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TMLeafs 01-09-2016 17:53

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by Mythica (Post 35857234)
We have the old VIP package with a V+ box and 500gb TiVo paying around £140 a month. Looking at the bundles the new VIP package is £120 with a 1gb TiVo and a 500gb TiVo. Is it just a simple phone call to get changed over? Also would people advise to wait till the new TiVo is out?

Before any discounts I should be paying £129.48 but with the changes I should save £9.48 per month its good to know once my welcome discount ends I should be able to phone up and bring the price down quite easy.

philipp 01-09-2016 17:57

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by TMLeafs (Post 35857253)
Before any discounts I should be paying £129.48 but with the changes I should save £9.48 per month its good to know once my welcome discount ends I should be able to phone up and bring the price down quite easy.

Yes it seems that way. The loyality discounts make the new tivo only packages roughly the same price.

If you get other loyality discounts and changing onto these packages then it be even cheaper. :)

TMLeafs 01-09-2016 18:00

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by philipp (Post 35857251)
£7.50 for the third tivo?

wasn't a tivo box like £11.XX before? but I agree with your total price philipp all depends what they charge for a third box definitely reduced the cost, completion from sky Q??

BenMcr 01-09-2016 18:08

Re: New bundles
 
The price for new additional TiVo boxes has reduced from today. It was £11.50 per additional TiVo per month, it's now £7.50.

Any existing additional TiVo stays at its existing monthly fee.

Mythica 01-09-2016 18:09

Re: New bundles
 
So is it just a phone call away to go from the old VIP package to the new one at a reduced price of £120 from around £140?

philipp 01-09-2016 18:23

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35857258)
The price for new additional TiVo boxes has reduced from today. It was £11.50 per additional TiVo per month, it's now £7.50.

Any existing additional TiVo stays at its existing monthly fee.

Isn't that counter productive? I'm not saying they should reduce all bills by £4 per additional tivo arcoss the board but if you change your package then surely you will get it at the rate the website says?

BenMcr 01-09-2016 18:30

Re: New bundles
 
Generally the only bundle that include an additional box as part of the core bundle is the VIP bundle (and most of the previous versions too). Although there have been some exceptions to this in the past.

Most additional boxes on other bundles are add-ons so are independent of the core deal. Even if you update your bundle to one of the new ones, the additional boxes are separate, which is why any pricing stays as it is.

Mythica 01-09-2016 18:42

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35857264)
Generally the only bundle that include an additional box as part of the core bundle is the VIP bundle (and most of the previous versions too). Although there have been some exceptions to this in the past.

Most additional boxes on other bundles are add-ons so are independent of the core deal. Even if you update your bundle to one of the new ones, the additional boxes are separate, which is why any pricing stays as it is.

So if you're on the old VIP bundle with one TiVo and one V+ (£140 ) can you move to the new VIP bundle with two TiVo's for £120

jb66 01-09-2016 19:07

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by philipp (Post 35857251)
So with the tivos as standard, it will be worth swapping to the VIP bundle once loyality discounts have ended?

We currently have Big Kahuna Sports and Movies Bundle everything in HD with 3 tivo 500gb boxes, 200mb broadband. We also have Multi Talk 1000 (which is £4 a month or something.)

Currently we are paying £134.24 but with a discount £18.25. So that once the discount ends that is £152.49 . (plus any cost rises upto then)

What we could do is go on the VIP Bundle (Swap out a 500gig box) and then have an additional tivo box, that multi talk for cheaper when the discount is ended factoring in the £49.99 for the 1tb box.

I make it (correct me if I'm wrong please)
£19 phone , £101 VIP, £4 multi talk 1000 , £7.50 for the third tivo?
Total = 131.50 (plus the 1 gig tivo swap out which will probably be £49.99)
( £135.66 with the cost for the year contract with the 49.99 facted in over the year )

Is this correct or I have missed something?

do you have to swap out a Tivo?

philipp 01-09-2016 19:14

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35857273)
do you have to swap out a Tivo?


We have 3 x 500gig tivos. the vip deal has a 1tb tivo and 500 gig one which I assume triggers the VIP bundle. With the bundle selection in the store it keeps at the package before that if you have 2 500 gig tivos (and thus more expensive ).

I guess I will have to wait for my contract to end (its next year anyway) and then go through retentions to be put on a deal like the VIP. ( I guess retentions would put you on that pricing structure at the very least with discounts etc.)

The problem I have is I remember when tivo was £5 extra account and when you got an extra tivo it triggered the new pricing structure where you paid per tivo. Now its going the other way, with a reduction in cost but it seems you cannot get the pricing reduction for any extra box which is not in the package.

jb66 01-09-2016 19:16

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by philipp (Post 35857278)
We have 3 x 500gig tivos. the vip deal has a 1tb tivo and 500 gig one which I assume triggers the VIP bundle. With the bundle selection in the store it keeps at the package before that if you have 2 500 gig tivos (and thus more expensive ).

I guess I will have to wait for my contract to end (its next year anyway) and then go through retentions to be put on a deal like the VIP.

New Tivo will be out by then

philipp 01-09-2016 19:43

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35857279)
New Tivo will be out by then

yeah. I'm going to wait. No doubt there will be another deal by then which supercedes the current.

jb66 01-09-2016 19:51

Re: New bundles
 
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Originally Posted by philipp (Post 35857291)
yeah. I'm going to wait. No doubt there will be another deal by then which supercedes the current.

I guess the trick is

Do a Price increase
tie customers into a 12 month contract
release a new box
Charge £49 for folk in a contract to upgrade

If they released a box now everyone would be demanding one

Mythica 02-09-2016 12:22

Re: New bundles
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Mythica (Post 35857265)
So if you're on the old VIP bundle with one TiVo and one V+ (£140 ) can you move to the new VIP bundle with two TiVo's for £120

Anyone?

BenMcr 02-09-2016 12:44

Re: New bundles
 
There is no general reason why you couldn't, although you'll only be able to confirm the situation by speaking to VM directly.


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