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Old 21-01-2012, 18:18   #1
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Am I paying too much?

I've seen alot of cheap deals lately and to me my bill seems high, I'm hoping for some negotiation, here's my details..

Your last bill amount (bill date: 15 Nov)View this bill
£138.99
Payment - Thank you (Wed 30 Nov)
CR £138.99
Total payments received
CR £138.99
Owed from last bill
£0.00
These charges are for the period: 23 December - 22 January
Your package
Bundle charges
Talk Mobile 10
Talk 08 2
Talk International
Talk Unlimited
TV Size: X L
2 Additional V Box
V+ HD Monthly Fee
Broadband XL(20)
Phone, TV & BB Saving
Bundle charges total
£82.80
Phone line rental
Telephone Line Rental
Phone line rental total
£13.90
Premium TV channels
Movies4,Movies5,Sports1,Sports2
Bundle charges total
£29.50
Your package total
£126.20
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Old 21-01-2012, 20:49   #2
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Re: Am I paying too much?

You try ViP50 which would give you.

Phone XL
  • Unlimited calls1 to UK landlines any time you like. (That's numbers starting with 01, 02 or 03)
  • Includes Talk Mobile and Talk International
  • No need to pay BT a penny in line rental, ever again - and you can normally keep your number

Broadband XXL
  • Up to 50Mb speed
  • Unlimited downloads2
  • Virgin Media Security: anti-virus, firewall & ad blocker3
  • Free Virgin Media Super Hub wireless 'N' modem router plus wireless 'N adapter4
  • Unlimited online storage5
  • 100 free photo prints each month5
  • Spotify Premium free for six months

TV XL
  • Sky 1, Sky 2, Sky 3, Sky News, Sky Arts and Sky Sports News, plus Discovery, Nickelodeon, Good Food and more
  • Free Catch Up TV & TV Choice On Demand included - like having a library of box sets on your TV
  • 23 HD channels included for free, including all your Sky HD favourites like Sky 1 HD, Sky Living HD, and Sky Arts 1 and 2 in HD. Also included: BBC HD, ITV1 HD, Channel 4 HD, ESPN HD, Discovery HD and many more.
  • Watch BBC iPlayer on your TV

Sky Sports and Movies HD collection
  • All movie channels in HD
  • All Skysports channels with SS1 an SS2 in HD.

Plus a VHD and a 500GB TiVo.
All for "around" £103 a month.
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Old 21-01-2012, 22:18   #3
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Re: Am I paying too much?

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You try ViP50 which would give you.

Phone XL
  • Unlimited calls1 to UK landlines any time you like. (That's numbers starting with 01, 02 or 03)
  • Includes Talk Mobile and Talk International
  • No need to pay BT a penny in line rental, ever again - and you can normally keep your number

Broadband XXL
  • Up to 50Mb speed
  • Unlimited downloads2
  • Virgin Media Security: anti-virus, firewall & ad blocker3
  • Free Virgin Media Super Hub wireless 'N' modem router plus wireless 'N adapter4
  • Unlimited online storage5
  • 100 free photo prints each month5
  • Spotify Premium free for six months

TV XL
  • Sky 1, Sky 2, Sky 3, Sky News, Sky Arts and Sky Sports News, plus Discovery, Nickelodeon, Good Food and more
  • Free Catch Up TV & TV Choice On Demand included - like having a library of box sets on your TV
  • 23 HD channels included for free, including all your Sky HD favourites like Sky 1 HD, Sky Living HD, and Sky Arts 1 and 2 in HD. Also included: BBC HD, ITV1 HD, Channel 4 HD, ESPN HD, Discovery HD and many more.
  • Watch BBC iPlayer on your TV

Sky Sports and Movies HD collection
  • All movie channels in HD
  • All Skysports channels with SS1 an SS2 in HD.

Plus a VHD and a 500GB TiVo.
All for "around" £103 a month.
Would it not be +£6.50 as he has 2 additonal V boxes making it £109.50?
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Re: Am I paying too much?

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Just goes to show you should get with the times and not believe everything you read on the VM website

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Re: Am I paying too much?

Can I just call them and say I want to change my package? Looks like I can get alot more for alot less.
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Old 22-01-2012, 13:31   #6
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Re: Am I paying too much?

call tomorrow from your VM homephone 150 > option 5 > then 2 'thinking of leaving'
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Re: Am I paying too much?

Thanks I shall do that
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Old 23-01-2012, 18:21   #8
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Re: Am I paying too much?

Managed to get VIP50 for £109.96 a month that's with 3 boxes(tivo500, vhd, v+) altogether that includes line rental...I mentioned the VIP50 offer on the virgin website also as a guide which helped get the free installation.

Thanks for your help.
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