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Superblade7 · 15-11-2012, 20:22

I think the biggest problem is the way VM handle these price rises. They seem to advertise numerous 'free' services such as broadband speed doubling and TV Anywhere and then shortly after they announce / release these, they up their prices. VM have got to realise people aren't stupid and it is clearly obvious that the 'free' services come at a cost.

It is also poor that VM stagger their price increases. Nobody likes a price increase but I would stomach it more if they did something like Sky and promise that if prices are to change, they will do so once per year. I could then live with that as I would know it was coming instead of getting numerous price hikes sprung upon us.

I think VM are becoming worse than some of the power companies with the numerous hikes and from some of the prices quoted by others on here, the price hikes equate to more than 10% increases in less than a year, no wonder the company is turning around and starting to make a profit!!!

I guess it really is time for people to start voting with their feet as I almost jumped ship to Sky last April but stayed due to a retentions deal that supposedly guaranteed my price for 2 years but then I got a price rise in September with Sky Sports so they can't even keep their promises on retentions deals. If mine goes up again, I'll definitely consider the switch this time as although I'll miss my TiVo it is now becoming a joke at an ever increasing cost!

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Superblade7 Inactive Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sheffield Services: Sky Q 2TB & Sky Q Mini (Box Sets with Cinema & Sports HD) with VM VIVID 100Mbps Broadband & M Phone Posts: 582	Re: TV price rises I think the biggest problem is the way VM handle these price rises. They seem to advertise numerous 'free' services such as broadband speed doubling and TV Anywhere and then shortly after they announce / release these, they up their prices. VM have got to realise people aren't stupid and it is clearly obvious that the 'free' services come at a cost. It is also poor that VM stagger their price increases. Nobody likes a price increase but I would stomach it more if they did something like Sky and promise that if prices are to change, they will do so once per year. I could then live with that as I would know it was coming instead of getting numerous price hikes sprung upon us. I think VM are becoming worse than some of the power companies with the numerous hikes and from some of the prices quoted by others on here, the price hikes equate to more than 10% increases in less than a year, no wonder the company is turning around and starting to make a profit!!! I guess it really is time for people to start voting with their feet as I almost jumped ship to Sky last April but stayed due to a retentions deal that supposedly guaranteed my price for 2 years but then I got a price rise in September with Sky Sports so they can't even keep their promises on retentions deals. If mine goes up again, I'll definitely consider the switch this time as although I'll miss my TiVo it is now becoming a joke at an ever increasing cost!