Virgin Media Prices going UP again - Page 4

m419 · 07-02-2010, 12:06

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings

Have you considered a career in VM sales m419, you always appear to have a sales pitch / anti-the competition post in threads like this?

You also neatly skipped around the big price difference between the respective unlimited calls packages - well done on that one

Dumping VM's telco and TV will increase my overall costs marginally due to the bundled discounts. This is more than offset however by knowing that:

A) I've a second broadband circuit available for when the 50M fails - no need to go into the office or work off tethered cell phone.
B) I'll show up in the churn figures. Well deserved for the stubborn resistance to fixing the long standing issues here properly.
C) The crazy peeps at O2 are giving me a ton of cash back making the service virtually free for a year

EDIT: Incidentally the stuff about operators piggybacking on BT's network and BT not wanting the competition is tosh. Of course BT don't want it but Ofcom say they've no choice in the matter and it's Ofcom who decide how much BT can charge for access. It's less than 90GBP/year to use a BT line for both voice and DSL, hardly anti-competitive in the context of BT's own line rental charge.

VM know their telco service is a rip off that's why they basically give the line rental away free with HSI

If only I lived in India

Ignitionnet · 07-02-2010, 12:07

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Originally Posted by m419

If only I lived in India

I'll start a collection

Itshim · 08-02-2010, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Gary L

It just proves that they do it for a reason.

On M . ( 50p increase to what ? not at home so no bill to look at ) what do I get out of if it if I move to L @Â£12.50. And would I lose my deal by changing it ?

BenMcr · 08-02-2010, 13:04

BB M will now be Â£20.50 before any discounts - or by itself. Most people will now be paying Â£12.50 after discounts with a phone line (as most BB M customers get at least Â£8 discount)

zedsbb · 10-02-2010, 11:25

what about the BB small 2mb service, is that going up at all? can't see anything mentioned on the VM pricehike info page.

BenMcr · 10-02-2010, 21:23

No it's not

freeair · 15-02-2010, 19:28

Now that the XL TV package has gone up by Â£1.50 can I please have the other ESPN channel (ESPN") please so I can watch the full coverage of American Drag Racing rather than the limited Channel 5 coverage?
Someone pointed out, as a 'positive' of the price increase, that we now get ESPN channels, those channels, AFAIK are not extra but replace those that Setanta had.

And what's all this about VM giving away its phone lines for free???? Looking at the marketing all the packages are attractively priced until you see in small 'plus a VM phone at Â£11 (soon to be Â£12)
Grrrrr........

Digital Fanatic · 15-02-2010, 20:40

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Originally Posted by freeair

Now that the XL TV package has gone up by Â£1.50 can I please have the other ESPN channel (ESPN") please so I can watch the full coverage of American Drag Racing rather than the limited Channel 5 coverage?
Someone pointed out, as a 'positive' of the price increase, that we now get ESPN channels, those channels, AFAIK are not extra but replace those that Setanta had.

And what's all this about VM giving away its phone lines for free???? Looking at the marketing all the packages are attractively priced until you see in small 'plus a VM phone at Â£11 (soon to be Â£12)
Grrrrr........

Setanta was offered free to VM XL TV..when they stopped broadcasting and ESPN got the rights, VM did a deal to get them included in the XL pack - you didn't get charged ANY more for Setanta, so getting ESPN is another "freebie"

Even more HD had been included - at no extra charge to XL TV too, with more to come... XL TV remains excellent value for money.

What do you mean when you say

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"what's all this about VM giving away its phone lines for free????"

sniper007 · 15-02-2010, 21:03

Mine goes up Â£3 per month. I could have stomached Â£1-2 but Â£3 is stretching it a bit when I already have issues with paying as much as I do for the broadband and phone. The TV I find good value.

Ignitionnet · 15-02-2010, 21:13

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Originally Posted by sniper007

Mine goes up Â£3 per month. I could have stomached Â£1-2 but Â£3 is stretching it a bit when I already have issues with paying as much as I do for the broadband and phone. The TV I find good value.

Which packages are you on? Interested in what is excessive about the HSI prices

tvtimes · 16-02-2010, 16:33

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

What do you mean when you say

I think he is confused. I think he means that Virgin will be doing free landline to virgin mobile calls.

Digital Fanatic · 16-02-2010, 17:02

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Originally Posted by tvtimes

I think he is confused. I think he means that Virgin will be doing free landline to virgin mobile calls.

Ah, ok..cheers

Flyboy · 17-02-2010, 22:01

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Originally Posted by tvtimes

I think he is confused. I think he means that Virgin will be doing free landline to virgin mobile calls.

Yep, can't wait for that. Mrs Flyboy and I are both Virgin Mobile subscribers, so it will be more convenient to phone each other from the land line.

tvtimes · 22-02-2010, 15:31

It will help out a lot when i'm at work to use that.

liamsgirl · 23-02-2010, 01:34

I'm seriously thinking of ditching Virgin altogether, I'm on XL tv, its a waste of money just lately I hardly ever watch and I hardly ever use my landline, Â£11 a month for something I use once in a blue moon is ridiculous, not sure whether or not I want to keep broadband, need to sleep on it I think.