The cost of not shopping around for your home services can really stack up
Simplifydigital’s latest research of 2,000 online respondents shows that broadband subscribers in the UK are paying an average of £16.50 per month and broadband and home phone bundle subscribers are paying an average of £26 per month (including line rental) for their services. This is way more than the best value broadband deals that are currently available in the UK.
Your old deal may not be the best one now
This in part reflects the proportion of people on premium super fast broadband packages, but more directly reflects the proportion of people on expensive legacy broadband deals.
Get better value for money
The best value broadband and home phone deals currently start from around £15 per month (including line rental) for 8 Mb/s services with very good usage caps compare broadband and home phone deals on Simplifydigital from TalkTalk and Tiscali for example. These broadband and home phone deals deliver annual savings of over £130 versus the average that people are currently paying in the UK.
Switch and save
So there are big savings for those of us who are prepared to take the plunge and switch providers. But the research shows that, despite paying more for legacy broadband deals, many have not got around to switching broadband providers.
Go crazy for a broadband deal (not because of it)
Indeed 45% of UK broadband customers have been with the same broadband provider for 2 years or more, with 15% of customers being with the same broadband provider for 5 years or more.
So our advice is check what your paying a month for your broadband and home phone services and if it’s more than £15 per month (including line rental) shop around, because you’re mad not to!