Switching Between Sky & NOW Broadband: Step-By-Step Guide

You can follow the instructions below if you're switching from Sky to NOW Broadband.

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Step 1: Check your Sky cancellation fee

To start with, check whether a cancellation fee will apply for ending your Sky broadband service.

If you’re already outside the minimum term of your contract with Sky, there will be no cancellation fees for ending your Sky broadband service. You’ll simply pay for your Sky service until the NOW Broadband go-live date which will be given to you here.

If you’re still within the minimum term of your contract with Sky (i.e. the initial 12 months, 18 months or 24 months you signed up for), an early exit fee will apply for ending your Sky broadband service. This cancellation fee is plan-dependent but is typically £12.41 to £24.23 for each remaining month on your plan. You can get a quote for what this exit fee will be by calling Sky customer services on 0333 7591 018. Alternatively, there’s more information on how to calculate it within our guide to cancelling Sky.

You can find the contract end date for your Sky Broadband service by logging in to your My Sky account. Once you’ve logged in, go to your Message Centre followed by Your Contracts. Choose your broadband plan to see details of the end date.

If you have other services such as Sky TV or Sky Mobile, these are separate from your Sky broadband service. You’ll need to contact Sky separately if you’d like to cancel these services at the same time.

Step 2: Order your NOW Broadband service

To progress with your broadband switch from Sky to NOW, go to NOW’s website to order your new NOW broadband service.

For more information, select the type of broadband service you're planning to switch to on NOW:

• Superfast
• Full Fibre 75
• Full Fibre 100

At present, NOW offers a range of home broadband plans including the following:

Service	Download Speed	Monthly Cost (may rise during contract)
Superfast	61Mbps average download	£23.00 per month plus £5.00 upfront 24 month contract	See deal
Full Fibre 75	75Mbps average download	£23.00 per month plus £5.00 upfront 24 month contract	See deal
Full Fibre 100	100Mbps average download	£25.00 per month plus £5.00 upfront 24 month contract	See deal
Full Fibre 300	300Mbps average download	£30.00 per month plus £5.00 upfront 24 month contract	See deal

See all NOW Broadband Deals →

During the online order process, NOW will give you an expected download speed as well as a minimum guaranteed speed for your service. Both of these will be specific to your address. You'll also be given a go-live date for when your broadband service will transfer from Sky to NOW.

If you'd like to keep your current home phone or landline number, remember to provide this phone number when ordering your broadband package from NOW. As long as you do this, NOW will arrange for your phone number to be moved over to their service.

There's no need for you to contact Sky to cancel your old home broadband service. This is because the old Sky service will be cancelled for you automatically on the go-live date when your broadband service transfers to NOW.

Step 3: Plug in your NOW Broadband Hub on the go-live date

In advance of your broadband service switching over, NOW will send you a new NOW Broadband Hub through the post.

On the go-live date for your NOW broadband service, you can expect your broadband service to stop working for a couple of minutes. When this happens, it'll be time to plug in your new NOW Broadband Hub. There'll be instructions inside the package on how you can set up the new NOW Broadband Hub.

Your new NOW Broadband Hub will initially be configured with a different Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and password. On all of the devices that were previously connected to your Sky router, you'll therefore need to sign in again to the Wi-Fi network using the new details provided by NOW. For instance, you may need to log in again on your laptop, tablet, smartphone, smart TV and other smart home devices.

Alternatively, if it's too much hassle setting up Wi-Fi again on all of your devices, you can log in to NOW Broadband Hub administration screen to change the Wi-Fi network details back to what you had before on Sky.

If you’re using a Wi-Fi repeater or a mesh networking solution such as BT Whole Home Wi-Fi or Google Nest Wi-Fi, you’ll need to set it up again at this point to work with your new NOW Broadband Hub.

Step 4: Return or recycle your old Sky router

Once your new NOW broadband service goes live, your old Sky broadband service will be cancelled automatically. You’ll receive a final bill from Sky following the cancellation, which will reflect your usage of their service up until cancellation.

If you have an old Sky Broadband router, you’ll need to return it if you have Sky Q or if you joined Sky Broadband after the 4th March 2020. If you don’t, a non-return fee will be charged on your final bill. For everyone else, it’s optional to return your old Sky broadband router but we’d recommend it to reduce the amount of electrical waste.

If you’re using a Sky email address, you can keep it at no additional cost when you cancel your home broadband service. However, you’ll need to make sure you sign in to your account at least once every six months to stop it from being deleted. Email addresses provided by Sky end in @sky.com.

We'd typically recommend signing up for a free email provider instead (such as Gmail or Outlook.com). These free email services aren’t linked to your broadband provider so you can easily change your broadband service again in the future with a lot less hassle.

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More Information

Please see the NOW website for more information about switching to their broadband service.