General : Another price rise for stand alone customers?

[NuttehButteh]

Well at some point they have to align the new customer also?

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by NuttehButteh

Well at some point they have to align the new customer also?

No, that's the point - the new customers are already on the higher price.

[Jinxey]

It seems stand alone broadband customers seem to get a price increase every six months! I appreciate it being reviewed once a year, but twice?

[NuttehButteh]

Originally Posted by Kushan

No, that's the point - the new customers are already on the higher price.

Ive been joined a month and a half and I am on £39 so this is the new price?

Sorry but it's rather confusing..

[Gavin-D]

Originally Posted by NuttehButteh

Ive been joined a month and a half and I am on £39 so this is the new price?

Sorry but it's rather confusing..

The change will be £1.50 for all existing customers who only take cable broadband and only applies to those who joined or re-contracted before 29th May 2014.

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...ober-2014.html

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Jinxey

It seems stand alone broadband customers seem to get a price increase every six months! I appreciate it being reviewed once a year, but twice?

I think it is only once a year i.e. the customers getting the increase would have last had an increase in October 2013 (if they've been with Virgin Media long enough) http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php...rice-hike.html

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by NuttehButteh

no for tv and phone and internet. last time i checked i got 152 like everyone else. when did the 200 come in?

So not comparable at all - I am not talking about any TV service that's purely what I pay for Internet and the telephone lines I'm forced to take with them.

I thought you were referring to a cable and an FTTC line - which combined would deliver over 200, comparing like for like.

[dave6x]

Originally Posted by Jinxey

It seems stand alone broadband customers seem to get a price increase every six months! I appreciate it being reviewed once a year, but twice?

Just to clarify: I've been a standalone broadband customer for over 12 years, the most recent price increases on my account have been as follows:

1st April 2011 - £0.75
1st April 2012 - £1.50
1st Feb 2013 - £1.15
1st Feb 2014 - £2.00
proposed 1st Oct 2014 - £1.50

So there will have been 2 price increase within this year.

As far as my broadband L goes that will amount to an increase from £16.26 to £23.16, an increase of 42% in less than 4 years.

[NuttehButteh]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

I thought you were referring to a cable and an FTTC line - which combined would deliver over 200, comparing like for like.

Ah right I see, No I wasen't although that's an interesting way to look at it. I never thought of that before - tell me more ?

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by NuttehButteh

Ah right I see, No I wasen't although that's an interesting way to look at it. I never thought of that before - tell me more ?

You buy a fancy router with dual WAN ports and tell it to load balance your connection between both. You need to be careful though as it can cause issues with some sites and services (as you'll effectively have 2 external IP's).

It's generally not worth the hassle at the consumer level.

[Mr K]

These standalone BB customers deserve a price rise. They want to get a more balanced life and watch the telly more or phone the mother-in-law instead of spending all day on the interweb. Get a life.

[Kabaal]

Originally Posted by Mr K

These standalone BB customers deserve a price rise. They want to get a more balanced life and watch the telly more or phone the mother-in-law instead of spending all day on the interweb. Get a life.

Or on the flip side they just want fast internet at a decent price so they can spend less time downloading and more time socialising

[telfordcable]

hahahaha not my problem anymore as virgin media have increasing price three times over the last 18 months and it ain't stopped there yet. More price rises again for Virgin Media customers in May 2015. Watch this space!

[NuttehButteh]

Originally Posted by Mr K

These standalone BB customers deserve a price rise. They want to get a more balanced life and watch the telly more or phone the mother-in-law instead of spending all day on the interweb. Get a life.

1. I watch lots of Telly, but via the internet so no need for a TV sheep - er I mean Licence.
2.I'd rather have my nuts grinded that have a wife - let alone a mother in law!
3.I have a life thanks.
4. Next!

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Originally Posted by telfordcable

hahahaha not my problem anymore as virgin media have increasing price three times over the last 18 months and it ain't stopped there yet. More price rises again for Virgin Media customers in May 2015. Watch this space!

As long as it pays enough for another round of speed upgrades - then?

Yes LG put 1 billion in, no one one asked them too (the way some see it) but I guess it was necessary. they didn't do it just to **** customers off I am sure. My FTTC is also going up I found out today.

It's only the speed that we pay for. Compare it to FTTC and it's more expensive but the speed justify s it to a degree. If it gets past £50 and it's not more speed then I would give it up. I went to Denmark recently. They have GB speeds at like 30 euros.

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Originally Posted by Kabaal

Or on the flip side they just want fast internet at a decent price so they can spend less time downloading and more time socialising

I watched TV whilst on the tube the other day (thanks to VM who were giving me 38/36 at Sloane Squarea nd whilst chatting to someone so I was travelling and socialising - get that!

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Originally Posted by Kushan

You buy a fancy router with dual WAN ports and tell it to load balance your connection between both. You need to be careful though as it can cause issues with some sites and services (as you'll effectively have 2 external IP's).

It's generally not worth the hassle at the consumer level.

Cheers

My FTTC is a business line but I wouldn't do it with a VM business line unless it could do the same speed, thanks for the advice though

[telfordcable]

I heard Virgin Media rolling out 200Mbps from next year.

Will be line up like this:

100/5
152/12
200/12 (yes upload stay the same!)

FTTC still 80/20 no plan for 120/30 yet!