Sky buyout of O2 Broadband

rmjowen
rmjowen Posts: 38 Forumite
in Broadband & internet access
With the news of Sky purchasing O2's broadband business in the UK, would there be any opportunity for me to cancel my contract? I know a contract is a contract, but I signed up to be with O2. I would hate to give BSkyB any of my money.

I am on a very good deal with O2, but would happily pay more to move to a company I trust. So is anyone aware if the purchase would give grounds to end a contract?
«134567…106

Comments

  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
    First Post Combo Breaker
    Unless Sky attempt to change t&c then I am afraid you are stuck with it.
  • rmjowen
    rmjowen Posts: 38 Forumite
    Unfortunately, that's what I thought.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    First Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I guess 02 needed the money to pay for their 4G licence.

    I for one welcome our American/Australian overload.

    Anyhoo not bothered as I'm on Tesco Mobile!
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • cepheus
    cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
    Service will go downhill now, and we will be paying a tyrant
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    First Anniversary Combo Breaker
    cepheus wrote: »
    Service will go downhill now, and we will be paying a tyrant

    IMHO the Sky broadband customer service was indeed very poor for the first couple of years, however its now very good.

    O2 /BE users have nothing to fear, its not as though they have been bought by Talk Talk.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • baby_frogmella
    baby_frogmella Posts: 1,556 Forumite
    rmjowen wrote: »
    would there be any opportunity for me to cancel my contract?

    If you have a static ip address and/or on a fastpath profile with O2 then pretty sure you could as Sky don't do either of these. Even the devil's spawn (aka Talktalk) offers such options :p
  • baby_frogmella
    baby_frogmella Posts: 1,556 Forumite
    edited 1 March 2013 at 12:32PM
    cepheus wrote: »
    Service will go downhill now, and we will be paying a tyrant

    Its already going downhill mate. They deliberately underpower ADSL2+ lines to save on bandwidth = more ca$h in Murdoch's pocket. My brother in law gets 'only' 15 meg on a 21db atten Sky line (connected to master socket) on a 6db noise margin, whereas he should be getting > 20 meg. Sky deem this as perfectly acceptable :rotfl:
  • Gandalf_007
    Gandalf_007 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Hey all,

    3 months ago I entered into a 1 year contract with O2 broadband.

    About a month after I joined them I received notification from BT that their new Infinity (super fast) broadband was now available in my street.

    "Damn! I'm going to have to wait 11 months before I can enjoy this super fast internet access."

    With Sky buying O2 broadband, can get out of the O2 contract?

    I really hate Sky and don't want to give them my money, so I actually have two incentives to get out of this contract. Will it be possible, do you think. How could I find out?

    Many thanks,
    Gandalf
  • duchy
    duchy Posts: 19,511 Forumite
    First Post First Anniversary Combo Breaker Xmas Saver!
    No -but if 02 contracts are converted to Sky BB accounts you'd be able to upgrade to Sky's Fibre service that uses the same set up as Infinity so might get the fibre service without having to wait the contract out. Depends how the takeover of accounts is handled but it may be to your advantage.
    I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole

    MSE Florida wedding .....no problem
  • steveE2
    steveE2 Posts: 1,303 Forumite
    First Anniversary Name Dropper Combo Breaker First Post
    baby_frogmella wrote: »
    Its already going downhill mate. They deliberately underpower ADSL2+ lines to save on bandwidth = more ca$h in Murdoch's pocket. My brother in law gets 'only' 15 meg on a 21db atten Sky line (connected to master socket) on a 6db noise margin, whereas he should be getting > 20 meg. Sky deem this as perfectly acceptable :rotfl:
    Quite happy with my 21 meg on Sky
    ADSL Link Downstream Upstream
    Connection Speed 21151 kbps 1048 kbps
    Line Attenuation 20 db 9 db
    Noise Margin 3 db 5 db
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 343.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 250.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 449.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 235.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 607.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 173K Life & Family
  • 247.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 15.9K Discuss & Feedback
  • 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards