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ncfc1902

14-11-2012 19:27

Re: TV price rises

Thanks Ben, that sounds like an excuse to raise the price! I best give them a ring.

RichardCoulter

14-11-2012 20:26

Re: TV price rises

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35496574)

That's cos they won't have emailed or written to everyone at the same time

This is done to spread out the extra calls that such correspondence generates to the call centres.

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35496596)

I have not seen an email yet , but I am seriously considering binning pay TV, I will asses further when I find out how much more VM want a month. Three rises in 10 months is a joke and still no new Hd channels. Whist Tv anywhere is a nice add on it is not a necessity.

Same here.

Pea-Pod

14-11-2012 20:34

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They increased Sky Sports package by Â£3.25 in August. I didn't expect more price rises to be on the way so soon :rolleyes: It's still just about okay at the moment but if it carries with this kind of frequency I may have to kiss the premium package goodbybe - or maybe only have it 6 months out of 12.

My TV package is M+ I don't get all the 24 HD channels do I?

andy_m

14-11-2012 20:49

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35373342)

You can cancel any service affected by the price change, but not the ones that aren't. So if the TV goes up but the phone line doesn't, you can only cancel the TV

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35373342)

There isn't one, because as the services are now a bundle price, the price change notification is about the bundle cost change.

So has the position changed since the last price rise?

carlwaring

14-11-2012 20:53

Re: TV price rises

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35496562)

I don't like to say this but Sky will win hands down, and its not a question of paying high prices with Sky, With them you do not need to worry about channels.

They are introducing channels and new technology all the time, whereas VM are in a time warp and its customers are suffering because of it..... [SNIP].

Rupert? Is that you? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35496562)

...VM are putting up the price again, are they getting anything new, and you cannot class +1 channels as new, the answer is no.

You know this for a fact, Arthur? You know this to be true for the forseeable future? No new channels at all in the next, say, year?

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This is not me having a rant, but this pure logic.

Yeah, okay :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35496576)

I'm in no way defending the price increases, but if we are comparing services and the cost of them, then we should try to stick to what is real.

Well there goes most of Arthur's posts then :p:

muppetman11

14-11-2012 20:55

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Steady on Carl you've only been on for the last ten minutes and you've rolled your eyes 6 times :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes::D

denphone

14-11-2012 20:56

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35496782)

Steady on Carl you've only been on for the last ten minutes and you've rolled your eyes 6 times :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :rolleyes::D

Maybe his eyebrows need trimming.;):D

carlwaring

14-11-2012 20:59

Re: TV price rises

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35496687)

The technology that Sky have is by far ahead of VM, you cannot compare the TiVo box superior to the Sky boxes...

Well you can if you want do be factually accurate :)

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I have had so much trouble with TiVo compared with Sky

Never has Sky but I've also never had minutes bother with my Tivo either. And I suspect most other people are the same.

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With Sky they sort it over the phone - how simple is that.

Wow! Sky can repair their boxes over the phone? Really? Bad luck if you're one of their engineers then. Guess you'd be looking for a new job now? :rolleyes:

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To me if you need an engineer call out for VM problems, then there technology isn't that good is it.

Right. Because only VM technology ever goes wrong? :rolleyes:

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The last time l had a Sky engineer was two years ago. the last time l had a VM engineer well last month it was THRE times and they still couldn't solve.

And the last time I had a VM engineer out was when I had the install done 2007!

devilincarnate

14-11-2012 21:27

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Originally Posted by carlwaring (Post 35496787)

And the last time I had a VM engineer out was when I had the install done 2007!

Is that how long VM have had Tivo out :D:D:D:D

RichardCoulter

14-11-2012 21:34

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I feared price rises happening and things may get worse.

I have already made these points elsewhere, but feel that they are relevant to this thread too.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) are trying to sue VM to obtain a significant amount of extra money for some former VM staff who were made redundant. All staff have received their redundancy payments and, following help from VM, all staff who wanted alternative employment secured new positions relatively quickly.

My point to them was that, if the CWU win the case, there simply isn't a pot of spare money for these extra payments. Virgin Media is heavily in debt and services would be affected and/or prices would increase with subscribers seeing nothing for it. This would see disgruntled customers leave VM and the downward spiral would continue, leading to even more staff losing their jobs.

When somebody from the CWU was asked how he felt about the effect that this could have on customers and former colleagues, he openly stated that he did not care.

Maybe VM are using these price increases to build up a slush fund in case they lose the case?

Maybe that's why no new decent channels have been forthcoming?

One thing that is for sure, is that any victory by the CWU will not be paid for by VM, but it's customers and/or remaining staff.

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35496815)

Is that how long VM have had Tivo out :D:D:D:D

Good point, as aren't all TiVo installations done by a VM engineer?

MaverickJesus

14-11-2012 21:35

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That is nothing but pure speculation. VM have to declare business risks in their quarterly reports and I don't remember seeing anything about that at all in the last one.

denphone

14-11-2012 21:38

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Originally Posted by MaverickJesus (Post 35496821)

That is nothing but pure speculation. VM have to declare business risks in their quarterly reports and I don't remember seeing anything about that at all in the last one.

Indeed nothing was mentioned at all.

devilincarnate

14-11-2012 21:46

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Not sure about this at the moment?

http://community.nasdaq.com/News/201...4#.UKQCuuQyLm4

carlwaring

14-11-2012 21:55

Re: TV price rises

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35496815)

Is that how long VM have had Tivo out :D:D:D:D

<annoyed grunt> :o: You know what I meant :)