26-08-2010, 22:12
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No rewards old customers
How come all the best deals go to new customers, I have been with Virgin for over 15 years its, about time they started giving some rewards to there loyal customers.
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26-08-2010, 23:04
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The Invisible Woman
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Re: No rewards old cusomers
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Originally Posted by kennethbrowning
How come all the best deals go to new customers, I have been with Virgin for over 15 years its, about time they started giving some rewards to there loyal customers.
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Firstly VM hasn't been going for 15 years.
Secondly I started out at 51Kbs BB which was then upgraded for the same price to 2MB which was then upgraded for the same price to 10MB.Seems as a long standing loyal customer I did get some reward.. 
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26-08-2010, 23:17
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Re: No rewards old cusomers
Seeing as this is nothing to do with Website Discussion, I've moved it to VM news.
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27-08-2010, 00:56
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Re: No rewards old customers
it is very bad customer service indeed... lets hope competition comes out very soon.
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27-08-2010, 05:38
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by Martyn
it is very bad customer service indeed... lets hope competition comes out very soon.
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There already is competition.
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27-08-2010, 06:35
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by kennethbrowning
How come all the best deals go to new customers, I have been with Virgin for over 15 years its, about time they started giving some rewards to there loyal customers.
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Have you rang up and enquired as to any offers they can give you at all, calling in is the best bet everytime. 
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27-08-2010, 07:10
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: No rewards old customers
kenneth, as masque states, ring up and ask to talk to retentions - explain (nicely) how you feel, and they may be able to help (depending on the services you have and your history with the company).
I did this two weeks ago, and got a £7 reduction and a BB upgrade from L to XL - I pointed out that I was paying the same as a new customer who could get 20Mb for the same amount (I had TV XL, Phone XL, BB L, V+ and an additional V box); I also pointed out that the same (roughly) package on Sky was about £5 cheaper for comparison purposes).
It never hurts to ask (again, nicely), and if you don't get what you want, you can always apply the Market Forces philosophy.
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27-08-2010, 07:14
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
kenneth, as masque states, ring up and ask to talk to retentions - explain (nicely) how you feel, and they may be able to help (depending on the services you have and your history with the company).
I did this two weeks ago, and got a £7 reduction and a BB upgrade from L to XL - I pointed out that I was paying the same as a new customer who could get 20Mb for the same amount (I had TV XL, Phone XL, BB L, V+ and an additional V box); I also pointed out that the same (roughly) package on Sky was about £5 cheaper for comparison purposes).
It never hurts to ask (again, nicely), and if you don't get what you want, you can always apply the Market Forces philosophy.
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He and got a nice new shiny router as well.
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27-08-2010, 07:32
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by Masque
He and got a nice new shiny router as well. |
erm, no - just the a new modem (but really not bothered, as I didn't have to reconfigure the two I have already).
I checked with Cust Svcs, and I was only due a modem - strange that the 20Mb activation makes you download a file for the router, though.....
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27-08-2010, 08:04
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
erm, no - just the a new modem (but really not bothered, as I didn't have to reconfigure the two I have already).
I checked with Cust Svcs, and I was only due a modem - strange that the 20Mb activation makes you download a file for the router, though..... |
I remember I said ring back for it.
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27-08-2010, 08:11
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by Masque
I remember I said ring back for it. |
I remembered, I did, and I was told I wasn't due one......
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27-08-2010, 08:18
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Re: No rewards old customers
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
I remembered, I did, and I was told I wasn't due one...... |
Dear me some staff do not have a clue as you upgraded you should have received the hub if not you should have then received a router. 
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30-08-2010, 22:43
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Re: No rewards old customers
i was also told when i moved house that i was due a router . but didn't get one boo hoo
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31-08-2010, 10:11
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Re: No rewards old customers
I've been with VM since the beginning (and NTL before that) and ring up every 12 months to speak to retentions to see what deals I can get and am always offered a good discount if I take another 12 month contract.
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31-08-2010, 14:36
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Re: No rewards old customers
I was with ComTel, who became NTL who became VM.
As a long time customer I have found you are offered nothing - but when you call and ask they nearly always give you something. There is a limit to the number of things they can offer you - but they seem happy to have one discount or another running nearly all the time.
You don't get if you don't ask!
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