Hello everyone.
It's just beginning to dawn on me that the lack of a 12-month minimum term isn't necessarily a good thing.
The thing that really matters is the actual fee for connecting and disconnecting. You can't assume that an ISP which describes itself as having "no 12-month contract" is necessarily cheaper to connect and disconnect quickly.
Up until recently I assumed that if an ISP has a minimum term of 12 months, then you will have to pay the full 12 months rental if you cancel any earlier than that. But that's not necessarily the case. For example, although some of Madasafish's offerings say they have a minimum term of 12 months, there's a fixed fee of £55 if you choose to cancel earlier. Virgin, on the other hand, apparently has "no 12 month contract" yet still has a £50 cancellation charge in the first 12 months. Hmmm!
Demon, on the other hand, have very restrictive terms. It's a 12 month contract, there is no provision in the contract for cancelling early, and there's also no provision for notice after the end of the first 12 months - in other words, the only times you can terminate are at 12 months, or 24 months, or 36 months, or 48 months and so on. Eek! In other words, don't touch Demon with a barge pole! Neither Madasafish's nor Virgin's terms are anywhere nearly as restrictive!
It's all so confusing! Is there any comparative listing of MAC-voluntary-code-compliant ISP's anywhere that gives the real information about connection and disconnection charges? Merely saying whether a deal has a 12 month contract or not is clearly not enough information.
Thanks.
It's just beginning to dawn on me that the lack of a 12-month minimum term isn't necessarily a good thing.
The thing that really matters is the actual fee for connecting and disconnecting. You can't assume that an ISP which describes itself as having "no 12-month contract" is necessarily cheaper to connect and disconnect quickly.
Up until recently I assumed that if an ISP has a minimum term of 12 months, then you will have to pay the full 12 months rental if you cancel any earlier than that. But that's not necessarily the case. For example, although some of Madasafish's offerings say they have a minimum term of 12 months, there's a fixed fee of £55 if you choose to cancel earlier. Virgin, on the other hand, apparently has "no 12 month contract" yet still has a £50 cancellation charge in the first 12 months. Hmmm!
Demon, on the other hand, have very restrictive terms. It's a 12 month contract, there is no provision in the contract for cancelling early, and there's also no provision for notice after the end of the first 12 months - in other words, the only times you can terminate are at 12 months, or 24 months, or 36 months, or 48 months and so on. Eek! In other words, don't touch Demon with a barge pole! Neither Madasafish's nor Virgin's terms are anywhere nearly as restrictive!
It's all so confusing! Is there any comparative listing of MAC-voluntary-code-compliant ISP's anywhere that gives the real information about connection and disconnection charges? Merely saying whether a deal has a 12 month contract or not is clearly not enough information.
Thanks.























