month after the initial offering.

This is being typed via mobile broadband that costs us £14/month for unlimited use on a pre-paid and throw away SIM from Scancom via Amazon. The speed this morning (10:36) on EE is a measured 98 Mb/s down and 5 Mb/s upload. We are not far from an EE base station, some may prefer the "security" of a traditional fibre broadband, we prefer to save money. We have another property with a £6/month pre-paid SIM that suffices for remote alarm and occasional use that is limited to 50 GB per month, again EE from Scancom.

I appreciate that mobile broadband is not for everyone and can involve a costly router, but for technically minded money savers (or boat/caravan/holiday home  people) it can be a good choice.