subject: How To Get Broadband Special Offers [print this page] Has this ever happened to you? You're in the pub and someone starts talking about how when they switched their broadband provider they got hold of some high street vouchers, a big initial discount or a gold-plated pony.
You're fuming: how did they manage it? Here's how and how you can do the same in three easy steps.
First, when it comes to broadband special offers timing is everything. If you're thinking of switching keep one eye on the broadband news: when one provider is closing down or being taken over, for example, there are often deals from firms keen to take their business (since, in a takeover, you can move deal no matter where you are in a contract).
Around Christmas is also a good time for broadband deals with special offers.
Money is tight with gift buying to be done and energy bills rising so this is a good time for households to cut down on bills such as broadband and, as most people are busy, it might otherwise be a downtime for broadband firms.
Second, resign yourself to the fact that most of the best special offers come from the big providers such as virgin or sky.
If you're looking for a smaller company with top-notch customer service you might not get a special offer but you will
This also goes for the cheapest broadband. Sometimes the best deal overall isn't the one with a special offer.
For example, the cheapest mobile broadband 15gb deal has never had a special offer and doesn't come with any free wi-fi but the ongoing low price makes it worth it.
Third, look for sneaky special offers. By that I mean a special offer which is obviously just a redistribution of the way that you pay by another means.
For example, a broadband provider in the UK who shall remain nameless recently started advertising 30 'free' to customers when they signed up.
The joke? The provider's 29.99 connection fee which had previously been waived came back at the same time as the promotion so the overall value of the deal to the community was one penny. That's not such a special offer in my book.
Any review site worth its salt ought to tell you facts such as the one above when you're looking for a special offer.
So, to sum up: bide your time, expect the best from the broadband big boys, watch out for special offers that aren't that special.
That's all you need to know to get the best broadband special offers.
