Sky confirms plans to close cheaper ‘exclusive broadband' deals – with days left to claim price-cut on home Wi-Fi
DISCOUNTED Sky broadband deals are about to disappear – leaving new customers paying higher prices.
There are now just days left to claim the "
digital exclusive
" deals, according to Sky's website.
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Special Sky broadband deals look set to expire in days
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Sky has been serving up cut-price broadband packages for weeks.
The top offer gets you near-gigabit download speeds with full-fibre for £42 a month.
But the prices are due to go back up on Wednesday, May 28, the official Sky website warns.
There are three broadband packages currently offering discounted "digital exclusive" pricing.
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The first is 75Mb/s Full Fibre 75, which is available for £25 a month.
Sky says that the standard price for this package is £46 – and that's the price that'll kick in after the 24-month minimum term.
Second is 500Mb/s Full Fibre 500 Broadband, up for grabs at £31 per month.
The website lists the standard price for the Full Fibre 500 broadband as being £46 a month, which is how much you pay after the minimum term.
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And finally there's the top package: 900Mb/s Full Fibre Gigafast Broadband.
According to Sky, this has a usual monthly price of £49.
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But will set you back £42 a month with the deal pricing.
All three packages have no upfront fees, and are strictly limited to new customers only.
It's also worth noting that these packages rely on you being able to get a full-fibre connection.
Sky says this means the deals are only available to "55% of UK homes".
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Sky is offering 'digital exclusive' pricing on certain broadband packages
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All three of this deals are listed as being "available until 28/05/2025", which means they're set to disappear in days.
And they're all fibre internet deals.
"Full fibre broadband, also known as FTTP (fibre to the premises) and FTTH (fibre to the home) delivers broadband directly into your home via the ultra-fast fibre optic cable," Sky explains.
"No cabinet, no copper cables, no sharing internet with the neighbours.
WHAT IS THE SKY SPEED GUARANTEE?
Here's the official word from Sky...
"If the download speed to your hub drops below your guaranteed minimum download speed for three consecutive days or more, you will have the right to leave your Sky Broadband and Talk contracts without incurring early termination charges," Sky said.
"You can also upgrade your broadband product without any upfront fees.
"Sky fibre customers can also claim money back under this speed guarantee by calling Sky.
"You must be within your minimum term and can claim once within it.
"Money back will be one month's Sky Broadband subscription, minus any discounts or offers, credited to your Sky account.
"This excludes Sky Talk and any Add-Ons like McAfee, Broadband Boost or WiFi Max."
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"It's ultra-reliable broadband for the busiest homes. Streaming, downloading, video calls, gaming. All at the same time."
This is in contrast to more traditional fibre broadband, which is called FTTC or fibre-to-the-cabinet.
This is when broadband would come to a cabinet in your are via a fibre optical cabre.
But then it would only be delivered into your home via copper wire, which means much slower speeds.
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Full-fibre broadband can give you much faster speeds compared to internet delivered over copper wiring
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So full fibre broadband is much better at getting the fastest speeds into your home.
The Sun has asked Sky for comment and will update this story with any response.
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