16-11-2012, 13:23
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#1126
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Re: TV price rises
Here is some of virgin media's price hikes
Landline line rental is going up from £13.90 to £14.99 (no other call costs are rising)
Standalone broadband and TV packages will also rise some of the collection bundles will also see a price hike
Regulator Ofcom is currently investigating whether price rises midway through a contract "are appropriate".
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16-11-2012, 13:32
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#1127
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Inactive
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
Regulator Ofcom is currently investigating whether price rises midway through a contract "are appropriate".
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They are, but that's in relations to Mobile price changes http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012...hone-contracts
Also anyone one a fixed price or short term offer against services with VM won't the see price change on those services until after the offer ends
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16-11-2012, 13:32
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#1128
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Permanently Banned
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Eh?
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Like this...
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Dear [cust_name]
We are having to put our prices up to fund our CEO's latest holiday.
From February next year your package price will increase by [amount] to [price]
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... and the computer fills in the blanks.
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16-11-2012, 13:33
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#1129
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Like this...
... and the computer fills in the blanks.
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Well those are the emails that are going out now. However when you email in, replies are composed by people, not a computer. There are obviously guidelines as to how/what to respond with - in the above case I'd say they weren't followed correctly.
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16-11-2012, 13:57
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#1130
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by OLDGOLD
Had my email today, telling me my increase will be £5.59 per month! I was expecting a couple of pounds, but not more than a fiver!!
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That's the higgest we've seen so far.
This is becoming more and more disgusting. It’s total robbery. It looks like some customers, those with SKY Sports in their package, will have seen their subscription going up by almost £11.00 since April.
I’m beginning to understand why so many people on the internet refer to them as Vermin Media.
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16-11-2012, 14:11
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#1131
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EU citizen proud of it!
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Re: TV price rises
Got my letter £5.34... holy carp!
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16-11-2012, 15:02
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#1132
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by Chad
This is becoming more and more disgusting. It’s total robbery.
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Right. Okay. And your experience in this field on which you base your comment is... what, exactly; other than "wow that's a high number"?
Pretty sure it won't be "robbery" of any sort.
Sorry but I don't like hyperbole and over-reaction much.
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...beginning to understand why so many people on the internet refer to them as Vermin Media.
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Well I'm sure we'd all like to pay less for everything. Still no need to be so rude.
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16-11-2012, 15:57
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#1133
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Right. Okay. And your experience in this field on which you base your comment is... what, exactly; other than "wow that's a high number"?
Pretty sure it won't be "robbery" of any sort.
Sorry but I don't like hyperbole and over-reaction much.
Well I'm sure we'd all like to pay less for everything. Still no need to be so rude.
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Classic Carl 
It really is good to have you back in your new roll as the the hyperbole and over-reaction police 
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16-11-2012, 15:58
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#1134
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nashville
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Rutherglen. Glasgow
Services: Virgin Media
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by Chad
Some of these are worse than people feared.
I've yet to receive my notification.
Can someone who understand the terms and conditions clarify something?
In J3 it states:
"you may cancel those services affected without penalty by giving us and/or Virgin Media Payments (as applicable) at least 30 days' notice. Such notice must be given within 30 days of the increase in charges or changes to the services or this agreement being notified to you."
Do people only have 30 days from receiving these e-mails to cancel their services? If so, people will need to act fast it they don't accept the increase.
---------- Post added at 19:01 ---------- Previous post was at 18:59 ----------
Thanks for the tip. If I ever join SKY, I'll tell them not to put the dish on the roof.
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Your WElcome
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16-11-2012, 16:11
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#1135
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by nashville
Your WElcome
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16-11-2012, 16:47
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#1136
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by Chad
Classic Carl
It really is good to have you back in your new roll as the the hyperbole and over-reaction police |
So no actual answers then. Fair enough 
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16-11-2012, 17:18
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#1137
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
Here is some of virgin media's price hikes
Landline line rental is going up from £13.90 to £14.99 (no other call costs are rising)
Standalone broadband and TV packages will also rise some of the collection bundles will also see a price hike
Regulator Ofcom is currently investigating whether price rises midway through a contract "are appropriate".
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Aren't a lot of customers who originally got TIVO only paying £3.00 per STB ? Wonder if this increase recoups the missing £2.00.
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16-11-2012, 17:24
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#1138
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Aren't a lot of customers who originally got TIVO only paying £3.00 per STB ? Wonder if this increase recoups the missing £2.00.
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I'm pretty sure I read that Tivo costs £3.
The inference that I got from Neil Berkett in a financial statement he made, was that Tivo was shifting well so they thought they could get away with upping the price to £5. Of course, I could be wrong.
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16-11-2012, 17:36
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#1139
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Re: TV price rises
The cost of a TiVo box is £5.00, and l have been paying it for the past seven months.
If other members are paying £3.00 there something wrong.
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16-11-2012, 17:40
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#1140
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Re: TV price rises
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
The cost of a TiVo box is £5.00, and l have been paying it for the past seven months.
If other members are paying £3.00 there something wrong.
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No there isn't - some early adopters of TiVo currently pay £3 either per account or £3 per box
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