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G4v1n · 17-02-2012, 14:11

Hmmm, £3.50 price rise for me. Not the 'End of the World' but it's pushing my monthly cost very near to £50 ... which equates to almost £600 per year. That's definitely a level that makes me think that I'm paying too much for TV&Internet relative to what I get.

It's also pretty ill-advised to be pushing your prices up by anything up to 10% when the economy is looking so creaky and your main competitor announced and heavily publicised a price freeze.

Much as I like the convenience of the V+ and the VOD, I think I'll be dropping my telly package totally and dropping down to the Freeview functionality on my TV when my current contract expires.

I'll keep the broadband though as it's been pretty decent and frankly, most of what I watch on TV these days is sourced from the internet anyway and crucially as I live in a rental house that doesn't have a BT landline, I don't want to faff around with paying for installation and committing to a 12 month contract right now.

When I move into my own place, I'll consider VM cable for the broadband but I think it's probably a good bet that I'll go with someone like O2 and get a Freesat PVR. VM's bandwidth throttling policies are a real pain for me even though the speed (when unthrottled) is excellent and I've never had service problems.

17-02-2012, 14:11	#587
G4v1n Inactive Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 39	Re: TV price rises Hmmm, £3.50 price rise for me. Not the 'End of the World' but it's pushing my monthly cost very near to £50 ... which equates to almost £600 per year. That's definitely a level that makes me think that I'm paying too much for TV&Internet relative to what I get. It's also pretty ill-advised to be pushing your prices up by anything up to 10% when the economy is looking so creaky and your main competitor announced and heavily publicised a price freeze. Much as I like the convenience of the V+ and the VOD, I think I'll be dropping my telly package totally and dropping down to the Freeview functionality on my TV when my current contract expires. I'll keep the broadband though as it's been pretty decent and frankly, most of what I watch on TV these days is sourced from the internet anyway and crucially as I live in a rental house that doesn't have a BT landline, I don't want to faff around with paying for installation and committing to a 12 month contract right now. When I move into my own place, I'll consider VM cable for the broadband but I think it's probably a good bet that I'll go with someone like O2 and get a Freesat PVR. VM's bandwidth throttling policies are a real pain for me even though the speed (when unthrottled) is excellent and I've never had service problems.