It is important to be aware of your rights, save money, and make well-informed choices regarding your phone and broadband services. Many, but not all, service providers include automatic annual price increases in new contracts so it\u2019s important to anticipate these when subscribing.<\/p>\n
Price increases can be calculated in different ways:<\/p>\n
Yes, service providers can modify your contract if it has no built-in price increase, but they must follow strict rules:<\/p>\n
The best times to look for a new phone or broadband plan are:<\/p>\n
Money-Saving tip<\/u><\/strong>:<\/u>\u00a0Most of these price increases happen in April. By switching to a new 12-month contract in April, your price will remain stable until April of the following year, at which point, you can switch again. If you are switching, you can check if a provider without a built-in increase has a plan that meets your needs.<\/p>\n Before taking action, carefully review your contract details:<\/p>\n By staying informed and proactive, you can save money and find the best phone or broadband plans for your needs.<\/p>\n Some service providers have not implemented built-in contractual price increases, so it\u2019s worth shopping around. ComReg Compare<\/a> helps you find broadband and phone plans without annual price increases, and it also provides details of the increases where they apply.<\/p>\n We have advice and information on annual price increases<\/a> including:<\/p>\n We also have more information on switching<\/a> and contracts<\/a> to help you, and our Consumer Care team<\/a> is also available to assist you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is important to be aware of your rights, save money, and make well-informed choices regarding your phone and broadband services. Many, but not all, … <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":138101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consumer-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tI\u2019m still in contract \u2013 what are my options?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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How do I find a cheaper deal?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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