[merged] Price increase - Page 2

darkangel · 12-01-2004, 18:29

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Originally Posted by orangebird

Or maybe the price rises that ntl incur every year have to be balanced out somewhere?

true how about multi million $$$ or savings from incompetent management etc

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 18:29

All executives get big fat bonuses, no matter how te company is doing ...

You cant justify any of it really, considering they are allready on an inflated wage for doing nothing except making bad decisions

The people who deserve the bonuses are us lot in the line of fire from the customers. And not all of us at that. But why they should get a ton more money on top of their wage when it could be spent on improving stuff for us, the staff and the customers, I dont know ...

orangebird · 12-01-2004, 18:32

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Originally Posted by Dr. Plummer

Can you justify the pay bonuses the ntl executives got and then NTL decide to increase their charges Orangebird? Because I am finding hard to.

You don't have to tell me - I work for them.....the employee share scheme was written off when we went into chapter 11, and we haven't had a sniff of them since....your question I feel was a wee bit patronising.

But ntl do have to absorb price increases themselves. They're trying to be a profit making organisation, not a charity. edit - plus the bonus comes from a good shareprice, not from ntls purse....

darkangel · 12-01-2004, 18:39

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Originally Posted by orangebird

They're trying to be a profit making organisation, not a charity.

again true not a problem they raise prices we walk cheaper faster sevices and provider hmmm...where's that phone book

**Mick** · 12-01-2004, 18:40

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Originally Posted by orangebird

You don't have to tell me - I work for them.....the employee share scheme was written off when we went into chapter 11, and we haven't had a sniff of them since....your question I feel was a wee bit patronising.

But ntl do have to absorb price increases themselves. They're trying to be a profit making organisation, not a charity.

My question was not meant to patronising Orangebird, how could it be? When you know, that I know that you work for them.

I find it very frustrating when bosses award themselves big payouts when they can decide to invest that money, sort their services out and perhaps award their staff that work very hard, i.e you. Still find that patronising?

If ntl the company, want to be a profit making organisation they should not be paying out fat cheques to executives who have not even been at ntl for that long.

paulyoung666 · 12-01-2004, 18:45

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Originally Posted by Kedoo

I have heard no rumour of a price increase and considering working here, I think I would have, if people outside here have ...

Probably made up again, and then blown out of proportion by somebody like always happens in the forums :/

i thought ntl employees were the last to know anyway

, sorry mate , as for the inflation price rise , you have still got to look at adsl getting cheaper , cutting of throats springs to mind

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 18:48

ADSL getting cheaper, but no cheaper for the companies to enable your exchange ...

Good luck getting it

Skweeky · 12-01-2004, 19:11

I have heard mention of analogue TV services being increased in price shortly but nothing about broadband.

paulyoung666 · 12-01-2004, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Skweeky

I have heard mention of analogue TV services being increased in price shortly but nothing about broadband.

tv is going up because sky has increased there prices

**Mick** · 12-01-2004, 19:20

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

tv is going up because sky has increased there prices

I guess that cannot be helped really.

Shaun · 12-01-2004, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Kedoo

ADSL getting cheaper, but no cheaper for the companies to enable your exchange ...

Most of the exchanges are now enabled, *0% of the country live near enough to an enabled exchange, thats ALOT more potential customers than Ntl could ever dream of.

I don't see a problem for any Ntl customer switching, as Ntl mostly cable the inner city's which have excellent exchanges!

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 19:39

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Originally Posted by dellwear

Most of the exchanges are now enabled, *0% of the country live near enough to an enabled exchange, thats ALOT more potential customers than Ntl could ever dream of.

I don't see a problem for any Ntl customer switching, as Ntl mostly cable the inner city's which have excellent exchanges!

Where did you get your figures from?

Because I still know a heck of a lot of poeple (family etc...) in different parts of the country that cant get BT or other ADSL as their exchange isnt enabled but they can get NTL

Im just curious, not trying to argue, but would like to know your sources for my own interests

paulyoung666 · 12-01-2004, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Dr. Plummer

I guess that cannot be helped really.

surely cant , i just wonder how long it will be before ppl start revolting against sky ????????????????

DrAwesome · 12-01-2004, 20:21

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

surely cant , i just wonder how long it will be before ppl start revolting against sky ????????????????

Sky increase their subscriptions every year, i can not remember a year when there has been no price increase since they launched their digital channels.

I think they would have to be an aweful lot of dissatisfied customers to bring sky to their knees.

rodd · 12-01-2004, 21:51

The ADSL prices seem to be going down over 12 months (unless that is my imagination), they seem to either, absorb any inflation, or have a negative inflation as they grow in size.

NTL should, in theory, be able to undercut ADSL's prices, because of their size. A big company has the economy-of-scale to be able to undercut small companies, unless the big company happens to be top-heavy or badly managed. Myself, I think the gap will widen between ntl and ADSL.

The exchanges are being ADSL triggered 'by-the-day'... almost. The number required for the trigger, and the number needed, is in a lot of cases, only requiring 10 more people showing interest, to cause the exchange to be ADSL enabled. Just maybe half a dozen more people registering interest (with no commitment) will do it. So enlighten those that may not be aware of this.

All exchanges are shown here, showing how many more are needed to get your particular exchange enabled.

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/availabi...asp?order=trig