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Chris 17-10-2006 12:25
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
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Originally Posted by Jules (Post 34138637)
I all ready have 2 boxes so I would have to pay the £75 if I wanted this :(
Get onto retentions and threaten to cancel if they don't waive the £75. They shouldn't penalise a loyal customer like that. If they call your bluff, go ahead and cancel, then re-order, at which point you'll get it free anyway, and NTL will have failed to reduce the customer churn figure they claim to care so much about. Result - 1-0 to Jules. :D

Jules 17-10-2006 12:26
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
Lol thanks Chris I might just do that :)

King Of Fools 17-10-2006 12:29
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris T (Post 34138642)
Get onto retentions and threaten to cancel if they don't waive the £75. They shouldn't penalise a loyal customer like that. If they call your bluff, go ahead and cancel, then re-order, at which point you'll get it free anyway, and NTL will have failed to reduce the customer churn figure they claim to care so much about. Result - 1-0 to Jules. :D
You would not need to cancel everything, just cancel the second box for a month!

relegationmateri 17-10-2006 15:05
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
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Originally Posted by relegationmateri (Post 34138110)
Would a phone call to retentions get a free PVR box i wonder?
Deja Vu.

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Originally Posted by King Of Fools (Post 34138623)
There is a good price comparison against all the different Sky+ boxes:
http://www.telewest.co.uk/html/tvdrive/how.html
How much is the standard up-front cost of the box? No charge

Err, that's not true is it. Not a very good comparison then. Maybe I should quote this article when they ask me for £75 and see if they say 'well ok, if it's on a website it must be true'.

Stephen 17-10-2006 15:19
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
But you aren't paying upfront for the box. You are paying for the tech to come out and install the box.

popper 17-10-2006 16:11
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by King Of Fools (Post 34138623)
Having a look at the Telewest TVDrive information it appears that the NTL pricing will be exactly the same as Telewest (as you would expect now they are the same company). We can therefore, assume that these prices are more official than the internal information we are currently discussing.

There is a good price comparison against all the different Sky+ boxes:
http://www.telewest.co.uk/html/tvdrive/how.html

There are also some pertinent FAQs to the current discussion:
http://www.telewest.co.uk/html/tvdrive/faqs.html

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How long will I have to keep my TVDrive for when I sign up?
TVDrive must be kept for a minimum of 12 months.

How long must I keep my £5 additional box for when I sign up?
The £5 additional box must be kept for a mimium of 12 months in addition to your other services.
So anybody wanting the avoid the £75 installation fee by getting their current box installed as a second box (for £5 per month) will have to pay at least £60 - they would still save £15 though!
and the most interesting bit being if you add a service to your current package you get locked into another 12 months T&C (unless they chance the general price at some point, at which point you can cancel after that 30 days)

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Originally Posted by DarthYoda (Post 34138753)
But you aren't paying upfront for the box. You are paying for the tech to come out and install the box.
in which case shouldnt that be the standard £25 charge as per all other callouts (£10 if your not in at the pre-arranged time)?.

Stephen 17-10-2006 16:23
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
The normal charge for a new install is £75. So maybe they count the TV Drive as a new install rather than just a callout.

Jules 17-10-2006 17:01
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
But why do established customers have to pay when new customers do not? That seems the unfair part :(

gadge 17-10-2006 17:05
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jules (Post 34138878)
But why do established customers have to pay when new customers do not? That seems the unfair part :(
sky do exactly the same treat new customers better than the old ones.

relegationmateri 17-10-2006 17:10
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
and that's my point exactly.

I'm guessing it won't be just me onto retentions?

Sunglasses Ron 18-10-2006 23:06
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jules (Post 34138878)
But why do established customers have to pay when new customers do not? That seems the unfair part :(
Unfortunately and unfairly, this seems to be the norm for most companies lately, mortgages, insurance, etc. :td::(

cablemaster 25-10-2006 23:42
Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
 
new customers dont pay any less than u


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