Budget Price War Continues as TalkTalk Slash Broadband Prices

Low cost ISP TalkTalk appears to be taking the fight to Vodafone and other UK rivals by introducing new discounts, which will make some of their broadband and phone (with optional Pay TV) bundles as cheap as they were all the way back in 2016 (e.g. 38Mbps “fibre” for £22.50).

The aggressive discounting is said to be available to both new and existing customers who put in an order before 28th March 2018. As usual all subscribers will receive unlimited usage, included phone line rental, a wireless router, no setup fee and various other features (e.g. network-level Parental Controls, nuisance call blocking and Internet Security).

We should point out that the new offer only applies to those who take out the operator’s 12 month contract term, although you can also choose from an 18 or 24 month term at a different (higher) price. TalkTalk claims to “guarantee no mid-contract price rises on all our broadband packages.”

Fast Broadband (up to 17Mbps down / 1Mbps up)
Price: £17 a month for 12 months (£27 thereafter)

Faster Fibre (up to 38Mbps down / 9.5Mbps up)
Price: £22.50 a month for 12 months (£33.50 thereafter)

Faster Fibre Large (up to 76Mbps down / 19Mbps up)
Price: £25 a month for 12 months (£38.50 thereafter)

Customers can also add one of TalkTalk’s TV boxes to the same packages for a £25 one-off charge (or £50 for the TV Plus box with video recording) and for an extra +£7 per month on top you can take their TV Plus subscription that adds 30 premium entertainment channels. Take note that if you need a new line installed then there’s usually a one-off charge of £85.

The obvious concern with all this discounting is that some ISPs may be risking a race to the bottom, which leaves very little money left over for investing in future upgrades and improvements to service or support quality. Meanwhile TalkTalk’s share price has suffered a hit over the past few weeks due to the weight of recent concerns over their debt, dividend payments and FTTH investment plan etc.

NOTE: We understand that the discount price for ‘Fibre Large‘ will return to £27.50 a little earlier than the other offers on 2nd March 2018.