Cancel BT broadband and go to another provider?

[scooby66]

Hi,

as everyone is at the moment, we're looking at costs. We pay £55 for BT broadband and we have the VIP package for BT TV.  Can we move to another provider for broadband but stay with BT for the TV? 

[Keith_Beddoe · Accepted solution]

@scooby66 

BT TV is delivered using multicast over the BT network. so would not work on another provider. You would have to use something like NowTV. I think you may be also able to subscribe to BT sports on some other platforms.

I doubt very much if you would save anything, and it could work out more expensive.

[Les-Gibson]

You can save money by going Direct to Now TV. I'm still with BT for broadband but chose not to renew the TV contract when it expired. I then joined Now TV direct on a 3 month half price offer and the big saving comes in the form of the contract length, 2 years with BT as opposed to 30 days with Now TV.

That means I get to cancel it when the weather gets good and restart it when it gets bad with no penalties

[garybs29]

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@Les-Gibsonwrote:

the big saving comes in the form of the contract length, 2 years with BT as opposed to 30 days with Now TV.

That means I get to cancel it when the weather gets good and restart it when it gets bad with no penalties

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Is that not the same as the flexible tv though? Also no guarantees you'll get the same offer all the time from Now

[Les-Gibson]

@garybs29 

Yes, but that's exactly my point, why pay BT every month for 2 years when you can pick and choose when to pay (on a pay as you go basis) at the same monthly cost. I couldn't see the point which is why I didn't renew