I wanted to bring this to people's attention as I believe it was missed in my original post, then voted cold as no one could confirm if it was true. I now have confirmation it works.
So, to have Hive installed by British Gas it is £250, they are now offering a £9 a month offer where you pay £9 for 24 months totalling £216, you could do this to get it cheaper but you can get it for even cheaper...
There is a flaw in the T&C's where if you have it installed then cancel 15 days AFTER its been installed (not before) you pay £150 to get out of the contract. You do not cancel before the 14 days otherwise you lose the remote control element of Hive (not being able to control on phone). Once you pay the £150 fee to exit the 24 month contract that's it, all done. You have Hive for £150 supplied, installed and setup.
I did this back in February, I originally thought I would have to pay at least one months subscription of £9 but did not :smiley:
All you have to do is call 0800 691 1406, organise a install date then 15 days after installation, call British Gas and cancel the contract
Note totake advantage of this you have to be an existing British Gas customer (energy, HomeCare or a 5 year warranty)
[1] Available to new and existing HomeCare customers only. If you cancel your HomeCare product and have no other products with British Gas, the price you pay for your Hive Active Heating will increase to £10 per month. If you purchase an eligible British Gas product again in the future, your price will go back down. Prices subject to change.
[2] The subscription is ongoing and will continue until cancelled. Cancellation fees apply in the first 24 months. A fee of £150 will be charged if cancelled within the first 12 months and £70 if cancelled after 12 months but before 24 months.
What other types of customers are they? :stuck_out_tongue:
speric07 to KongDonkey
10 Apr 178#24
jimhuf to barron201253
10 Apr 174#13
You wipe?
andynicol
10 Apr 174#7
Available @ Argos for £143 seen here, would save the hassle of cancelling etc, it is simple to install.
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ilikedeals21
10 Apr 171#1
heat :smile:
J1135
10 Apr 17#2
Cheers op... Having mine installed next week.
Was looking at cancelling after the 12 month.
So will go down this route if it means you don't lose the remote side of things :smiley:
cleverguy12
10 Apr 17#3
[1] Available to new and existing HomeCare customers only.
KM4353 to cleverguy12
10 Apr 1712#6
What other types of customers are they? :stuck_out_tongue:
barron201253
10 Apr 17#4
Waste of money imo.
cruisecars to barron201253
10 Apr 17#5
really why ?
andynicol to barron201253
10 Apr 173#9
I was dubious, like you, but I opted for the Nest thermostat, installed several months ago now, went from using my heating on timer for at least 6 hours per day to an average now of 2hrs 15mins, and heating is at a constant temperature.
andynicol
10 Apr 174#7
Available @ Argos for £143 seen here, would save the hassle of cancelling etc, it is simple to install.
Gozer
10 Apr 17#8
I have 2 separate thermostats and controls in the house. Will this £150 deal replace them both and still allow independent control of both?
solo81 to Gozer
10 Apr 171#12
No will only allow control of one zone
AzeemB to Gozer
10 Apr 171#17
salus thermostat has an addon which allows you to control a second zone. Its cheaper than having 2 nest thermostats. But is simpler in what it can do.
kudos1uk to Gozer
10 Apr 171#20
Hive can do multi zone, you need an extra thermostat, just call them and get a price for the multi zone option, you probably pay a one-off upfront fee for the extra stat.
KongDonkey
10 Apr 17#10
What did we do before Hive ?
souljacker to KongDonkey
10 Apr 171#19
What did we do before the internet?
It's called progress :smirk:
speric07 to KongDonkey
10 Apr 178#24
andynicol to KongDonkey
10 Apr 17#29
Leave the heating on longer than required..?
benjai to KongDonkey
10 Apr 17#36
Live in caves and hunt.
barron201253
10 Apr 172#11
It won't be much longer before we don't even have to wipe our backsides!
jimhuf to barron201253
10 Apr 174#13
You wipe?
spruceyb to barron201253
10 Apr 171#23
Hopefully, but those type of toilets are still around £5,000 at the moment.
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So, to have Hive installed by British Gas it is £250, they are now offering a £9 a month offer where you pay £9 for 24 months totalling £216, you could do this to get it cheaper but you can get it for even cheaper...
There is a flaw in the T&C's where if you have it installed then cancel 15 days AFTER its been installed (not before) you pay £150 to get out of the contract. You do not cancel before the 14 days otherwise you lose the remote control element of Hive (not being able to control on phone). Once you pay the £150 fee to exit the 24 month contract that's it, all done. You have Hive for £150 supplied, installed and setup.
I did this back in February, I originally thought I would have to pay at least one months subscription of £9 but did not :smiley:
All you have to do is call 0800 691 1406, organise a install date then 15 days after installation, call British Gas and cancel the contract
Note totake advantage of this you have to be an existing British Gas customer (energy, HomeCare or a 5 year warranty)
My original post - http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/hive-9-a-month-150-cancellation-fee-making-159-installed-2601223?p=30528586#post30528860
T&C's below:
https://www.britishgas.co.uk/smart-home/hive.html#caveats
[1] Available to new and existing HomeCare customers only. If you cancel your HomeCare product and have no other products with British Gas, the price you pay for your Hive Active Heating will increase to £10 per month. If you purchase an eligible British Gas product again in the future, your price will go back down. Prices subject to change.
[2] The subscription is ongoing and will continue until cancelled. Cancellation fees apply in the first 24 months. A fee of £150 will be charged if cancelled within the first 12 months and £70 if cancelled after 12 months but before 24 months.
FULL T&C's here - https://www.britishgas.co.uk/aem6/content/dam/britishgas/downloads/Hive/Hive-active-heating-subscription-terms-and-conditions.pdf
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Was looking at cancelling after the 12 month.
So will go down this route if it means you don't lose the remote side of things :smiley:
It's called progress :smirk: