Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

There are many reasons as to why i am thinking of downgrading my TV to SKY and one of them is that i spend a fair bit of time in my caravan during the year. Having Sky means i can take the settop with me in the caravan and use my sat dish for reception. I would keep the broadband as there is no one that can provide the level of service i expect from my broadband except VM.

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

You seem to be confused about the reason for the ability to cancel penalty free - it's purely to do with the price rise. It has nothing to do with the launch of V6 or the performance of your current TiVo.

If you are happy to pay the increased price - which I assume you are as you don't mention otherwise in your posts - then your minimum term will continue as agreed and in terms of your ability to cancel/ the V6 launch or whatever your beef is, you won't be any further disadvantaged than if prices weren't increasing.

Virgin are actually being generous by allowing all their customer to leave penalty free - Sky have it written into their contracts that they can increase prices by up to 10% per year without offering customers the ability to cancel penalty free.

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

I thought this thread was about your desire to cheat VM not other peoples satisfaction or lack thereof with price rises or Tivo performance

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

I'm not sure why this needs so much discussion

If you are not happy with the current TIVO speed, Virgin have given you a get out of jail card by using the price rise as a way out

If you are not happy with the price rise, Virgin have given you the option to leave and get out of your contract

If you are unhappy with the current TIVO speed and are hoping that the new box will resolve all the speed issues, then you should use the price rise as a way out why take the risk and get stuck with another slow box. You are allowed to come back

Breaking contract and being happy to pay the remainder of your contract while getting no service is just foolish while Virgin give you the option of leaving because of the price rise

Good luck with trying to prove to trading standards that the TIVO box which records and plays TV is not fit for purpose

Most people who are downgrading or leaving on here are due to the price rises and the good deals they can get from Sky, not because the TIVO is a little slow at times

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

Please, can we stop this now.��

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

This has all been pointed out to him but richard being richard thinks he has the right to cancel his contract because of his slow tivo and cheat vm by "forbidding" bailiffs from his land and denying VM money that is rightfully theirs

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

Indeed the thread has gone way of topic. Time for me to unsubscribe from this thread i think

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If only it was so easy :)

Anyway i am out of this self gratification thread and on to more important things like who will win between Wakefield and Hull FC tonight in the super league :)

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

ooh that's a tuffy :D

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

Wakefield - Hopefully. Living quite close to the ground it gives us something to listen to during the annoying silences while the TiVo is trying to open a menu or start playback :D

Cheers

Grim

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

and that's how to talk about football but stay on topic ....outstanding :D:D

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

Never thought of doing that, what a good idea ;)

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Yes, I know. The two issues are relevant to my decision though as I have to either accept the price rise and not jump ship whilst I can and hope that the new TiVo works to an acceptable standard at a decent price or cancel during the permitted time.

If I don't cancel when I can and find that the new TiVo is not suitable (before or after installation), my only option is to break the contract.

I started this thread to try and ascertain what VM will try to do to recover the money.

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I care as much about VM as they care about their customers these days since the company was bought by Liberty Global.

Looks like the new owners of VM have a "like it or lump it" attitude towards their customers.

I have made no secret of my dislike of Sky, but Chads post has cast new light on an obviously changed situation.

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

Its Rugby :LOL:

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

you can tell my sporting knowledge is awsome :D:D

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

I mentioned this to a friend who goes caravanning, he told me that he does this already.

Apparently, it's only the premium Sky channels that are tied to your box.

If you only have or want to watch the Sky basic channels, you could take a spare box to the caravan (or buy a second hand one cheaply).

It'll then be easier to slip the card in your wallet instead of lugging the whole box around ;)

Re: Breaking your contract with VM.
 

RC, you seriously thinking of leaving VM. Don't worry abut the Baailiffs. My son used to be one.
Bailiffs will only come to your door IF. VM took out a Court Order. And for that to happen, VM would send you loads of unwanted letters demaning money.

And if you got demanding letters from Debt Recovery Companies - which are a pain in the backsides. Siply tell them that you will sue them for Harrasent, asd they are not allowed to do that.

I have dealt with plenty of them.

Just cll VM, and say you are NOT happen. and they will simply cancel your contract.

As IF you owe them any money. IF, you have a written contract - which l would doubt very much. As we never had one.

They have broken there side, by failing to provide yoou with a good service. And that is in breach of the contract.

I have dealt with contracts before - l always read the small print.

IF, VM give you any further grief. Contact a Scottish newspaper,( I think its called RAW DEAL in the paper) as they have a legal eagle. And we used them before. And they were brilliant.

Trust that works. I certainly wouldn't worry.

Baillifs work in the early hours of the morning. My son started at 4am knocking on doors.

And you do not have to let them in.