Switching broadband

QrizB

I have a 20-year-old Computer Science student who will be coming home for the summer holidays soon(ish). I wonder if I can rent them out to my neighbours to help them switch their broadband?

littlemissbossy

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81991304#Comment_81991304

I had a BT email address, I switched away from BT approx 3 years ago, I still have access to the email account without paying anything. I don’t know whether I just slipped through the net.

pseudodox

@littlemissbossy

I'd keep quiet about that!

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81993448#Comment_81993448

No need to whisper, BT allow you to keep your email account(s) if you end broadband, but only give you web-based access for free, if you want to access them via an email client then it'll cost you £7.50/mth.

pseudodox

@flaneurs_lobster

Thanks for that info. I did say I was not sure so hoped someone would have the right answer.

Supatramp

I too was switched from BT to EE when I renewed my contract 2 years ago.

Fast forward to a couple of months ago, when my contract was due for renewal. I tried to haggle with them, checked out BT and Plusnet, went round in circles and eventually returned to haggle with them, and ended up reducing my bb from £35 to £23.99 a month.

On the same call, I managed to reduce my mobile from £10, and about to increase with the usual April hike, to £8 with no 26 hike.

So it can be done!

Ectophile

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81993557#Comment_81993557

They seem to have forgotten that with me. I still pick up my emails using Thunderbird.