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Broadband upgrade offer

AJS2010 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:14:57 GMT

Hi all,

Interested in taking advantage of an offer to upgrade my Fibre bb from my current 150mb deal at 29.99 to the 500mb at 33.99 per month. However I can see that the price would go up from March this year to 37.99? Would this increase also apply to those who just upgraded? If so, rather wait for end of March and see if there is a similar offer that won't go up till March next year. Is this the only way of doing it?

Re: Broadband uograde offer

Kimberlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:17:36 GMT

@AJS2010

I’m more than happy to be chastised if I’m wrong, but I think you will find that if you upgraded now, then yes, you would suffer that utterly pointless inflation linked price increase at the end of March. Thats why I’m waiting until April when I’m hoping that the offer for 900mb broadband will undoubtedly be the same price as it’s currently being offered to me presently pre price increase. Pointless only getting two months at the great offer price, but it’s your choice.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

AJS2010 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:25:01 GMT

I am not sure how long this offer has been on, I only got it on my inbox today, so it is weird that I would get just the one month at 33.99. That being the case I will do the same as you, wait for similar offers in April...

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:39:31 GMT

@AJS2010

You have to appreciate that the annual inflation linked price increases across all ISP’s are a mere deflection from what new customers are paying. This is why you end up with customers paying insane amounts of money monthly for the same product that someone else is getting much cheaper.

It seems that only the lazy or insanely wealthy customers don’t care if they’re paying well over the odds, but, with respect to them, if they’re cash rich enough not to care, that’s their choice. It’s probably because of them that new customers keep getting the best deals, so I shouldn’t criticise them really. In contract deals for existing customers can be very much worthwhile taking, as long as you’re prepared to renegotiate or switch at the end of the contract period.

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gg30340 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:06:47 GMT

@AJS2010

There are no longer "Inflation linked" price rises.

They were banned by Ofcom about a year ago.

Mid term price rises are permitted if they are part of the T&Cs.

ISP's must now state what and when their increases will take place along with the actual amount that the price increase will be. This must be given at the time of purchase and existing customers must be given notice of the increase.

Ofcom bans mid-contract price rises linked to inflation

Broadband price rises in 2026 explained - can you cancel your contract? - Uswitch

If a person is moving to a new ISP or changing/upgrading their contract they should check to see if they will be due to pay the annual rise if it is happening in a couple of months. Not all ISPs implement it if the new contract is within a month or so.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

AJS2010 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:51:09 GMT

I get that. My point is that I got an upgrade offer today via email for a 33.99 pounds per month if I sign up on a new 24 month contract and the small print states that prices will go up to 37.99 from March. Meaning I would pay 33.99 just in February and would have a price rise a month later. From customer perspective I think this may be misleading, that was the point i was trying to make. I am more than happy to sit down and wait till April for similar offer

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

pddco — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:24:18 GMT

Why pay more for something you probably don’t need? Isn’t 150Mbps fast enough? Enough for at least 3 UHD simultaneous UHD streams with room to spare ( assuming guaranteed 100Mbps). Yes, a higher upstream speed may be tempting.. don’t know what you’d get.. Each to their own of course, but personally I’d think carefully about forking out more just to get a fix on fast.com.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:36:33 GMT

@pddco

The problem is, I’m being offered 900mb at £2 a month cheaper than my current 500mbps, so of course if that’s still the case start of April, I may as well pay for the 900mbps at the cheaper price irrespective of whether I need the additional speed or not.

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pddco — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:01:39 GMT

@Kimberlin Err.. sorry I thought the OP was on 150 going to 500 for about £3.00 more. Where did you jump in?

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:04:43 GMT

@pddco

I merely mentioned it because I responded earlier in the thread because I’m in a similar position to the OP. I apologise profusely for engaging further and infuriating you 😂

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kodikid — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:28:24 GMT

As a bonafide know all

I partake in many online forums,

few if any are as vicious and mean spirited as this one.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:29:00 GMT

@Kodikid

Ain’t that absolutely true 😂

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

pddco — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:46:08 GMT

@Kimberlin Apologies, no malice intended. Neither was I infuriated. Just tried to respond to the original poster and was surprised to get your response which was sort of opposite to what they were being offered. So couldn’t really understand the posting. Of course if you get more - 900 in place of 500 - for less £s then it’s probably a no brainer. But just thought it helpful to consider if the faster speed for more money - in the OPs case- was really necessary.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:50:19 GMT

@pddco

To be fair I was being a little tongue in cheek 👍

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

iniltous — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:21:11 GMT

TBH , no one can predict what may be on offer price wise for 500Mb after the end of March , once the £4 annual increases have been baked into the base price , something to consider is although the 500Mb deal will increase by £4 from £34 to £38 , your 150Mb deal will also go from £30 to £34 the end of March , so in that respect the difference is still coincidentally £4 after March , £34 for 150Mb / £38 for 500Mb , compared to as it is now ( and will be for a month or two ) £30 and £34.
Chances are over the course of a new 24 month period it will make very little difference overall, possibly a few ££ saved or lost depending on if you pull the trigger now or wait until March/April , although you will benefit from the increase speed earlier accepting the offer now rather than wait a month or two

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kodikid — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:28:10 GMT

Trust me the increase in speed only exists on paper.

In the everyday world there is no discernable difference

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:27:57 GMT

The annual price increases mean virtually nothing. I’d wager that in another 5 years time, ISPs will still be flogging 150mb broadband (as an example), for £28 a month. The only people that will be paying £50, £60, £70 or more a month for broadband, will be the folks with too much money who don’t care less how much they’re paying and genuinely can’t be bothered to help themselves.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kodikid — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:06:58 GMT

Insurance companies can no longer penalise loyalty..since 2022 they have by law had to charge the same price .

Broadband companies hopefully will also be brought into line.

Also they need to stop mid contract rises, which are unfair.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

AJS2010 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:08:32 GMT

I had a few issues, have a lot of devices connected and a few family users. Gaming, socials and movies can be constant.

The guy that manages the IT where I work is a good friend, he came around at my request and said the 150 is just enough, a bit more speed would be good. Considering that I do WFH frequently , upgrading is on my radar.

Re: Broadband upgrade offer

Kimberlin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:14:38 GMT

@AJS2010

My Wife WFH, Teams meetings several times a day, 28 WiFi devices connected all the time. Currently on 500mbps FTTP no landline and we have zero issues.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, depending on what is offered to me price wise on 900mbps which is currently CHEAPER than my present 500mbps, I may well end up taking the 900. We’ll see what happens come April 1st.