One-month rolling broadband contracts explained

A one-month rolling contract is a broadband agreement with a minimum term of about a month. After that first month it simply carries on, month after month, until you give notice to end it. Providers use different names for the same idea: 30-day rolling, monthly rolling, rolling monthly or, at Zzoomm, FlexiMonth. It's sometimes sold as "no contract" broadband, but you still agree to terms and conditions: the minimum term is just very short.

The key difference from a fixed-term deal is what happens if you want to leave. On a 12 or 24-month contract, leaving early usually means paying an early termination charge, which is a fee for ending the agreement before the minimum term is up. On a rolling plan there's no long term to buy your way out of. YouFibre's terms, for example, say its Monthly Rolling Package has no fixed-term commitment and no early termination charges, but needs at least 30 days' notice to end.

Rebel's terms show how the first month works: the minimum period starts on the day your service is activated, and if you cancel inside it you pay for the whole of it.

These providers showed a rolling or one-month option on their own pages or terms (checked October 2026). Details change, so confirm the term at checkout.

This isn't a complete list: a provider missing here may still sell a short term. Availability also often depends on your address or the technology: Hyperoptic offers monthly rolling "depending on location", toob offers it "in selected areas" and Vodafone only on 5G home broadband, which uses the mobile network rather than a cable to your home.

"Rolling monthly" doesn't mean you can leave the same day. The rolling plans whose terms we checked all need about a month's notice:

• Hyperoptic: 30 days' notice of any cancellation, including on monthly rolling packages, with no Service Termination Fee on those plans.
• Hey!Broadband: no minimum commitment period, 30 days' notice.
• YouFibre: at least 30 days' notice.
• Rebel: 30 days' notice in writing, and the service stops 30 days after you give it.
• WightFibre: 30 days' notice.

Notice doesn't have to wait until the first month is over. Rebel's terms, for instance, let you cancel at any time on 30 days' notice; if you cancel inside the minimum period you pay for the whole of that period. So on a one-month term, notice given early runs alongside the first month, and the shortest you can be committed for is roughly the longer of the minimum term and the notice period: about a month at the providers above.

Billing can stretch that a little. Rebel bills monthly charges in advance by Direct Debit, so your last full bill may cover days after your service ends. Ask how the final bill is worked out and whether a paid part-month is refunded.

An example of planning around notice (illustrative only): say your tenancy ends on 30 June and you want the broadband to run until you move out. With a 30-day notice period, you'd give notice around the end of May so the service ends near your move-out date. Leave it until moving day and you'll pay for a month at an empty flat.

How you give notice matters too. Rebel's terms ask for notice in writing, by email for an individual service. If you're switching and don't tell Rebel yourself, its terms say the 30 days start when it hears from your new provider, so contacting it early can bring the end date forward. Get the end date confirmed in writing. Our guide on how to cancel broadband covers the process step by step.

One-off charges often appear on rolling plans and disappear on longer ones. Among the providers we checked (October 2026):

• Rebel charges a setup charge on its 1-month and 12-month contracts, but waives it on 24 months.
• Hey!Broadband includes standard installation free on 12 and 24-month contracts, while a standard installation fee applies on rolling contracts.
• Ogi's price guide shows standard installation at no charge on 24-month contracts for its main tiers, with the standard or enhanced installation price applying on rolling terms.
• WightFibre, where its contracts are rolling, advertises free installation and no upfront costs, but charges a reconnection fee if you leave and rejoin within 12 months. Its terms also treat someone else signing up at the same property within 12 months as a reconnection.
• Zzoomm's homepage, which offers FlexiMonth alongside 12 and 24-month plans, advertises no installation or set-up fees. Check whether that covers FlexiMonth when you order.

We haven't listed amounts because they change. A one-off fee spread over a month or two makes a rolling plan cost more than its monthly price suggests.

The best place to check is the contract summary. Ofcom's General Condition C1.5 requires providers to give you this short document, free, before you enter into the contract. Its price section must show any activation charges alongside the monthly price, while the duration section sets out the contract length and how it renews and ends. Our guide to reading a broadband contract summary walks through each section.

Flexibility works both ways: some providers review rolling prices more often or build in yearly rises.

• Rise Fibre says its 30-day plans "come with higher prices and more frequent reviews, which can lead to price adjustments".
• 4th Utility uses the same wording: its 30-day plans have "more frequent reviews" that can lead to price changes.
• In Ogi's July 2026 price guide, for each tier sold on both terms, the rolling price is higher than the 24-month price. The guide also says its home broadband prices rise by a fixed amount on 1 April each year, and lists that annual increase against every tier, including tiers sold only on rolling terms.
• YouFibre's terms say annual price rises don't apply to fixed-term packages. Once a fixed term has expired, Monthly Rolling Package charges may rise each year in line with CPI (the Consumer Prices Index, a measure of inflation), with at least one month's notice, and you can leave on one month's notice if you don't accept the rise.
• WightFibre's terms say there will be an annual price increase, notified 30 days in advance. ISPreview reported in February 2026 that WightFibre had switched to fixed pounds-and-pence rises.

The router is usually lent, not given, so leaving means sending it back. Miss the deadline and you can be charged.

• YouFibre: return the router and Wi-Fi kit within 14 days of the contract ending, using the pre-paid postal package it provides.
• Rebel: routers and SuperPods stay Rebel's property and must be sent back within 14 days of cancellation at your own cost; if they're not returned, you're charged their full original value.
• Virgin Media: kit can be returned free, and if it isn't sent back you pay reasonable recovery costs and a replacement fee.
• Ogi: routers belong to Ogi and go back through a free DPD drop-off; the ONT (the small box where the fibre comes into your home) usually stays unless you ask for it to be removed; unreturned or damaged kit is charged.

Keep the box and get proof of postage or a drop-off receipt.

Rolling plans make most sense when you don't know how long you'll be at an address:

• Students and renters on short tenancies. Hyperoptic pitches its rolling plan to students matching broadband to a tenancy, and Vodafone says its rolling 5G plan suits students in short-term accommodation. See our broadband for students guide.
• People who expect to move soon. If you're between homes or in temporary housing, a short term avoids paying to leave early. (When Ofcom fined Virgin Media in 2018, ISPreview reported that Virgin had changed its terms for home movers, including promoting 30-day rolling contracts to people who knew they might move soon; that says nothing about its offers today.) Already in contract? See broadband when moving home.
• New arrivals still settling in. A short commitment gives you time to decide where to settle. See our guide to broadband for new UK residents.
• Holiday lets and occasional homes. Vodafone names holiday rentals as a use for its rolling 5G plan. See our guide to broadband for a second home.
• Households on qualifying benefits. Some social tariffs (cheaper plans for people on certain benefits) are rolling. Hyperoptic's Fair Fibre Plan is monthly rolling with free installation and activation at certain locations, and WightFibre Essential Broadband is on a 30-day rolling contract with no exit fees and free setup. Our guide to broadband social tariffs explains who qualifies.

1. Confirm the term. Check the basket and the contract summary say rolling, 1-month or 30-day, not 12 or 24 months.
2. Find the notice period and how to give it. Is it 30 days? By email, online form or phone? Does it need to be in writing?
3. Ask how the final bill works. If you're billed in advance, will a part-month be refunded?
4. List the one-off charges. Set-up, activation, installation, delivery, and any reconnection fee if you might come back.
5. Read the price-change terms. Can the price rise each year, by how much, and how much notice will you get?
6. Check what's included. Is a router included on the rolling version, or only on longer terms?
7. Know the equipment return rules. How many days you have, who pays postage, and what you're charged if it isn't returned.
8. Ask about moving. WightFibre's terms, for example, let the contract continue if it can serve your new address, with 30 days' notice of the move.

When you're ready, put your postcode into the comparison on our broadband-only deals page to see which providers serve your address, then confirm the contract length on the provider's own order page before you buy.