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Hi folks, offspring has moved into his first flat with some friends and they’re looking at getting VM but a bit scared of the 18 month contract tie-in. Can anyone advise what the penalty is for ending a contract early should that be necessary? IIRC they charge a reduced monthly rate? It’s been so long since I’ve been a VM customer myself I’ve forgotten all this stuff now. :D

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Thanks :tu: … that worksheet looks like it needs a degree in maths to work with :D

Though it’s useful that they’re completely transparent in the way they work it out.

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If any of them are students there are 12 month and 30 day rolling contract deals.
https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/student
Looks like they are timed with the student year not available till 2025 now.

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Basically, its expensive, they charge the remaining months at around 95% I believe.

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If moving to somewhere where there are no VM services, you can reclaim the cancellation charges (allegedly).

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30 day rolling contracts?

https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/rolling-contract

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Thanks everyone :tu:

Yes, I saw the rolling options, but they are a lot more expensive per month and the speeds available are lower. I don’t know what they’ll go for but as this is their first flat-share I can understand why an 18 month commitment is giving them pause for thought.

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It's a shame 5G routers cost a lot otherwise data sims aren't as expensive

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Are there other non-VM options that they could consider? The other thing is that some ISP's will buy out your contract (up to a max amount) that could help when the account holder needs to move to another property. Not much consolation but it all goes in the mix.

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There’s no FTTP in their street and they are all pretty data intensive in their work and play. They could go for an Openreach product but I suspect they’ll end up noticing the compromise.