Quote:
Originally Posted by boddyr
Just spoke to retentions and I will now be getting the XL (10mb) for £17.50. And they are sending me out a new modem free of charge, and a chap will ring me at an agreed to talk me through the setup.
Now I can hardly complain about that.
And when the 20mb is available they will automatically put me on and my bill will then be £19.50
For me, that is a superb deal.
I still cancelled my TV and Phone as they are not used in the slightest.
A happy customer I hear you cry? Yes.
|
Lets say you and I were in a checkout que in a superstore and we both had loads of christmas shopping in our trolley's, You were in front of me and obviously it takes a while for you to get all the shopping through the checkout, Then it's my turn but before you leave you hear the checkout operator say to me "sorry sir you had to wait so long for your turn, I'll tell you what, you can have 50% off your total shopping bill for the inconvience"
Would you be Mad?
Quote:
Originally Posted by bringerofnoise
Ok some people have "retentions deals" with Virgin Media and alot of people don't like it, but those very same people more often than not have managed to wrangle a deal with thier electric or gas provider or any other service such as mobile phone or whatever so that they are paying less than someone else
|
Sorry but I'm not one of those people!.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bringerofnoise
Everybody has some form of money issues, wanting to save money where they can.
And this is why people contact retentions not only with Virgin Media but other companies as well, it's the way the world is why moan at the people who go for it.
|
Yes agreed, I also have BIG money issues like most people. But there is an Immoral sense to looking to save in places where you shouldn't, I pay the full amount even though halving the monthly cost would REALLY help me out. It would make me feel really cheap to winge for a discount when I'm being offered a completly good service.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bringerofnoise
A company would not think twice about saving money where they can even if it effects you so why should'nt you ?
|
Good point, but then a company doesnt care obviously about how it balances it books as long as it does. I however do, maybe that's why I have big money issues having to much of a moral stance, but then I don't feel bad about using lots of bandwidth that I'm paying the full amount for, SAy if I were paying £17 per month and being a total heavy d/l say 40GB per week, and my neighbour was paying £35 a month, and my d/l was affecting his service, wouldnt' that make you feel like a ****, Well it would me.