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Originally Posted by Chris W
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Originally Posted by HD462
I've still got my original contract from when I joined ntl 10yrs ago....line rental £4.28 a month....shows how much they've gone up over the years.  |
inflation has to be taken into account though.... you could buy a mars bar for 20p 10 years ago  |
Yeah the point being, they sold it on the phone line, the TV was just an additional benefit, they weren't allowed to 'sell' the TV. The phone was pushed as being half the price of BT, and cheaper calls too...that no longer applies.
Also the price hasn't just gone up from that amount, it happened within a few years of joining ntl (Comcast as it was then in our area).
The current line rental is approximately 250% more than it was when we first signed up...my wages haven't gone up anywhere near 250%. The biggest bugbear is the connection charge though, it adds a big lump to the bill, especially if you make a lot of short calls.