Do i have to give 30 day notice if my contract is finishing up and i want to switch providers?

John Hastings · 23-09-2023 2:14pm #1

Hello.

Do i have to give 30 day notice to my current supplier if my contract is finishing up in two weeks and i want to switch providers?

Eleusis · 24-09-2023 6:30am

No, but you might pay early termination fee

John Hastings · 02-10-2023 2:22pm

My contract is ending on 11.10.2023 and i plan to switch to a new provider from 12.10.2023 , are you sure i need to pay early termination fee?

FGR · 05-10-2023 3:59pm

These companies are not worth trusting - it's worth going through the hassle to give them formal notice. That way they can't hit your account for another deduction or start claiming you're in breach of contract.

I'm doing this with Sky at the moment despite the fact that they claim you can switch without giving notice unless it's with Virgin media.

BabysCoffee · 05-10-2023 4:01pm

They will probably say it is a rolling contract so probably best to give them notice to cover yourself

dub45 · 06-10-2023 7:22pm

It’s usual when a contract finishes that a rolling 30 day contract kicks in.

its best to give 30 days notice and ask for confirmation that the notice has been received.

Ten Pin · 08-10-2023 11:20am

Once you're out of contract, charges should cease after switch date. Post cancellation charges contravene Comms legislation.

https://www.comreg.ie/publications?query=post+cancellation

RobiePAX · 08-10-2023 1:39pm

You are in contract until X date. Switching any sooner than that date will result in early termination fee.

After that date though you are in 30 day rolling contract and can switch without any penalty or giving notice.

Just a reminder "switch" usually means not changing infrastructure. So OpenEir to OpenEir or SIRO to SIRO. You can't "switch" from Virgin Media to Sky for example. You can cancel one and sign up for the other.

08-10-2023 1:41pm

You can switch (and I suggest you do) immediately because by the time it’s all said and done you’ll be out of contract.

Don’t mind anyone telling you about early termination in the final month of contract you won’t pay any. They are calculated as the monthly fee by however many months are left.

So say 6 months left @ €40 a month is 6x40=€240

you don’t have to give any notice either. If you give notice to cancel they’ll cancel down the line and it’s a mess. Let the new provider handle the switch.

Do i have to give 30 day notice if my contract is finishing up and i want to switch providers?

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