Price changes?

[scrotnig]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Scrothead, thing is eventually if you shout loud enough the companies dont have any choice, ask hoover ?

Yes and that proves my point.

In Hoover's case it was the vast majority of their purchasing customers (tens of thousands in fact), not a few hundred people on a website.

Also Hoover had actually lied and screwed up, whereas ntl are just increasing prices, as EVERY company does EVERY year, because none of them are registered charities and if costs increase to the company this has to be passed on.

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Scrothead, .......

Erm think you have typo'd his name there. Just in case you mis-read it his forum name is
Scrotnig
Unless of course you were going out of your way to be rude for no apparent reason

[bob_builder]

Originally Posted by Hell's Child

The new line rental (10.50) is not the direct competitior to the 5.5p talk plan and will instead still follow the structure of the 3-2-1 tarrif but offer local free calls to any landline (bt or ntl) number at weekend only.

Well that is just stupid - will NTL still be offering the 5p tariff for £10.50 and will I be able to move onto that for no extra charge?

Edit: I just noticed Telewest's basic phone line rental is £10.50 per month and is called Talk Weekend. It gives free local and national calls only at weekends. It will be interesting to see if NTL adopt this pre-merger!

Originally Posted by Hell's Child

all tv packs go up £1 apart from the base which goes up £2.

Do you mean the standalone TV packs are going up £1 as well as the line rental or because of it? Will basepack be going up to £21.50 or £22.50?

[Bob]

Was thinking exactly the same thing as you Bob in regards to the line rental pricing

[Hell's Child]

Originally Posted by bob_builder

Do you mean the standalone TV packs are going up £1 as well as the line rental or because of it? Will basepack be going up to £21.50 or £22.50?

Base is going up to £21.50 from £19.50, all other tv prices increase by £1 because of the increase in rental

[daz300]

why o why !!

[Charlie_Bubble]

Originally Posted by orangebird

If I may ask, why don't you use the line?

Probably, because he doesn't need it, but NTL force people to have a line with their tv service. I would have kept NTL tv, if they didn't have this stupid policy.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by orangebird

If I may ask, why don't you use the line?

Because I use a BT ISDN line. Mrs H uses the second analogue line as her biz no, the first is our home number and the digital is the fax number.
NTL cannot replicate this for any sensible money - e.g. 3 analogue lines is more.

I'm now using the line to terminate an 0800 fax number which diverts to a 0845 digital fax service (hence the call divert), but that is the first use in 5 years.

I only have it because I want DTV and no sat on the house.

Hence my desire for unbundling of the DTV/Telco services. I'm sure you have made your money on me by now.

[Matth]

You can have cheaper than BT line rental, by transferring a BT line to ITPLC - there'a an initial cost, but the ongoung rental is quite a bit cheaper - so a Sky+ITPLC setup undercuts NTL, AND gives you new Sky channels as they arrive, WHEN they arrive.

Is the "3 for £30" deal still available?
.. new customers only

Well, a friend of mine looking to cut back (for personal reasons) may shortly be an EX-customer... I'm sorely consider becoming an "ADSL deal tart" myself.

Yeah, probably an empty threat, but the thing is, for everyone sabre-rattling on forums like this, there are probaly a multiple of those "sufferring in silence".. people here tend to vent, then let it pass... draw the line, then rub it out and draw it again a bit further on, but maybe those who aren't making a noise, will end up leaving quietly.

[SMHarman]

Indeed - she is moving into a small office soon so will be porting the numbers over there, then we can move to a plain analogue line. May move the number to NTL but as most of our calls are to the US on one.tel I would need a similar pricing on the NTL line to consider the switch.

[Nikko]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

Indeed - she is moving into a small office soon so will be porting the numbers over there, then we can move to a plain analogue line. May move the number to NTL but as most of our calls are to the US on one.tel I would need a similar pricing on the NTL line to consider the switch.

Would 2p/min work?

[SMHarman]

Yes - why - who - other costs?

[Nikko]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

Yes - why - who - other costs?

Ntl: 321 standard line = £9.50 add £2 for International Call Plan = £11.50. Or add £1 for the 5p talk plan = £10.50, either include calls to US @ 2p/min 24/7.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by SMHarman

Indeed - she is moving into a small office soon so will be porting the numbers over there, then we can move to a plain analogue line. May move the number to NTL but as most of our calls are to the US on one.tel I would need a similar pricing on the NTL line to consider the switch.

I used one.tel on an NTL line. What am I missing?

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by danielf

I used one.tel on an NTL line. What am I missing?

Nothing - i guess - I just know most of the predial / white box dialer thingumybobs don't work on NTL / TW / Kingston phone lines.