Virgin Media Prices going UP again

[highroyds]

Originally Posted by Console_Crazy

Brill...had virgin installed last week and I'm already paying over 70quid a month and now they are putting the prices up even more? So the contract we signed means nothing then? Oh yeah....the small print.....silly me!

Cheers Virgin

If you've signed up to a new 12 month contract I think the price will remain at the price you signed up for, after the 12 months I think the prices will go up then. As thats what happened to my next door neighbour.

[roger skillin]

Hmm so what magical things is virgin going to give us to justify these increases? How about a new EPG that works as well as SKY's

[dav]

Originally Posted by webcrawler2050

Well I don't who cares about price increases? No doubt the "extra" cash, will go towards, the network, potentially more UK staff etc etc.. So as I said, I dont care..

...or maybe, just maybe, it'll go towards maintaining the status quo while increasing the shareholders' dividends. I know it's a long shot, but it just might happen.

EDIT: Sorry, I know I'm a cynical old fart, but I'm fed up of being shafted left, right and centre. Centre, especially.

[webcrawler2050]

Hardly being "shafted" the blame should necessarily be all on VM. The blame, should go to our "capitalist" government and the utility companies. Price increase could be to cover electricity, costs blah blah blah the list goes on..

[dav]

On it's own, no, but when lumped together with everything else and the seemingly unstoppable increase in everything we see and do, coupled with effective wage cuts, it really starts to bite. I wish I had either your easy-going attitude or your disposable income because I know that neither of mine will stretch much further...

[webcrawler2050]

I dont have a disposable income. I take the attitude, these services are "luxury" and I am willing to pay within reason for these services.

[dav]

Fair do's

EDIT: I suppose everyone's definition of 'within reason' is different.
BTW, I wasn't trying to have a go at you. It's VM who should be in the spotlight here, not you.

[Ignitionnet]

That prices were increased isn't a surprise, where they were increased isn't interesting.

The increase in 'M' HSI is not surprising, VM want people off that tier. The lack of increase in the other tiers isn't surprising, VM's areas are very price competitive for HSI.

The line rental on phones is being done in lieu of price increases on L / XL / XXL HSI. The VM phone network will already be fully amortised and any price increases on rental will be purely for network expense on other things.

The increases on the L and XL TV will be to cover increased programming costs.

Any left over increases will be for network upgrades for TV and HSI.

Nothing really interesting.

[FairyFairy]

Originally Posted by Console_Crazy

Brill...had virgin installed last week and I'm already paying over 70quid a month and now they are putting the prices up even more? So the contract we signed means nothing then? Oh yeah....the small print.....silly me!

Cheers Virgin

When we first went to Virgin the prices increased the first month and we had to pay. The contract meant nothing ... unless it was our side!!!!!!

[m419]

Its not that bad, at least they tell you! BT put prices up without warning,

Anonymous caller rejection: when that went up to £4 per month a few years ago when we used BT, they didn't tell us.

1471 6p charge: They failed to tell customers that.

To be honest these charges are inevitable in order to offer the free calls to Virgin Mobile customers, it won't be long before everyone else does the same. And the increase to Virgin TV may mean more channels particularly HD channels. Maybe Virgin Media may carry Sky HD channels soon???

[Hiroki]

Wow mine is going up £2.50 which is a bit crap, good job my contract is up in April

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Originally Posted by m419

To be honest these charges are inevitable in order to offer the free calls to Virgin Mobile customers, it won't be long before everyone else does the same. And the increase to Virgin TV may mean more channels particularly HD channels. Maybe Virgin Media may carry Sky HD channels soon???

If that's the case then shouldn't they add the extra charge to those people who receive the HD channels and those that call a lot of virgin mobile customers?.....why should the people who do neither pay for others?

[Taf]

Virgin Phone call rate charges/Virgin Media Phone to Virgin Mobile/Now Free

Call rates from Virgin landlines to Virgin mobiles by call plan/Talk Weekends/ Daytime 18.37/Evening 13.26

Free or not?

[m419]

Your cancelling over £2.50. Imagine you switched to someone else and 2 months later they put there rates up by £4. You'll be running back lol

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Originally Posted by Taf

Free or not?

Talk Weekends: Free at weekends
Talk Evenings and Weekends: Evenings and Weekends
Talk Unlimited: Free 24/7

Thats when you will be able to call Virgin Mobiles at no extra cost.

You worrying about your line rental going up to £11.99, its already approaching £13 on BT, and one single calling feature now costs £2.59 whereas Virgin Media offer a single calling feature for £2.

[Hiroki]

Im just cancelling the phone line and tv as well I have had nothing but really poor service out of those for the last few years, keeping the net though as that's been solid - the £2.50 is just the straw that broke the camels back

[noel43]

Originally Posted by Console_Crazy

Brill...had virgin installed last week and I'm already paying over 70quid a month and now they are putting the prices up even more? So the contract we signed means nothing then? Oh yeah....the small print.....silly me!

Cheers Virgin

I was thinking of leaving VM and going to Sky. I am on the XL tv not to bothered with ESPN so the increase def made my mind up for me.
Can get by withou VOD.