Why bother comparing telecom plans?
Here's the thing about internet and mobile subscriptions in Belgium: most of us set them up once and forget about them. You picked Proximus or Telenet or Orange years ago, things work okay, and switching sounds like a headache. But that "set it and forget it" approach costs Belgian households anywhere from €200 to €500 every year.
The telecom market doesn't stand still. Fiber showed up in neighborhoods where it wasn't available before. Mobile data got cheaper. New providers launched with lower prices. Your current plan might've been decent in 2022, but there's probably something better (and cheaper) sitting right there in 2026. You just haven't looked.
What you get when you compare:
The obvious one is money. Families regularly find they can shave €20 or €30 off their monthly bill without losing anything. Sometimes you actually get more—faster speeds, bigger data caps—for less than you're paying now. It sounds too good to be true until you see it.
Then there's the fit. Maybe you signed up for unlimited data but you barely use 10GB. Or you're stuck on 100 Mbps internet when you've got four people streaming at once and someone trying to work from home. Comparing lets you match what you're paying for with what you actually need.
Why people skip it (and why they shouldn't):
"I don't have time." Fair, but comparing on Compare&Go takes maybe five minutes. You'll spend longer waiting for customer service if something goes wrong with your current plan.
"Switching is annoying." It used to be. Now most providers handle the switch for you. Twenty minutes of paperwork to save €300 this year? That's a pretty good hourly rate.
"My provider's fine." Fine isn't the same as good. And "fine" definitely isn't the same as "the best deal available right now."
Look, we get it. Nobody wakes up excited to think about their internet bill. But you're already paying for it every month. Might as well make sure you're not paying more than you have to.
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