Leaving Pipex - 6 months in...

Hi there,

In currently 6 months into my 12 month Pipex 1000 ADSL service and I want to
leave. I read somewhere I might have to pay £50 + VAT.

Is this correct?

"miav" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> In currently 6 months into my 12 month Pipex 1000 ADSL service and I
> want to leave. I read somewhere I might have to pay £50 + VAT.
>
> Is this correct?
>
I hope not.

I'm in the same position as you - 6 months into PIPEX.

If they do charge 50 quid - they'll be terribly uncompetitive.

"miav" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> In currently 6 months into my 12 month Pipex 1000 ADSL service and I want
> to
> leave. I read somewhere I might have to pay £50 + VAT.
>
> Is this correct?
>
>

If you paid your setup fees at the outset, then leaving won't cost you a
penny. However, many people took advantage of Plusnet's arrangement whereby
you dont pay the setup fee upfront, but you pay some or all of it if you
leave within 5 years - the longer you stay, the less it costs...

CJM

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:56:53 +0000, CJM wrote:

> "miav" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi there,
>>
>> In currently 6 months into my 12 month Pipex 1000 ADSL service and I
>> want to
>> leave. I read somewhere I might have to pay £50 + VAT.
>>
>> Is this correct?
>>
>>
>>
> If you paid your setup fees at the outset, then leaving won't cost you a
> penny. However, many people took advantage of Plusnet's arrangement
> whereby you dont pay the setup fee upfront, but you pay some or all of it
> if you leave within 5 years - the longer you stay, the less it costs...
>
> CJM

What has this got to do with the OP's request to leave Pipex?
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Tony
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miav <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> In currently 6 months into my 12 month Pipex 1000 ADSL service and I want to
> leave. I read somewhere I might have to pay £50 + VAT.
>
> Is this correct?

Yes:

<http://www.pipex.net/legal/terms-conditions/xtreme/>
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TimH
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Rob wrote:

> If they do charge 50 quid - they'll be terribly uncompetitive.

.... but compared with whom ? Up to 01/09/2005 any ISP placing
an order with BT Wholesale for a line activation would be charged
50 + VAT. If it was after that date, they'd be charged 40 + VAT.

Of course, if you had *migrated* to Pipex than that would be a high
fee, but normally a 12 month contract only exists for news customers
who are not migrating, or (as with some which offer free migration)
there may be a 12 month period during which the migration fee is
payable if you decide to leave. Peter M.

"Tim Hodgson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> miav <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> Yes:
>
> <http://www.pipex.net/legal/terms-conditions/xtreme/>

Where does it say I have to pay money?

Tony Hogarty wrote:

>>"miav" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message

>>> I read somewhere I might have to pay £50 + VAT.

<< SNIPPED >>

> What has this got to do with the OP's request to leave Pipex?

A query, and example, of how someone getting a 'free' connection might
well have to pay the ISP some fee if they decide to leave within a
period of time.,.. 12 months with many ISPs, 60 months with P.N

"miav" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Tim Hodgson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1h9q5l5.nt5cafya58jwN%(E-Mail Removed) nvalid...
>> miav <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> Yes:
>>
>> <http://www.pipex.net/legal/terms-conditions/xtreme/>
>
> Where does it say I have to pay money?
>
>

If you'd looked at the link you'd see:
"Minimum Period of Service"
(a) For customers using PIPEX Solo, PIPEX Lite, PIPEX Start, PIPEX 1000 and
PIPEX 2000 - The minimum period will be one (1) month from the commencement
date.
(b) For customers using PIPEX Business, and Home Office and PIPEX Teleworker
services - The minimum period of service will be three (3) months from the
commencement date.
(c) For customers using PIPEX Managed Business services - The minimum period
of service will be twelve (12) months from the commencement date.
(d) For customers using PIPEX Talk the minimum period will be one (1) month
from the commencement date
Please note: All Customers that have not incurred a set up or joining fee
and terminate services within the first twelve (12) months of service from
the commencement date will be required to pay a one-off fee of £50.00 + VAT
(£58.75 Inc VAT).

"Peter M" <us-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
>> What has this got to do with the OP's request to leave Pipex?
>
> A query, and example, of how someone getting a 'free' connection might
> well have to pay the ISP some fee if they decide to leave within a
> period of time.,.. 12 months with many ISPs, 60 months with P.N
>

It *is* a demonstrative example. but to be fair to Tony, I *did* misread the
OP and thought he was on about Plusnet. Oops.