Broadband Contract

[MrJamie18]

Hi. I just signed up for a telephone, TV and broadband package and it's a minimum of 12 months. However, I'm going to university in October so I don't want it for 12 months. They said if I cancel it before the 12 months are up then I'll have to pay for the remaining months. Is there any way I can get out of paying for the whole year and cancel it when I go to uni? They sent me a contract but I haven't signed it, is there anyway I can get out of it on a technicality?

[fairy!]

I think you'll probably have a 14 day cooling off period in which you can cancel the agreement... but this means you'll be broadband-less :-( 

[kempie]

Why subscribe to a 12 month package if you don't want a 12 month package? Once you sign a contract you are legally and ethically bound to honour it.

[MrJamie18]

Kempie, I've already asked the question...no need to question me. I haven't signed the contract yet.

[kempie]

I didn't realise I was not allowed to question you! That said the question was rhetorical.

The point I was making is that to enter into a contract it must be done 'in good faith' that you intend to use their service for the 12 months stipulated and pay for such, not for 3� months only and then try to "get out of it".

So the answer is No.

[hectic]

Hi, as previous posts say, there is no way of getting out of this contract ealry (if you do sign that is) as what a lot of big companies tend to do is a deal cheaper than any other but on the basis that you sign up for the 12 months as they then have a guarantee that they will receive 12 months premium from you to allow them to make any sort of profit. 

[AllYourBase]

Can you transfer the contract to your address at university? This would sort the problem out. I doubt they'd charge for the move, even if you moved back in the summer.
Also, minimize your loss by reducing your subscription to the bare bones channells/connections speeds etc.
If you default and don't pay, you'll have a poor credit rating for years to come.

[El D]

If you have been using the broadband and are outside of the cooling off period then you have accepted the terms of their contract through your actions. Short answer is no - otherwise everyone would do it.

[WoWo]

There are plenty of broadband services which offer 1 month contract periods.