Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

Nope :)
If they had of I would just of said I am signing up after the holiday weekend

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Nope, again they just said that was my deal for as long as I stayed with NTL

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

what time are retentions there till ?

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

M-F 9-5pm

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

think i will call them after the easter break

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

It's worth a shot. They are sure to offer you a deal as they have to compete with talktalk now.

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

Wonder if Bulldog are running scared too. Maybe I'll give them a bell on Tuesday and see what they'll offer me. :D

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

Well am i glad i moved to bt today. Because if NTL are giving these offers then they will be in trouble soon enough. They have trouble making any sort of a profit on what they charge now so how will they do it when they are charging next to nothing.

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

Are you taking the p!$£ with this statement, of course you are going to get slow up/down loads you are paying for 1meg. But if you are having problems ring ntl faults and they will sort it out.

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

I think his point was that other providers could give him more for (roughly) the same money, I guess that's why he feels hard done to.

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

we are talking about a company that has just paid nearly 1 billion pounds to use the virgin brand here and have just become uks major cable tv player i cant see money being a problem as the now have virgin mobile to help them out its all about 4play :Yikes:

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

for £34 a month i got given:

tv base and telephone line rental
TU24
10mb Bband...

+6 for Asian channel = £40...

PS, called 4 hours later to check with cs that it was 40, and was told it is 48??? i sed i was told 40. she sed something to do with some discount must have been given on the broadband, and some1 from retentions will call me back on tuesday now...... also was told it was for 3 months? and i wasnt told it was for only 3 months, so will have to get that checked out too...

PPS the deal was given to me after i spoke to the "SUPERVISOR"...

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

So when are you going to admit you jumped too soon?!

I say milk them for what you can until the offers run out or they go bust. They'd do the same to you!

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You can't see money being a problem? :rofl:

They only just managed to avoid bankruptcy by the skin of their teeth.

They bought Virgin Mobile mainly with shares, they have limited money at the moment - well they always have.

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Bill's service hasn't worked properly for ages, why would he stay even at a reduced price? :confused:

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

why pay 1bn for a company if you have no money ? why not just purchase telewest and rebrand ?

of course they have money :dunce:

ntl / telewest / whoever they are will have to pay 0.25% royalties on its revenue for three decades - with a minimum annual payment of £8.5m - to Virgin Enterprises for the use of the brand name created by Sir Richard.

Re: NTL offering package to challenge talk talk
 

Because Ntl cant help themselves when it comes to swallowing other companies. :erm:

What's that got to do with them having cash to splash about? :confused:


Whatever made you think that, have you forgotten they only just missed becoming bankrupt?

This is OT but Ntl swapped shares with Dicky Branson for Virgin mobile, he now owns 12.5% (or whatever) on the combined Ntl/Telewest/Virgin company AIUI hardly any money was spend.

Ntl are skint. Why do you think they're not expanding by building extensions to their network?

This is all academic anyway. If Ntl are selling BB/Phone line/Calls for less than it costs them to provide then they'll go bust anyway regardless of weather they have cash spare or not.

If you're really interested I'm sure there's a thread knocking about with the details of the merger/acquisition with info from Frank/Neil on exactly how much money and shares were involved.

Edit - Can't find that post bu here's another: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...&postcount=124

Edit #2 - Even Bill C states there's no moey for repairs: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...&postcount=119

:dunce: