18-08-2016, 15:29
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cf.addict
Join Date: Feb 2008
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More price rises
Letters going today, average rise from November is 5.1%, this is on top of the average 5.4% rise in February.
Average 10.5% price rise in one year is way over the top.
By the way, these are purely Virgin price rises and not because of a Sky price increase.
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18-08-2016, 15:33
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Warrington
Posts: 4,737
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Re: More price rises
Who's getting the price rise? They seem to like separating price rises between bundles and standalone packages.
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18-08-2016, 15:48
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#3
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cf.addict
Join Date: Feb 2008
Services: VIP50 + 2 Virgin Mobiles + Mobile Broadband
Posts: 199
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Re: More price rises
This seems to be another across the board rise for both packages and standalones. Of course the rises will be different depending on what people have.
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18-08-2016, 15:56
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FORMER Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Warrington
Posts: 4,737
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Re: More price rises
Great! Time to renew my contract, then.
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18-08-2016, 17:08
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cf.geek
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: United Kingdom
Services: YouFibre | Lebara Sim x 2| Plex
Posts: 884
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Re: More price rises
My bill is going up by £3.49 Not Happy
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18-08-2016, 19:39
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Dr Pepper Addict
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Nottingham
Age: 62
Services: IDNet FTTP (1000M), Sky Q TV, Sky Mobile, Flextel SIP
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Re: More price rises
I gave up on Virgin TV, just could not get along with Tivo, poor user inteface compared to sky.
Sky kept asking to come back with better and better offers (25% off, then 50%, then 60%).
I took the 60% offer (inc sky sports).
Earlier in the year I clicked on the thinking of leaving option for my BB (in my sky account) and it gave me 50% off right there and then ....
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18-08-2016, 21:06
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Smeghead
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Glasgow
Age: 44
Services: Sky Q 2Tb, Sky Q mini, boxsets and Sports & Movies HD, Sky Fibre unlimited
Posts: 14,563
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Re: More price rises
My contract is up I think, So seriously thinking of switching to Sky Q for TV.
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18-08-2016, 21:35
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: MOTHERWELL
Age: 63
Services: Tivo . Virgin 200 tvL. Virgin Landline, Sky HD variety pack movies and sport.
Posts: 323
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Re: More price rises
Quote:
Originally Posted by warrenb
Letters going today, average rise from November is 5.1%, this is on top of the average 5.4% rise in February.
Average 10.5% price rise in one year is way over the top.
By the way, these are purely Virgin price rises and not because of a Sky price increase.
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Oh FFS !! 
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18-08-2016, 21:54
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Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,657
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Re: More price rises
We renewed our contract 3 months ago and got £30 off our full package so even though a price rise is never nice we won't be negotiating until our contract comes to a end.
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18-08-2016, 22:02
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Smeghead
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Glasgow
Age: 44
Services: Sky Q 2Tb, Sky Q mini, boxsets and Sports & Movies HD, Sky Fibre unlimited
Posts: 14,563
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Re: More price rises
I am tempted to call and see what they can/will offer me but would rather wait till the new STB is out.
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18-08-2016, 22:26
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Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,657
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Re: More price rises
One suspects the price rise will happen before the new STB is released.
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18-08-2016, 22:28
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Edinburgh
Services: SKY Family, SKY Broadband Unlimited, YouView, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Boxnation
Posts: 5,137
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Re: More price rises
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul M
Earlier in the year I clicked on the thinking of leaving option for my BB (in my sky account) and it gave me 50% off right there and then ....
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Yeah My SKY is pretty good for that kind of thing. If you go to "I'm thinking of changing my subscription" and click to cancel most things they'll pretty much offer you 50% off within a few clicks of a button. Generally works for the HD package, SKY Sports, SKY Movies, SKY Multiscreen and downgrading your TV package. No need to call up and haggle.
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18-08-2016, 23:11
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#14
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Jarrow Tyne & Wear
Services: 360 box
Posts: 5,864
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Re: More price rises
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone
We renewed our contract 3 months ago and got £30 off our full package so even though a price rise is never nice we won't be negotiating until our contract comes to a end.
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just renewed our contarct with a offer but price rises mean you can get out of contract for no cost
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18-08-2016, 23:40
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#15
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cf.addict
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: HALIFAX
Age: 49
Services: Ultimate Volt Package, V6, 1 gig bb, WiFi max 2 pods, maxit TV, anytime chatter
Posts: 361
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Re: More price rises
Getting silly now with price hikes
So when i get letter depending on new deal ill be cancelling a set top box, lowering my bb, try get rid of the landline.
3 price hikes, then 3 downgrades for me getting too much now.
But if we get rid of the landline the bill turns out more everytime the old unbundling phrases loose discounts.
Mine won't appear with this price hike now so given it and taken it away.
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