Contract renewal/April price rise

My Sky broadband contract is up later this month. How soon can I order to avoid the extra £3 charge? I don't want to order today and then in april it goes up £3/month. Is it the case I would have to recontract/order with a different provider on 1st April?

Thanks.

The April rise will happen with most providers whether you are in contract or not.

However, if you wait until after April you might find there are still deals around that are at current deal prices without the hike. But, no guarantee of it. Most providers now will put the price up even in contract but may offer better than standard pricing for new contracts. Equally Sky may not offer you the current best deals if you are renewing with them so you may find the only way to get a better deal is to switch - much like the car insurance market.

Thank you.

Would you consider Plusnet? I'm with them for many years and while the BB is great I always had hassle when renewing (their accounts system is beyond belief). However they have just offered me a deal to keep my business: I'm paying about £29 pm for the 80/20 package and they have offered me two years at £25. It will of course go up £3 in March but I'm still getting a year at £1 less than I am paying now.

Don't forget it'll go up by another £3 the following March.

Oh yes -- and another £3 the year after that! As usual Ofcom has been kind to the ISPs, many businesses would like to raise their prices 10% every year. In fact I wouldn't mind 10% on my pension but fat chance of that

In reply to a post by Malwaremike:

I'm paying about £29 pm for the 80/20 package and they have offered me two years at £25.

Similar deals are available without having to switch ISP, I got one with Sky. I wouldn't go to Plusnet since I want/need IPv6, but Sky don't know that. 😄

Indeed. They make you think you're getting "two years at £25" but you're not.

Even some of the broadband comparison sites are apparently calculating and displaying an "average monthly cost" which doesn't include the price rises. They are giving people false information.

you trying to say your pension didnt go up 10% last year it should always go up in line with inflation
(and now the triple lock now that labour have reintroduced it after the tory freeze)

everything food and utilities go up in line with inflation its what the cpi is if BT charge plusnet 10% more for your service do you think plusnet should cover that for you.

People complained raising the cost of utilities in line with the cpi was too complicated expecting companies to remove it altogether (companies will always pass on wholesale costs) so companies set it as an average where most years it will be more than the wholesale cost increases.


State Pensions are expected to rise by 8.5% in April 2024 in line with earnings. This follows a 10.1% increase in line with Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation the previous year. 2025 the state pension again will go up in line with inflation

Edited by pyarwood (Tue 14-Jan-25 16:35:15)

Ever hear of a private pension for which I worked 35 years? Not inflation proofed like the public sector of Ofcom's £3 increase. Not talking about the State pension which some folk have to live on.

In reply to a post by pyarwood:

2025 the state pension again will go up in line with inflation

and worthless by the time I retire in 2042. Anyone whom doesn't have private pension and is aged 50 or under now, needs to start ASAP.

In reply to a post by pyarwood:

everything food and utilities go up in line with inflation its what the cpi is

Except that it's not inflation for broadband prices.

It would be, if the price rose from £25 to £28 to £31 for everyone. But it doesn't. While you're in the last 6 months of your contract paying £31, a *new* user who comes along and signs a new contract starts at £25 again.

Hence it's nothing more than a way to hide the true cost of what you're paying while you're locked in for 24 months.

Of course you're right, but youngsters can't count any more. I've seen tins of beans in Tesco for 60p each, or a pack of four priced at £2.60

In reply to a post by Malwaremike:

Of course you're right, but youngsters can't count any more. I've seen tins of beans in Tesco for 60p each, or a pack of four priced at £2.60

See it quite often in stores where a larger pack is more expensive than buying several smaller packs - and not always due to special offers.