Broadband upgrade offer

[Kodikid]

As a bonafide know all

I partake in many online forums, 

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

[Kimberlin]

@Kodikid 

Ain’t that absolutely true 😂

[pddco]

@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. 

[Kimberlin]

@pddco

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

[iniltous]

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 

[Kodikid]

Trust me the increase in speed only exists on paper.

In the everyday world there is no discernable difference 

[Kimberlin]

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.

[Kodikid]

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.

[AJS2010]

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. 

[Kimberlin]

@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.