TalkTalk full fibre offer

iniltous

Yes , pending CMA (competition and mergers authority) etc ( I never disputed that ) , but at the moment the only thing that’s changed is the immediate threat that TT would cease trading leaving millions of customers at risk of simply being switch off (although that was unlikely) ….TT will probably disappear as a brand , BT will not want it to continue long term , but in the short term it still has millions of customers like you , you haven’t become a BT customer just because BT have basically made an offer that’s been accepted by the seller to take control of their failing businesses , so your choices are pretty much the same as they always were …. stay with TT as you are on FTTC , or move to TT FTTP (assuming they are processing requests) these options will be short term , whatever BT decides to do will affect you , or you change providers picking the new one yourself , before BT absorbs TT and whatever they put in place comes to pass.

As far as ISP’s that also provide telephony on FTTP , do your own research, but BT and EE both offer telephony, Plusnet the other BT Group ISP is the likely destination for most TT customers (in my opinion) and as a budget brand there is the most synergy with TT customer base , but they don’t supply telephony any longer , so chances are TT customers wanting to keep telephony will be offered EE or BT , and if the TT terms are maintained , then there is no option to leave , unless of course the customer wants to , then ETC may be applicable.

About the only thing you can guarantee, is you won’t be a Talk Talk customer for more than a few months, but the new name in your bill (assuming you don’t proactively migrate yourself to a different provider) isn’t known as BT only just decided to take over TT and the regulator and Government indicated they wouldn’t stop it happening as the alternative was TT going bust in a messy way .

Grumpy_chap

The acquisition of TT by BT might still be a few months away and there could be some evolutions of how exactly any change actually happens.

A few days back, there were a couple of other acquisition discussions which fell through and Government comments reported about a SoLR-type process being required.

Then BT have tabled an acquisition offer only for some others (including Virgin) to say that it is all a stitch-up. The thing is, I don't recall any reports that those others (like Virgin) had made offers to acquire TT before, nor that they will now do so. Maybe there will be alternative offers…

MouldyOldDough

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82160678#Comment_82160678

I am concerned that I don't end up with Utility Warehouse or similar who offer zero email support and appear to be nigh impossible to leave…

southsidergs

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82161103#Comment_82161103

Hi new provider I'd like to do a one touch switch from UW please & it's done, not nigh impossible at all

iniltous

If you are out of contract, or very close to that , then your option's as far as leaving are exactly the same as they were , you don’t contact the old company when you leave , you contact the new company and leave everything to them , that’s why it’s called one touch switching.

If you were a suitable candidate for TT to move to UW they would have already done it by now , so it’s not likely to be done so you almost certainly won’t be a UW customer unless you proactively join them , or you renew with TT , BT take over and sell your business to UW (that’s not very likely) .

You seem to be making far too much of this when it’s affects on you are minimal, as someone close to the end of your minimum term you don’t have to consider early termination charges , so you have pretty much the same options as you always did , with the exception that if you renew with TT , BT Group will almost certainly take over your business before you reach the end of any new minimum term , (what that will look like can’t be known yet ) but if that thought dismays you , join someone else .

MouldyOldDough

I have had a good offer from Sky - £35 for 1Gbps + unlimited calls 24/7 - uk and mobiles - that's fixed for 2 years - not too bad ?

iniltous

It’s not fixed for two years , but any increase that comes along (and it will annually) gives you the option to leave provided you do so during the period immediately after they announce the increase , expect the increase to be similar to what every other ISP increases by , £3 to £4 per month and is applied in April …Sky 1Gb is around £28 on Openreach , and is pretty competitive to other brands aimed at the budget conscious , so when you add unlimited calls for £7 it is a pretty good deal , but do you really need 1Gb ?

The only note of concern with Sky is keeping your landline phone number , they iften seem to lose the required telephone number and allocate one of their own, claiming the customer didn’t ask to keep their existing phone number in the first place (and it’s hard to prove otherwise ) , anecdotally this seems to happen more often with Sky than other providers.

MouldyOldDough

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82161542#Comment_82161542

TT have come back with a counter offer of £35 for the same thing - 1Gb including calls !

Don't know what to do…..

iniltous

As stated , nothing has changed really, you had the option to stay with TT , upgrade to FTTP with TT or change provider , the only real extra question you have is , should you stay with TT , will the new owner of TT be unacceptable to you , not from a technical point of view, but a personal one , you do see some posters where it’s clear they have an ‘ anyone but BT’ mindset , even if it’s completely ludicrous position to take .

As the option to remain with TT ( accepting that BT will do something with the organisation in the future ) or move to Sky have no price difference, and either option will need you to take FTTP that Openreach (a BT Group company) will install , your choice really is absolutely the same as it was , but with the knowledge that the company management, should you stay with TT will change (that can’t be a bad thing considering where the current management have ended up ) , don’t think BT will put your price up over what you agreed to during your TT minimum term , they won’t otherwise you can leave anyway .

If you still can’t decide, toss a coin , TT or Sky is really a distinction without a difference , both will be very similar in performance and you don’t even have to consider price as that is also the same .

TBH , if it were myself, and telephony (or keeping the phone number specifically) is very important I’d err towards remaining with TT as Sky do seem to lose some telephone numbers when taking on new customers who want to keep their existing phone number.

MouldyOldDough

I am moving to Sky on 20th Nov

Sky's final unbeatable fixed price offer of :

Sky Full
Fibre Gigafast - Normally £52

Offer: In-Contract Broadband £5 off for 24 months

Offer: Sky VIP Reward - Full Fibre Gigafast £20 off Ongoing - Existing UK
Customers

This means Gigafast is priced at £27.00

Sky Talk
Anytime Extra - Normally £18.00

Offer: Sky Talk Anytime Extra Free for 24 Months

Your Anytime
Extra will be free for 24 months.

Total price:
£27.00 Per Month.

Made sure of that