A broadband provider is offering up to nine months of full fibre internet free, plus the chance to pocket more than £160 with a money-saving hack. Hyperoptic has launched its Switch Now service after a study revealed that more than 19 million households are stuck in contracts that often give them slow and poor-quality internet, with a price rise looming in 2023.
But more than a third of people who want to switch provider are put off making the move because of the cost of cancelling their current contact. And a quarter fear a loss of broadband during the changeover. Hyperoptic will provide free broadband for up to nine months for households stuck in a contract. It will run at the same time as a that of a householder’s current provider, guaranteeing no loss of service in the switchover.
And a clever hack means switchers can also save cash by paying an early contract exit fee – typically around half the value of the full contract term – and get Hyperoptic’s free broadband at the same time. For instance, a BT customer paying £35 a month would fork out £315 over nine months. But BT’s own calculator shows an early exit fee of around £153, meaning switching customers could be £162 better off.
