Martin Lewis urges BT broadband customers to act now for free £228

Martin Lewis urges BT broadband customers to act now for free £228
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Martin Lewis has urged BT broadband customers to be handed £19 a month - or £228 a year - by ditching the supplier and moving to a cheaper alternative. In the latest Money Saving Expert newsletter, BBC and ITV star Mr Lewis said: "Easier broadband switching, now just 'one touch' for everyone."

Currently, BT offers Full Fibre 100 at £33.99 from month for a 24 month contract. But MSE founder Mr Lewis said: "The playing field is levelling on broadband, making it far easier to switch to the new local 'alt-nets' that set up their own networks rather than relying on BT in the background.

"And as many of them undercut big providers, we're trying to add more into our broadband comparison, which now covers 25 firms. If you've not switched broadband for years, you're almost certainly out of contract, and can SAVE LARGE by taking advantage of short-lived promo deals...

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The latest big change is that, until now, switch broadband and with some of these providers (as well as Virgin), you've had to contact both your new and old provider to do it (sometimes leaving you paying for both during the overlap).

"Now, regulator Ofcom has changed the rules, rolling out a 'One Touch Switch' service that means the new firm should seamlessly sort it for you (all providers below are on it now, some others may not be for a few weeks)." The cheapest deal around now is Hyperoptic at £13.83 a month.

MSE added: "Don't want to switch? Haggle. In our December poll, the vast majority of those who'd haggled with the big broadband firms were successful. Use the deals above as a benchmark to help you get your costs down."

The MSE warning explained: "150Mb fibre broadband from just £14/mth - most people pay well over double that for half the speed."