That time of year is fast approaching, and am looking for a contract for a contract for a student that only lasts 9 months.
Do they exist? Or will I have to take a 12 months one, cancel and after the admin fees take a small refund?
Any idea if such contracts exist for gas and electricity too?
Most providers will have a standard or non contract offer but the price will almost always be considerably more than the term contract price.
Furthermore a lot of contract periods are now 18 or 24 months, e.g BT, Sky et al.
A quick check on comparison websites should give the optimum deal for you.
Define "phone line" do you mean a copper pair or mobile?
Is this SIM only? Many 1 month rolling contracts about for SIM only.
What use is it going to get? Occasional email and web browsing or watching Netflix for 6hrs/day?
There are companies that specialise in "one stop shop" for student houses. All four utilities, line rentals and TV licence. Rates are probably not the best though.
For nine months you're probably looking at a standard tariff but also lookut for tariffs with no early termination charge.
Thanks, tried them already.
Was surprised that none thought it a good idea to tap into that market. Slightly higher price than 12 months contract on a per month basis, but not a month-to-month ripoff.
Thanks, but "Exclusively for home owners"
Sorry, I'll try again.
Looking for a contract for a phone line and broadband for 9 month. Don't need the phone line itself to make calls, just the broadband.
That's a good point, thanks - haven't thought of that.
also rolling 30 day contracts here:
Either go on a variable tariff, or sign up for a fixed tariff and pay a £30 cancellation fee. All contracts are flexible in the sense of being able to cancel at any time if you pay that £30 fee - they can't hold you to the fixed term (you've moved out anyway).
Theo
Substantially more expensive than taking one of the good deals and paying for the 3 unused months...
Unfortunately not available at the address.
Sounds like a good plan!
contract
So a copper pair? Unless you have virgin available that means Openreach. I think you'll be stuck with a minimum 12 months but you can "take it with you" when you move elsewhere with an Openreach line.
I get the impression you're trying to sort out energy and 'net for a student shared house and that you will be one of the students sharing.
Presumably rented? Ask the letting agent about the "one stop shop" options. They tend to be fixed price per month added to each students rent. For the agents protection there'll be useage limits in the contract/lease check they are reasonable and unless you seriously over use they'll probably not chase. or make a deduction from the deposit. It's not worth the time for just a few quid.
This side steps the possible arguments about splitting the bills when they arrive. "Jane leaves the windows open", "George always has a full bath every day", "I don't watch Netflix" and many other "excuses" to try and get a share reduction.
OK you may all agree equal shares, no arguments, but if the bills come in larger than expected...
And remember if a bill is in your name, you are liable for *all* of the amount.
And if some one is a slow payer you end up subbing them until they do pay, leaving you tight for cash or they could do a runner.
One stop shop, might be a litle more expensive but makes things far simpler and predictable.
Assuming it's a relative, can't you sign the contract assuming you own your own home even if it's a different address?
IDNet
No fixed term at all. Unless its fibre to the premises.
Except the OP will have control of the router and so may be able to ban non-paying devices from his own home[1]. I would even make them pay up front.
[1]You might have to 'fix' (remove) the factory reset switch and/or remove the serial number label!
IDNET
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Only 36 megabit speed.
The ISPs are now very conservative quoting speeds since OFCOM's changes to what they can advertise, the "36Mbps" and "63Mbps" will be Openreach's "up to 40Mbps" and "up to 80Mbps" services respectively.
Is it conceivable to buy a monthly rolling contract SIM and use a phone or suitable tablet as an access point?
I use my phone quite a bit (unlimited contract) and have another extremely low cost/low bandwidth SIM for use as satnav in a tablet.
i wish I had half that in my house.
Won't be able to. She returns home or travels during the summer.
It is for my student daughter in a shared flat.
It is a flat shared with just one more person - her best friend, and we know the parents well. Most definitely only considering an unlimited deal - they use a lot of traffic these days.
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