Price Changes from 1st February 2007

[Bob]

Some Telewest people aren't going to be too happy that's all I'll say. Some of the price rises for Starter Pack customers are a bit steep to say the least, although they will only increase the price by half for the first 12 months!

There will be a £5 surcharge for those people who don't pay by Direct Debit which I think is appalling!

There is a brand new bundle for sports fans, the Setanta Sports Bundle
(includes Setanta 1 & 2*, Celtic TV, Rangers TV, NASN and Racing UK) for £15 a month!

This is all part of the plan to bring parity between the two companies packages. There are package name changes as well with TV and Broadband packages changing to M, L & XL branding. In terms of the channels available this sounds as though it's going to be a very slow process to maintain the quality of their packages. Which I think means not all channels are going to make it through merger of services!

Telephone prices aren't coming down till May now...

For NTL customers who subscribe to a value pack: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechang...Value_Pack.pdf

For NTL customers who don't subscribe to a value pack: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechang...Value_Pack.pdf

For TW customers: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechang...d_Products.pdf

For a Q&A session: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechanges/faqs.html

Individual product pricing...

DTV: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechang...Price_List.pdf
Telephone: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechang...Price_List.pdf
Internet: http://www.whycable.co.uk/pricechanges/pdf/Internet_Price_List.pdf

Interesting info...

• The TVDrive is going to rebranded V+ from 1st February. How original lol!
• V+ will be available on the NTL network nationally from 1st February
• NTL customers will not be required to take a phone line with their Digital TV package from the 1st February, although you will pay extra
• Broadband Plus becomes Broadband extras from 1st February**

*Not current available on NTL
**NTL only

Good update - thanks.

My group of services go up by £1.01 - I can live with that.

[Bob]

Yeah same for me on NTL. £3.01 on TW because of the steep rise in the TV packages

I'm confused by the naming of the Digital TV packages. Surely the Starter Pack should have been M and Free Pack should have kept it's name, because sure the Starter Pack is larger in size than the Free TV one? Just my thoughts on the matter anyway

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Good update - thanks.

My group of services go up by £1.01 - I can live with that.

My change is a whole 1p
So will the sales people be asking if you want to 'go large'

[Jaques Marron]

why is the broadband medium called that as they dont have a smaller package

[welwynrose]

I'll have to look at my bill todouble check what package I'm on but it doesn't look like it going to increase much for me

Originally Posted by jaqes marron

why is the broadband medium called that as they dont have a smaller package

Possibly to cover potential future changes?

[Chris Norris]

I would imagine the packages are called M/medium because they don't want to brand anything as small.

I also wonder if not including the starter/select pack in the new branding is a hint that it will not be advertised to new customers...

[gadge]

so i guess the v box means virgin then?
just hope they dont call the epg the virgin guide.

[Chrysalis]

have they forgotten they do a analogue tv service I only see dtv prices.

[testcard]

Mobile Call Plan

It appears more expensive to phone a Virgin Mobile than any other network. I have edit the 500 word report on this.
Summary - why?

Re-naming

What dress size are you. Never XL. Supersize names now have a negative preception.
Nor do they describe the product well as they are too generic.

This is only a price list, but an important one and I'm struck by the lack of vision.

[greyfox1974]

Originally Posted by gadge

so i guess the v box means virgin then?
just hope they dont call the epg the virgin guide.

yes the v box means virgin cos you have to break it in slowly you dont wanna hurt it in any way you knows it's just out of it's nappies you knows lol

Originally Posted by greyfox1974

yes the v box means virgin cos you have to break it in slowly you dont wanna hurt it in any way you knows it's just out of it's nappies you knows lol

You were doing so well until "it's just out of it's nappies"

You will be on a register somewhere after that post.

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

My change is a whole 1p
So will the sales people be asking if you want to 'go large'

If we go large, do we get extra fries?

[Graham M]

Originally Posted by Chris Howell

If we go large, do we get extra fries?

No, extra bugs :p