VM TV Pricing Policy - Quite cunning, really

[iadom]

And there was me thinking it should be spelt caned, as in hit hard, or given some stick.

Jim.
PS. I would think that the word 'caned' used in this context is well known throughout the land, and certainly by most of the CF mods.


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Originally Posted by K Man

† note for CF moderators - "caines" is London colocialism for heavy usage. For instance, "Oi!! Kevin you greedy git, you've cained all the biscuits, there's none left!!". Hope this clears things up for you??

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I have just phoned CS, they are coming on the 28th of March with another V+ box and a modem, followed hopefully by a significantly reduced bill. No need for veiled threats to leave, I would not have lost any sleep had the been unable to update me, would certainly not have gone over to the 'Dark Side'

Jim.

actually, it's "caned", not "cained"; as in - overdoing it (usually applied to overdrinking).

cf Oxford Dictionary
caned
• adjective 1 (of furniture) made or repaired with cane. 2 Brit. informal intoxicated with drink or drugs.


Beaten to it by iadom

[iadom]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

actually, it's "caned", not "cained"; as in - overdoing it (usually applied to overdrinking).

Round here we usually say ratted( short for rattarsed) or cabbaged.

Originally Posted by iadom

Round here we usually say ratted( short for rattarsed) or cabbaged.

Wikisaurus has some good ones -
Wiki

One I hadn't come across before was
"terried"

("in reference to Terri Schiavo in her vegetative state")

[iadom]

Perhaps I need to do a Wiki edit , no rattarsed or cabbaged on that list.

Down the bottom (oo-er, missus) of the page, under taboo slang.

Anyway, this is waaaaaaaay off-topic. <my bad>

[NTLVictim]

Originally Posted by GuestUK

I have tried to find references to unbundling in this regard but haven't had any luck at all. I was wondering if you had any link with more details? This would certainly make Virgin more attractive and would be a great idea - I've always hated the bundling of television channels, especially Virgin's as it's even more restrictive than Sky's (to get one channel you want, you have to get the XL pack and end up with loads you don't want).

Richard said it in the streamed video of the launch, he said it's "something we will be looking at", or something like that..it was in the question and answer session.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by NTLVictim

Richard said it in the streamed video of the launch, he said it's "something we will be looking at", or something like that..it was in the question and answer session.

O yes please I think we watch about 10-12 channels including bbc1&2, itv1 4 & 5.

But to keep every one happy ( ie the boss) We need XL. At least when it was NTL we could "dump" the rest at the bottom. Now its go to favorites and wade about in that . before it was just move "across" and they were al in a line!

[iadom]

Originally Posted by iadom

I am currently on XL/4MGB BB, two STB's ( one V+ ) and phone. My bill is always over £100 per month, just reading this weeks VM edition of Radio Times and it is advertising the VM VIP package, Full TV, 10 MG BB, V+ box plus extra V+ box, phone size XL, all for £85.00 per month.

Lest I mislead anyone, I should point out that I made a mistake in that post, I should have said VIP package includes a V+ box plus extra. V box. Which I already have, there was a bit of confusion on the phone to CS this morning, all sorted.

Either way, my current services will go from 4meg to 10meg BB with a monthly reduction of between £15 & £30 in cost so I am 'dead chuffed'

Jim.

Well done.